Food & Beverage

Founder Stories

The Flying Biscuit Cafe has signed a lease for its first St. Louis-area restaurant, with franchise partners Latrell Hayes, Kennon "Kip" Barber and Randy Barnes preparing to bring the Atlanta-born breakfast and brunch brand to St. Charles, Missouri.

Franchise Market News·5 Aug 2026· 5 min

Franchise Brands

Checkers & Rally's has appointed Peter Busse as chief development officer, giving the drive-thru burger chain a development specialist as it tries to convert turnaround work into disciplined franchise growth.

Franchise Market News·4 Aug 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

McDonald's has named Skye Anderson president of McDonald's USA while reporting second-quarter results that show the scale and pressure inside the world's largest restaurant franchise system.

Franchise Market News·4 Aug 2026· 6 min

Technology

Domino's is paying customers to try its redesigned website and app, turning a digital ordering upgrade into a franchise operations story.

Franchise Market News·3 Aug 2026· 6 min

Founder Stories

Chop Stop's reset is a founder-style franchise story: whether a salad brand built on small local operators can rebuild its franchise case after COVID.

Franchise Market News·3 Aug 2026· 5 min

Food & Beverage

Taco John's has added restaurant executive Sarah McAloon to its board, bringing more than 30 years of QSR leadership to a 324-location system.

Franchise Market News·2 Aug 2026· 7 min

Founder Stories

Jeff's Bagel Run has signed a three-store franchise agreement for Myrtle Beach, giving the founder-led bagel brand a new South Carolina growth market.

Franchise Market News·1 Aug 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

A husband-and-wife team has opened a Mountain Mike's Pizza in Wenatchee, Washington, backed by family involvement and a community-focused local operating plan.

Franchise Market News·29 July 2026· 6 min

Franchise Expansion

Shipley Donuts is entering Raleigh, North Carolina through a two-unit franchise agreement with Plexus Raleigh LLC, led by Hillsborough entrepreneur Dana Norman.

Franchise Market News·29 July 2026· 5 min

Food & Beverage

16 Handles has signed 25 franchise agreements in the first half of 2026 and reported 30 percent same-store sales growth, outpacing its full-year 2025 development.

Franchise Market News·29 July 2026· 6 min

Franchise Expansion

Mellow Mushroom enters the second half of 2026 with six franchise deals signed and four openings planned next year, including a Bozeman restaurant that would bring the pizza brand to Montana.

Franchise Market News·27 July 2026· 6 min

Founder Stories

Gong cha has signed a 50-unit exclusive area development agreement covering Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Dallas with Houston-based Bakers Acres & Cattle Company, the brand's largest direct franchising deal.

Franchise Market News·27 July 2026· 6 min

Franchise Brands

TOUS les JOURS is the official bakery cafe sponsor of BTS THE CITY ARIRANG NEW YORK, turning four New York-area cafes into themed destinations from July 24 through August 9.

Franchise Market News·26 July 2026· 6 min

Founder Stories

Chicken Salad Chick multi-unit owners Mike Saccone and John Schuster will open their third Research Triangle restaurant in Durham on August 4, after earlier launches in Cary and Raleigh.

Franchise Market News·26 July 2026· 6 min

Franchise Expansion

Buffalo Wild Wings will open a new full-service sports bar in Hazlet, New Jersey, on Monday, August 3, with a 9 a.m. ribbon-cutting and Pick 6 Meal for Two starting at $19.99.

Franchise Market News·24 July 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

Birdcall's Midwest debut will unfold through a five-restaurant Indianapolis agreement led by multi-unit operator Nikunj Patel, with sites planned across Carmel, Fishers and Westfield.

Franchise Market News·23 July 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

Minnie Bird has signed a 20-unit franchise development agreement with DiPasqua Brands to enter Orlando and Tampa, giving the young chicken concept its largest franchise commitment to date.

Franchise Market News·23 July 2026· 6 min

Franchise Brands

Cicis Pizza says systemwide sales have grown 50.6 percent over five years while president Jeff Hetsel marks 34 years with the nearly 300-unit buffet brand and invests in loyalty, POS and franchise operations.

Franchise Market News·23 July 2026· 6 min

Funding & Acquisitions

Biscuit Belly says it has acquired 34 Maple Street Biscuit Company locations, a deal that would lift the Louisville-founded brand past 60 units by the end of 2028.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·21 July 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

Angry Chickz is entering Pennsylvania with a Kingston restaurant opening 31 July, operated by franchisee Eric May and marking the hot chicken brand's 45th unit.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·21 July 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

Beyond Juicery + Eatery is opening its third Georgia restaurant in Brookhaven on 25 July, led by local franchise partners Ricky Burch and Ross Hare.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·21 July 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

Taco John's has launched a Chipotle Chicken Trio built around a new Crunchy Dorado Taco, giving the 300-plus-unit franchise system a summer menu push combining value and premium ingredients.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·14 July 2026· 6 min

Franchise Brands

Craveworthy Brands is running a national trial campaign on July 14, giving guests free signature items across 14 restaurant concepts and more than 200 participating locations.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·14 July 2026· 6 min

Funding & Acquisitions

Stephen Siegel's Amazing Brands has acquired Hot Dog on a Stick through a bankruptcy court-approved transaction and plans to rebuild the 80-year-old chain through new formats and franchising.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·14 July 2026· 6 min

Franchise Expansion

HB Protein Smoothies has signed a six-unit franchise agreement for Houston, continuing a run of multi-unit growth as the protein-focused beverage concept enters Texas.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·4 July 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

Teriyaki Madness is opening its first Corpus Christi shop on July 10 with first-time franchise group TMAD397 leading the market entry, a useful test of how new operators pick a brand when entering food service.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·4 July 2026· 5 min

Food & Beverage

Golden Corral is launching a yearlong America 250 value campaign starting July 4, giving its 99 percent franchisee-owned network a rolling anniversary-tied local-marketing calendar.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·4 July 2026· 5 min

Founder Stories

Smoothie King franchisee Lorraine Pater has built an 11-store Gulf Coast portfolio and holds rights to a 12th location, offering a grounded look at how mature multi-unit operators think about growth as build costs rise.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·4 July 2026· 6 min

International Franchising

Korean budget coffee brand The Venti is entering the Philippines through a master franchise agreement with JJR Brothers Food Corp.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·30 June 2026· 5 min

Franchise Expansion

Rita's Italian Ice and Frozen Custard opens a North Richland Hills drive-thru on July 1 as the first of four planned Dallas-Fort Worth franchise locations.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·30 June 2026· 5 min

Founder Stories

Dave's Hot Chicken is using a Marvel Animation X-Men 97 tie-in to turn a July menu offer into a broader founder-led franchise brand story.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·30 June 2026· 6 min

Franchise Brands

Another Broken Egg Cafe has promoted Chris Eby to vice president of development, putting an experienced franchise sales leader in charge of the daytime dining brand's next growth phase.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·30 June 2026· 5 min

Founder Stories

Amber and Bryan Ward's Kwench Juice Cafe in Ocala, Florida is giving the franchise market a useful founder-and-franchisee story built on first-time ownership, a gut renovation and realistic founder guidance.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·30 June 2026· 6 min

Founder Stories

Slutty Vegan is moving into Detroit through a new franchise agreement, marking the plant-based burger brand's first Midwest market and another test of Pinky Cole Hayes's founder-led model.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·29 June 2026· 5 min

Founder Stories

HTeaO has opened another Midland tea bar on Garden City Highway, returning the fast-growing iced tea franchise to the West Texas city where it began in 2009.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·29 June 2026· 5 min

Food & Beverage

The Human Bean is running a $2.50 summer drink offer from June 24 through July 6 across participating drive-thru locations, tying the promotion to America's 250th birthday.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·25 June 2026· 5 min

Founder Stories

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is celebrating its first coast-to-coast grand opening weekend, with existing operators launching new shops in New Jersey and California on consecutive days.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·25 June 2026· 5 min

Funding & Acquisitions

Jack in the Box has completed a $500 million securitized financing facility, using the proceeds to repay existing notes as its JACK on Track plan continues.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·24 June 2026· 5 min

Food & Beverage

Wendy's national Minions & Monsters collaboration gives franchisees a summer LTO with collectibles, a Banana Frosty Swirl and staged kid and adult meal windows.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·8 June 2026· 6 min

Food & Beverage

O'Charley's launches a limited-time Backyard BBQ menu on 8 June, using a defined seasonal occasion to pull lapsed casual-dining guests back into the dining room.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·8 June 2026· 5 min

Food & Beverage

New CEO Scott Bradley plans menu streamlining, app upgrades and accelerated growth to lift franchisee margins without diluting the premium brand.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·15 May 2026· 5 min

Food & Beverage

Cafés, QSRs and dessert brands still draw first-time buyers, but in 2025 they are asking sharper questions about margins, wages and franchisor support.

Franchise Brief Newsroom·21 Oct 2025· 6 min