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Batteries Plus Signs 19 New Franchise Agreements in Q3 2026
05/10/2026Batteries Plus signed 19 new franchise agreements in the third quarter of 2026, the brand announced on October 2. Combined with 15 agreements finalized in the first half of the year, the specialty battery and device repair franchise brand has…
Senate Confirms Sonderling as Secretary of Labor: Franchise Joint Employer Rule Holds
02/10/2026The US Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as the 31st Secretary of Labor on September 30, 2026, in a 47-41 vote, ending a six-month period in which he had served in an acting capacity after his predecessor resigned in April. The…
Scooter’s Coffee Completes Second Capital Move in Four Months With M-One Capital Recapitalization
02/10/2026Scooter's Coffee, which has grown from a single drive-through in Bellevue, Nebraska in 1998 to more than 930 locations across 32 states with $875 million in systemwide sales, announced on October 1, 2026 that M-One Capital had completed an equity…
Choice Hotels Acquires RV Travel Network Harvest Hosts for $130 Million
01/10/2026Franchise brand Choice Hotels International announced on September 30, 2026, that it will acquire Harvest Hosts, the largest private RV camping network in North America, for approximately $130 million in cash. The transaction, which closed on October 1, expands Choice…
TGI Fridays Signs Its First US Franchise Development Deal in Over a Decade
01/10/2026TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2024 and closed a net of over 200 US locations in two years, leaving the chain with just 69 domestic restaurants by mid-2026. On October 1, its new owner Sugarloaf Hospitality…
Franchise Times Top 400 2026: McDonald’s Leads the Pack at $139.4 Billion
01/10/2026The 2026 edition of the Franchise Times Top 400, the most closely watched annual ranking in the US franchise industry, places McDonald’s at the top among franchise brands, with $139.4 billion in global systemwide sales across 45,356 locations. The ranking…
ValorBuilt Fence Expands Its Fence Distribution Business Through Franchising
29/09/2026ValorBuilt Fence, a residential fencing brand backed by a fence distributor with eight Midwest distribution centers, is recruiting its first franchisees. The company lists more than 50 available territories in ten regions. As of late September 2026, it does not…
Village Inn Franchisee Files 5th Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Florida Since June 2026
29/09/2026A Village Inn location in Oldsmar, Florida filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 18, 2026, marking the fifth such filing by franchisees managed by Lloyd D. Lehan IV since June of this year. The Oldsmar filing lists liabilities of…
Gold’s Gym Returns to Southern California With 15-Unit Franchise Development Agreement
29/09/2026Gold's Gym is returning to Southern California with a 15-unit franchise development agreement signed with Roknipour Investment Group, covering Los Angeles and Orange County. The deal marks a formal re-entry into a market the Venice Beach-born gym franchise brand vacated…
Wendy’s Cuts Dividend to $0.28 and Its Largest Franchisee Files Chapter 11
28/09/2026Wendy's cut its annualized dividend to $0.28 per share when it reported Q2 2026 results in August, citing deep pressure across its franchise system. Six weeks later, the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Meritage Hospitality Group, its largest franchisee with 314…
