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Yum! Brands Sells Pizza Hut for $2.7 Billion to LongRange Capital and Yum China
19/06/2026Yum! Brands announced on June 16 the sale of Pizza Hut for a combined $2.7 billion, splitting the world's largest pizza chain between two buyers and ending a strategic review that began in November 2025. The deal hands the US…
Kiddie Academy Opens Third Franchise Location in Sarasota County, Florida
19/06/2026Multi-unit childcare franchise operators continue to expand in Florida, one of the most active states for early education investment in 2026. Sanddy and Melodie Marchena, owners of two existing Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care locations, opened their third franchise on…
Service Experts Expands in Greater Houston with New HVAC Franchise Agreement
19/06/2026The US residential HVAC services sector is drawing a new wave of franchise investors in 2026, including professionals from outside the traditional trades. Service Experts, one of the country's largest home services franchise networks, signed a new development agreement on…
Cruise Planners Scores 99/100 in Franchisee Satisfaction, Lands Dual National Recognition
18/06/2026Franchisee satisfaction has become one of the most scrutinized metrics in franchise evaluation, and Cruise Planners just received two of the sector's most visible endorsements in a single week. On June 17, 2026, the nation's largest home-based travel agency franchise…
Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Expands Into Three New States, Sets 450-Location Target
17/06/2026America's leading premium pet grooming franchise brand has entered three new states in a single move. Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, the pet services franchise concept, announced on June 16, 2026, the opening of locations in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Utah,…
Marco’s Pizza Invests Over $1 Million in New Orlando Operations Center
17/06/2026Marco's Pizza is doubling down on its franchise infrastructure. On June 16, 2026, the pizza franchise brand announced a more than $1 million investment in a new Operations Center of Excellence in downtown Orlando — a 14,030-square-foot facility designed to…
GarageExperts Launches First Corporate-Owned Territories in Dallas-Fort Worth
17/06/2026For the first time in its history, GarageExperts is operating territories under its own name. The national garage improvement franchise brand announced on June 16, 2026 the launch of corporate-owned locations in its Dallas-Fort Worth home market, alongside a simultaneous…
How Tide Services Is Using Franchising to Conquer a $15 Billion Laundry Market
16/06/2026Tide Services, the franchise brand behind Procter & Gamble's Tide brand, is accelerating a two-pronged expansion strategy designed to consolidate the fragmented US laundry market. With more than 200 locations across its Tide Cleaners and Tide Laundromat brands, the company…
Build-A-Bear Workshop Names New CEO and Declares Quarterly Dividend
16/06/2026Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW), the experiential retail franchise brand with more than 650 locations across over 30 countries, completed a planned CEO transition on June 11, 2026. Chris Hurt, a company veteran of more than 11 years, assumes the top…
Pepper Palace Awards Its First Franchise Agreements After 35 Years
16/06/2026After more than three decades as a company-owned specialty retailer, Pepper Palace has awarded its first franchise agreements. The hot sauce and spice franchise brand, which operates more than 70 locations across North America, opened its franchise program to single…
