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Camp Bow Wow Reduces Franchise Investment Range to Fuel Network Growth
16/06/2026Pet care franchise brand Camp Bow Wow has lowered its entry cost by close to $400,000 at the low end of its investment range, as parent company Propelled Brands redesigns its prototype around a leaner, 6,000-square-foot footprint. The franchise concept,…
Huey Magoo’s Opens 90th Restaurant Nationwide in Hialeah, Florida
15/06/2026Huey Magoo's, the fast-casual chicken tender franchise brand, has opened its 90th restaurant nationwide in Hialeah, Florida. The new location is the chain's third in Miami-Dade County and the fifth opened by a franchisee group that has committed to nine…
Pepper Lunch Secures Four Texas Locations in Austin and Houston Suburbs
15/06/2026Pepper Lunch, the Japanese fast-casual franchise brand with more than 570 locations across 17 countries, has locked in four franchise sites in Texas less than a year after signing a 20-unit development agreement. Franchisee group Sizzling Hospitality is targeting Austin…
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream Signs Its First Multi-Unit Agreement in Chicago
11/06/2026Handel's Homemade Ice Cream, the 81-year-old Ohio-based franchise company with an average unit volume of $1,115,650 per its most recent Franchise Disclosure Document, has signed its first multi-unit development agreement in Illinois, committing three suburban Chicago locations to a franchisee…
Joe & The Juice Moves Into Fort Lauderdale With New Permit Filing
11/06/2026Joe & The Juice, the Copenhagen-founded fresh juice and coffee chain with more than 500 locations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, has filed permit applications with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation for…
Captain D’s Tours Spain, Portugal, and France to Explore Western Europe Franchise Expansion
10/06/2026Spain, Portugal, and France rank among the world's largest seafood-consuming markets, and a US restaurant franchise brand is now scouting all three. Captain D's announced on June 10 that its senior vice president of international operations and development will tour…
Ghai Restaurant Group Adds 44 Taco Bell Units, Builds a 200-Restaurant Portfolio
10/06/2026Ghai Restaurant Group acquired 44 Taco Bell locations from Mas Restaurant Group in a transaction reported in June 2026, bringing the multi-brand operator's total portfolio to approximately 200 restaurants. The deal adds to a franchise network that already includes roughly…
Fitness Ventures Becomes the Largest Crunch Franchisee After Acquiring 22 Gyms
10/06/2026Fitness Ventures became the largest franchisee in the Crunch Fitness franchise brand system in June 2026 after acquiring 22 gyms in Texas and Southern California from Harman Fitness. The deal brought Fitness Ventures' total portfolio to 115 locations across 30…
Qdoba Secures $435 Million to Accelerate Its Path to 2,000 Restaurants
10/06/2026doba, the fast-casual Mexican franchise brand owned by Butterfly Equity, closed a $435 million whole-business securitization in June 2026. The transaction is primarily designed to refinance existing debt at a lower cost of capital, while also providing liquidity for restaurant…
McDonald’s > NEXT: What the New Strategic Plan Means for the Franchise System
08/06/2026McDonald's launched a new strategic plan in June 2026, dubbed McDonald's > NEXT, organized around four pillars: menu quality and innovation, restaurant redesigns, improved in-store hospitality, and culturally driven marketing. The plan builds on four consecutive quarters of US same-store…
