franchises

Gen Zs Drive Planet Fitness’ Membership Growth Amid CEO Transition
Gen Zs Drive Planet Fitness’ Membership Growth Amid CEO Transition
November 07, 2023  |  Earnings

Planet Fitness reported strong third-quarter (Q3) performance that it attributes to growing membership among Generation Z consumers. “We continue to see our strongest net member growth for Gen...

READ MORE >
South Korean Bakery Rises To North American Markets
South Korean Bakery Rises To North American Markets
June 08, 2020  |  Retail

“The Starbucks of South Korea” is expanding its footprint in North America. Coming under the unlikely but battle-tested name of Paris Baguette, the casual pastry...

READ MORE >
Domino’s UK CEO Calls It Quits Amid Internal Clashes
Domino’s UK CEO Calls It Quits Amid Internal Clashes
August 06, 2019  |  Personnel

CEO David Wild is retiring from U.K. division of Domino’s Pizza as fighting among franchisees comes to a head and European expansion plans lag, the...

READ MORE >
SBA Loans To Failing Subway Franchisees Under Scrutiny
SBA Loans To Failing Subway Franchisees Under Scrutiny
May 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A U.S. senator has sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) questioning the agency’s backing of loans to struggling franchisees of Subway and...

READ MORE >
Dunkin’ Donuts To Spend $100M On Speedy Order Pickup
Dunkin’ Donuts To Spend $100M On Speedy Order Pickup
August 31, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Dunkin’ Donuts is gearing up to roll out 50 test stores in the U.S. that make it easier for customers to get their beverages on...

READ MORE >
Panera Bought By JAB, Parent Of Caribou, Peet’s And Keurig Green Mountain
Panera Bought By JAB, Parent Of Caribou, Peet’s And Keurig Green Mountain
July 19, 2017  |  ResTech

How about some coffee with that bagel? Panera Bread has gone from publicly-traded to private, bought out by JAB Holding Company, the parent company of...

READ MORE >
Fast Casual Saladworks Gets Fresh With New Locations And Restaurant Tech
Fast Casual Saladworks Gets Fresh With New Locations And Restaurant Tech
June 08, 2017  |  Retail

Franchising veteran Paul Tripodes has loved fast casual eatery Saladworks since the very first time he ate there, and now he’s the company’s vice president...

READ MORE >