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Chili’s Clears Its Growth Runway: Brinker Targets 30 New Restaurants a Year by 2029
22/09/2026Four years after launching its turnaround under CEO Kevin Hochman, Brinker International presented investors and analysts on September 17 with a concrete unit-growth roadmap: 30 new Chili's restaurants per year by fiscal 2029, supported by a pipeline of 46 deals…
Chick-fil-A Plans Nine New Locally Owned Restaurants in Western Pennsylvania by 2028
22/09/2026Chick-fil-A announced on September 21 a plan to open nine new locally owned franchise restaurants across western Pennsylvania by end of 2028, covering communities north, east, and west of Pittsburgh as well as the Johnstown-Altoona-State College corridor. The expansion is…
Little Caesars Targets New Jersey with New Franchise Development Deal
21/09/2026Little Caesars is moving deeper into the New York metro market. Sagacity Ventures, a multi-brand franchise operator with a background in Popeyes and Burger King locations, has signed a development agreement to bring new Little Caesars restaurants to New Jersey,…
Meritage Hospitality Files Chapter 11: What It Means for the Wendy’s Franchise System
21/09/2026Meritage Hospitality Group, one of the largest Wendy's franchisees in the United States with 314 restaurants, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 17. As part of an ongoing restructuring, the company has closed 60 underperforming locations and…
Applebee’s Largest Franchisee Faces Eight Class Action Suits Over 2026 Data Breach
18/09/2026Eight class action lawsuits have been filed against Apple American Group, the largest Applebee's franchisee in the United States, following a data breach the company discovered on April 9, 2026. Two new complaints were filed September 17 in Ohio federal…
Pizza Hut’s New Owner Explores Bonds Backed by Franchise Fee Streams
18/09/2026Less than three weeks after completing its $2.7 billion acquisition of Pizza Hut from Yum! Brands, LongRange Capital is exploring a whole-business securitization: a financing structure that would bundle the brand's franchise fee and royalty streams into bonds sold to…
Roto-Rooter acquired its largest independent franchise territory in California for $60.6 million, adding 11 market areas covering 11 million residents.
17/09/2026Roto-Rooter Services Company has acquired the operating assets of its largest independent franchise comanies territory for $60.6 million, bringing 11 California market areas covering approximately 11 million residents under direct company ownership. The acquired business generated annual revenue of between…
Restaurant Franchise Bankruptcies Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2026
17/09/2026At least 10 significant multi-unit restaurant franchisee bankruptcy filings have been recorded in 2026, spanning several hundred locations across restaurant franchise chains including Hardee's, Subway, Popeyes, Carl's Jr., Applebee's, and Moe's Southwest Grill. The pace is on track to match…
Can You Open an Insomnia Cookies Store in the U.S. in 2026?
16/09/2026Insomnia Cookies passed its 350th location in November 2025 and projects more than 75 openings in 2026. Not one of them will be sold to a franchisee. The late-night cookie chain has no franchise program in the United States, and…
CR Fitness Signs 25-Studio Yoga Joint Development Deal, Enters Boutique Fitness
16/09/2026CR Fitness, a Florida-based operator approaching 100 Crunch Fitness franchise locations, has signed an agreement to open 25 Yoga Joint studios in Florida and Texas. The deal, reported by Athletech News on September 15, marks the first time the company…
