Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii opened its 47th and 48th locations in June, with another 16 on the way by year’s end. Brand ...

Pet grooming and retail concept Woof Gang brought on a second backer in private equity firm Great Hill Partners. CEO Ricardo ...

Houston TX Hot Chicken, a Las Vegas-based fast-casual concept launched in 2021, is headed overseas. The brand, now in eight ...

Southpaw reported $475 million in sales annually with its portfolio of Dunkin' and Taco Bells in nine states. The group ...

Caribou Coffee tapped Gene Komsky as its new chief financial officer, replacing Scott Kennedy, who was promoted to CEO. With ...

Frustrated by slow progress on financing deals in the United States, Craveworthy Brands has turned its attention to ...

Club Pilates has signed another large-scale development agreement this year—this time a 70-unit deal with multi-unit operator ...

A Texas-based Pizza Hut operator claims Pizza Hut's implementation of a new artificial intelligence program has negatively ...

Fitness Ventures, which had primarily focused on mid-sized and tertiary markets, established a presence in Texas and Southern California with the acquisition of 22 gyms from Harman Fitness. Fitness ...

In a market where available space is limited and competition for prime locations is fierce, real estate decisions are more important than ever. The 2026 Retail & Restaurant Real Estate Outlook ...

"The confidence gap" explores a critical disconnect in franchise marketing: while 75% of marketers report high confidence in ...

Notable acquisition activity is taking place in some of the largest fitness franchise systems, and leaders in the space are expecting an uptick. A couple recent transactions: Flynn Group bought Grand ...