Growth

Mothers Work Announces International Expansion With Franchise Agreement For Middle East

Market Watch: Mothers Work, Inc., the world’s leading maternity apparel retailer, today announced its planned expansion into six key markets in the Middle East with its first international franchise agreement with Multi Trend, a member of the Al-Homaizi Group, to introduce its Destination Maternity(R), Motherhood Maternity(R), A Pea in the Pod(R), and Edamame The Maternity

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Uno Chicago Grill’s Largest Franchisee Opens 8th Unit In Pennsylvania

International Business Times: Uno Chicago Grill(R), recently named America’s healthiest chain restaurant by Health magazine, opened its newest restaurant today at the Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, PA. Franchise Partners Tom and Angella Bock of The Bock Group also own and operate seven other Uno(R) restaurants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and are Uno’s largest multi-unit

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Krispy Kreme Goes To China

JournalNow.com: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has decided that it’s time to take on the world’s largest customer base. The company said yesterday that it will open 35 stores in China by the end of 2013 in the metropolitan areas of Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin. There are more than 47 million residents in those three cities

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Natchitoches Welcomes Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers

NATCHITOCHES, La. — (October 6, 2008) — What began 12 years ago, and 148 miles away in Baton Rouge, is being served up for lunch and dinner for the first time in Natchitoches. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, located at409 Keyser Ave., officially opens for business today becoming the company’s 71st restaurant location across America. “This

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Zales Corp. Smells Sweet Success In Expanding Dunkin’ Donuts

Dallas Observer: With Starbucks retrenching and Krispy Kreme slumping, Dunkin’ sees an opportunity to pounce, partly because unlike Starbucks, its growth isn’t tied to corporate earnings. Instead, most of the costs associated with opening a new store are shouldered by franchisees. In Dallas, one of those involved with the franchising of Dunkin’ Donuts is Barry

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Whataburger Acquires 47 Stores From Its Largest Franchisee

caller.com: Corpus Christi-based Whataburger bought out its largest franchise owner, acquiring 47 restaurants and bringing the number of corporate-owned outlets to almost 600. The purchase of 47 restaurants belonging to Red Oak, Texas-based Barrand, Inc. was announced on Sept. 29. Of 712 Whataburger restaurants, Whataburger owns 591 with the rest owned by franchisees, said company

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