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Can You Open a Chick-fil-A Restaurant in the U.S. in 2026?
26/10/2026Chick-fil-A reached roughly $23.9 billion in U.S. systemwide sales in 2025 across 2,863 franchised and company-operated restaurants, with a median per-store sales figure of about $9.1 million, per Fortune and QSR Magazine coverage of the brand's 2026 FDD. The brand…
Subway Loses Another Illinois Franchisee as Five Quad Cities Locations Close
26/10/2026An Illinois Subway operator has surrendered all five of his Quad Cities restaurants to Subway corporate after four years in the system. The closures add to a contraction that has reduced the brand's US unit count from a historic peak…
Popeyes Franchisee Sailormen Reaches Settlement to Exit Chapter 11 After Nine Months
26/10/2026Nine months after filing for Chapter 11 with more than $129 million in secured debt, Sailormen Inc., a Miami-based Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee, has reached a global settlement to exit bankruptcy protection. On October 22, 2026, a federal judge announced…
Swig Announces 14-Unit New Mexico Franchise Deal With Siblings Heather Berry and Brock Stokes
23/10/2026Dirty soda franchise brand Swig has signed a 14-unit development agreement covering New Mexico, adding a new state to a national expansion drive that has brought the brand to more than 150 locations across 16 states. The deal was announced…
Teriyaki Madness Widens Lead Over Fast-Casual Peers With Double-Digit Same-Store Sales Growth in Q3 2026
23/10/2026Teriyaki Madness posted a +10.3% same-store sales gain and a +5.5% traffic increase in Q3 2026, against fast-casual industry averages of +1.4% and -2.6% respectively. With 229 locations now open and systemwide sales up 25% for the quarter, the Denver-based…
Hooters Shuts River North Chicago and Two Atlanta Locations on the Same Day
22/10/2026On October 21, 2026, Hooters confirmed the permanent closure of two of its highest-profile urban restaurants on the same day: the River North Chicago location that had operated since 1991, and two metro Atlanta sites in Kennesaw and Conyers. The…
Mike’s Red Tacos Targets Florida with a 36-Unit Development Agreement
22/10/2026Birria now appears on 3.7% of U.S. restaurant menus, more than four times its 2022 share. Riding that momentum, Mike's Red Tacos has signed a 36-unit development agreement to expand into Tampa, Orlando, and Florida's East Coast, with a veteran…
Starbird Signs Its First Midwest Deal: 5 Franchise Units Coming to Chicago
21/10/2026Starbird, the California-born premium chicken franchise brand, has signed a five-unit development agreement for the Chicago metropolitan area, marking the brand's first expansion into the Midwest. The deal follows an earlier 36-unit franchise agreement for Texas and signals a deliberate…
McDonald’s Hosts Its First-Ever Chef’s Table Experience in New York with Top Chef Winner Tristen Epps-Long
21/10/2026McDonald's is launching "Inside the Golden Arches," its first-ever reservation-only chef's table experience, on October 29 in New York City. The one-day event is hosted by Tristen Epps-Long, the Top Chef Season 22 winner who once worked as a McDonald's…
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Expands into New York and Connecticut with a 40-Unit Franchise Deal
21/10/2026Tropical Smoothie Cafe is pushing into New York and Connecticut with a 40-unit franchise agreement signed through Aurify Kingstar, a newly created holding company backed by Aurify Brands, one of the New York area's most experienced multi-concept franchise operators. The…
