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Franchise Expo Dallas is set to return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area this September, bringing prospective franchise owners, franchisors and industry professionals together for two days of networking, education and business development. MFV Expositions and Comexposium will host the event on Sept. 18th and 19th at the Irving Convention Center…
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For decades, the familiar picture of brick-and-mortar franchise ownership was relatively straightforward: find a retail site, build or lease a standalone location, put the brand’s sign over the door, and begin attracting customers. That picture is changing. Increasingly, franchise brands are looking beyond traditional storefronts and exploring places where customers…
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Chick-fil-A is bringing a sweet-and-savory favorite nationwide with the launch of its new Chicken & Waffles Sandwiches on Aug. 24th. The limited-time offering follows a 2025 market test and will be available in separate breakfast and entrée sizes, giving customers a way to enjoy the breakfast-inspired combination throughout the day.…
Workout Anytime has named Peter Stipher its new chief operating officer, adding an experienced executive to its leadership team as the 24/7 fitness franchise builds its next phase of growth. Stipher brings more than two decades of leadership experience across technology, finance, capital markets and franchise operations. In his new…
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Daniel Boone has a goal that sounds almost like a punch line until you realize he means it. “I’ve always had a goal, for quite some time now, to live to be 120,” Boone said. That kind of long-view thinking is what eventually pulled him out of the furniture business…
There is a problem hiding in plain sight inside franchise development. Brokers and developers are routinely losing 3 to 5 hours a day to operational tasks that have nothing to do with being in conversations: CRM updates, follow-up emails, calendar wrangling, and candidate scheduling that quietly crowds out the conversations…
Finding the right location for a restaurant franchise has never been simple, but it has rarely been as consequential as it is today. Rents are elevated. Construction costs have climbed. Permitting timelines stretch in ways that eat into a franchisee’s runway before a single bowl is served. In that environment,…
I sat down with Don Tarinelli, Chief Development Officer at Franchise FastLane, to take a clear-eyed look at how franchise development works in 2026. The conversation did what the best interviews do; it opened up better questions. Why are more founders gravitating to franchise sales organizations now? What truly signals…
When you talk to Daniel McCarty, you don’t get the feeling you’re speaking to a man tinkering at the edges of an old idea. You get the feeling you’re talking to someone tearing the whole thing down, just to rebuild it better. From his home base in San Antonio, McCarty…
Some businesses are built from spreadsheets and market research. Others start with a craving after a long workout, a stare of wonder at a dessert topping bar, and the kind of loyalty that sneaks up on you before you ever realize it has arrived. For Neil Hershman, the story of…