QSRweb.com: California’s iconic In-N-Out Burger opened two units in Texas Wednesday, generating overnight campers, long lines, police protection and even some tears of joy. The chain, which includes about 260 units in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada, expanded to the Lone Star State for the first time in its 63-year history, with new units in […]
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Lawn & Landscape: Ken Hutcheson has big goals. From his home base in Orlando, Fla., he runs one of the largest franchise companies in the green industry – one he helped start 25 years ago. But he’s not finished. The president of U.S. Lawns wants to grow from his current stable of 200-plus franchisees in
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StartupSmart: Print and design franchise Kwik Kopy increased its franchise system sales by 3.5% in the first half of the financial year, attributing the result to the company’s focus on franchisee support and product diversification. Kwik Kopy was established in 1982 and now has more than 100 centres operating throughout Australia, aiming to deliver practical
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QSR Web: Krispy Kreme will celebrate the opening of its first Neighborhood Shop in Columbia, S.C., May 10. The new location is in the Landmark Square Shopping Center and includes a drive-thru component. It also will feature Krispy Kreme signatures such as Original Glazed doughnuts, coffees and espresso drinks and Krispy Kreme Chillers, as well
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Pizza Marketing Quarterly (PMQ): New Orleans-based Naked Pizza, the all-natural pizza franchisor on a mission to change the nutritional profile of the fast food industry, has chosen Phoenix (AZ) as the site for its new corporate development hub – a plan which includes building and operating at least 12 corporate-owned store locations with six to
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Franchising.net.au: Kwik Kopy Australia franchise system sales for the first half of the 2011 financial year grew 3.5 percent to $43.6 million year on year. David Bell, CEO, Kwik Kopy Australia, said “This is an excellent result and provides clear evidence that the Kwik Kopy Franchise System has fully emerged from any lingering effects of
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Franchising.com: Togo’s Sandwiches, a West Coast Original since 1971 serving big, made to order sandwiches stuffed with the freshest ingredients, announced six agreements with single and multi-unit developers for a total of eleven new locations in California. The agreements are for restaurants in Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Contra Costa County.
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Memphis Business Journal: Dunkin’ Donuts, a subsidiary of Dunkin’ Brands Inc., has been trying to expand from its Northeast stronghold for years. Now, it appears the company is growing through the Mid-South like kudzu with its local franchisees. The Memphis area has two local franchisees, divided by the Tennessee and Mississippi state line. Both are
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FranchiseIndia.com: Talwalkars Better Value Fitness Ltd (TBVFL), a chain of health clubs is looking at increasing its presence across India by opening 65 clubs by 2012, confirms Vishal Rupani, CEO, Talwalkars Hi Fi. Out of the 65, 40 will be company owned helth clubs and rest will be franchised Hi Fi gyms. The company is
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Wall Street Journal: Yum Brands Inc.‘s preliminary offer to take full control of Little Sheep Group Ltd., the operator of a popular hot-pot chain in China, has signaled a new growth strategy for Yum’s largest market. Analysts said the move indicates that Yum, which has 3,800 KFC and Pizza Hut outlets in China, is looking
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