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Papa Johns franchise partner hands 19 shops to son
17/09/2026Jaswinder Singh Chatha, founder of London and south-east Papa Johns franchise partner Chatha Franchises, has retired after 29 years in the trade. His son, Preet Chatha, has taken over the 19-shop operation and renamed it PSC Pizza Group, following what…
Morrisons adds 71 Morrisons Daily franchise shops in 2026
17/09/2026Morrisons has opened 71 new Morrisons Daily franchise shops so far in 2026, as the supermarket group reported its fifteenth consecutive quarter of sales growth. Third-quarter like-for-like sales rose 3.2%, and cumulative cost savings since 2022 are nearing £1 billion,…
Slim Chickens opens second Liverpool restaurant on Edge Lane
16/09/2026Slim Chickens is opening its second Liverpool restaurant, at Liverpool Shopping Park on Edge Lane, on Thursday 17 September. The US fried chicken brand is rolled out in the UK by Boparan Restaurant Group, its master franchisee, which operates some…
How to open a dog day care in the UK 2026
16/09/2026UK Pet Food's 2026 Pet Population Survey, based on 8,951 online interviews carried out in January 2026, estimates 15.5 million dogs in UK households, against 12.5 million five years earlier. Commercial dog day care has been a licensable activity in…
Lucky B’s adds eight delivery sites, seeks UK franchisees
16/09/2026Lucky B's Hot Chicken has opened eight new delivery-only sites across the UK, the brand has said, alongside its four physical restaurants in Scotland and Lancashire. The Glasgow-founded chain, built around Nashville-style hot chicken, is now recruiting franchise partners to…
Wickes lifts half-year profit as it targets 300 stores
16/09/2026Wickes has reported a rise in first-half turnover and profit, helped by record membership of its TradePro trade loyalty scheme and steadier footfall across its estate. The DIY and trade retailer, which trades from 230 sites, is pressing on with…
Wetherspoon opens its eighth UK airport pub in Manchester
16/09/2026Wetherspoon has opened its eighth UK airport pub, The Belle Vue, inside Manchester Airport's redeveloped Terminal 2. The £3 million, 338 square metre site seats up to 300 people and marks the final food and drink unit to open as…
How to open a cleaning business in the UK in 2026
16/09/2026No licence is required to start a cleaning business in the UK. That makes it one of the cheapest trades to enter and one of the easiest to get wrong, because the rules that bite are employment rules rather than…
AG Hotels Group signs ten hotels into Spark by Hilton
15/09/2026AG Hotels Group is bringing ten hotels into Hilton's Spark brand, adding 672 rooms across England and Wales between late 2026 and 2028. The Cardiff site gives Spark by Hilton its first hotel in Wales, and four of the ten…
How to open a nursery in the UK in 2026
15/09/2026Providing childcare without being registered with Ofsted is a criminal offence, and so is operating from premises Ofsted has not approved. Registration costs £220 and takes around 12 weeks. Everything that makes a nursery expensive sits elsewhere: the premises, the…
