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Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Franchisee Grabs Top Award
Philip Young, the owner of Cheshire Countrywide Grounds Maintenance, has won a major European Business Award. Philip Young first launched his Countrywide Grounds Maintenance franchise 14 years ago. Back then, the thought of his work being recognised at a continental franchise awards would have been beyond his wildest dreams. But last month he was named Franchisee Year of the Award [...]
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance - News published on 24/04/2019
ChipsAway Launch New Marketing Campaign
Vehicle repairs franchise ChipsAway has given its branding a new lick of paint. ChipsAway specialises in covering up those nicks and scratches that frustrate every car owner. The franchise has just launched a new brand campaign that focuses on the funny side of minor vehicle damages. The brand’s campaign is hallmarked by humorous slogans that customers can identify with. These [...]
ChipsAway - News published on 23/04/2019
Las Iguanas releases new Summer Menu
Inspired by the flavours of South America, Las Iguanas is bringing some samba to diner’s plates this summer. Since the 2nd April, Las Iguana’s restaurants across the UK have been serving up a new selection of Brazilian, Argentinian and Peruvian tastes. The fresh variety of menu items include exotic starters, spicy tapas and vibrant main dishes. Taking diners on a culinary tour [...]
Las Iguanas - News published on 23/04/2019
Papa John’s Opens New Suffolk Store
Fast-food franchise Papa John’s will be delivering fresh pizza to a new customer base in Bury St Edmonds. Papa John’s latest store is set to be opened by budding franchisee Syead Anjum, who already runs a neighbouring store in Norwich. Syead’s new opening is the latest in a nationwide push being made by the pizza franchise to increase its share of the market. The Bury St Edmonds [...]
Papa John's - News published on 22/04/2019
Puddle Ducks Joins Point Franchise
Swimming lessons franchise Puddle Ducks has made a splash by diving into the Point Franchise network. Puddle Ducks is on a mission to help all the children of the UK to learn to love the water. But that’s not something it can do all by itself. The swimming lesson franchise is looking for new partners to help grow its brand in several UK locations. Puddle Ducks is one of the only [...]
Puddle Ducks - News published on 22/04/2019
Subway Announces New CIO
Subway, the fast-food franchise known for its signature sandwiches, has named a former Land O’ Lakes Inc. executive as its new CIO. Subway has shown once again this month that it is capable of attracting the best business talent. Mike Macrie, a previous CIO at agribusiness company Land of Lakes, will be helping the sandwich chain to upgrade its digital platforms. In his new role, [...]
SUBWAY - News published on 21/04/2019
Belvoir sees boost in Profits
The estate agency’s latest annual profit report shows that the numbers are stacking up for Belvoir. For the 22nd year in a row, Belvoir has announced that its business is growing. The property specialists has revealed that it achieved a 21 percent rise in revenue and 40 percent increase in pre-tax profits over the last financial year. Revenues stand at £13.7 million and profits [...]
Belvoir - News published on 21/04/2019
Autoglym nails April Fool’s
Autoglym released a parody video for this year’s April Fools that made a joke out of over-the-top car care.In recent years, more and more companies have been getting on the April Fool’s bandwagon to try and go viral on social media. Nowadays you have got to be more on your toes than ever on April 1st to make sure that you’re not being sold fake news. This year, car franchise [...]
Autoglym - News published on 20/04/2019
New Esquires Coffee Shop Opens in Leicester
Esquires will be bringing its signature roast to the city’s new retail development, ‘The Circle’. Coffee franchise Esquires has become the first food and drink outlet to arrive at ‘The Circle’, a new urban hub in Leicester’s city centre. The coffee shop roasted its first blend on April 8th, when it opened its doors to the city for the first time. This is yet another example of [...]
Esquires Coffee - News published on 20/04/2019
Action COACH partner nominated for Franchise Award
Steve Mullins, an ActionCOACH franchisee based in Portsmouth, has been shortlisted for the Male Young Franchisee of the Year at the 2019 bfa Franchise Awards. ActionCOACH franchisee Steve Mullins has been awarded for the hard work he has put in over the last year as a leading business coach. He will be representing ActionCOACH at the country’s leading franchise awards night, which [...]
ActionCOACH - News published on 19/04/2019
Bubblelogy to start brewing in Boca
Bubble-tea franchise Bubblelogy is set to open its latest store in Boca Raton, Florida as a part of its US expansion plan. With the doors set to open on April 6th, excitement is brewing in Boca Raton in anticipation of the arrival of Bubbleology. Residents of the city - who are known for their passion for golf, nature and the region’s sweeping coastline – will soon be able to enjoy [...]
Bubbleology - News published on 19/04/2019
Motor Republic joins Point Franchise
The car leasing franchise, Motor Republic, revs up for a new partnership with Point Franchise. Motor Republic supplies new vehicles every week for businesses and the general public. Its team of franchise partners works tirelessly up and down the UK to ensure that every client has access to the right car or van for their needs. Having established trusted relationships with vehicle [...]
Motor Republic Vehicle Leasing - News published on 18/04/2019
Lifelong electrician switches to Mr. Electric
An industry veteran, Grant Bolger, becomes a Mr. Electric franchisee after three decades of corporate life. A Wakefield-based electrician has jumped ship from life as an employee to become his own boss with Mr. Electric. Grant Bolger was fed up with working for other power and utilities companies and wanted a fresh career change that put him in the driving seat. Bolger has recently [...]
Mr Electric - News published on 18/04/2019
OSCAR Pet Foods Celebrates National Pet Month
Pet franchise OSCAR has made a call for animal-lovers the world over to join them in raising awareness of responsible pet ownership. This year, National Pet Month is reaching its 30th anniversary. To mark the occasion OSCAR is making an extra-special effort to celebrate the improvements a four-legged friend can make to a person’s everyday life. OSCAR is proud of having put animal [...]
Oscar - News published on 17/04/2019
Travelodge to build new hotel in Cornwall
The budget hotel chain, Travelodge, has received planning permission to develop a 70-bed hotel in Bude. Travelodge has over 560 hotels in the UK that cover the country from top to bottom. The latest will join the hotel franchise’s family of lodges in the South West, becoming Cornwall’s seventh Travelodge branch. The application for the hotel mentions plans for a bar, café and [...]
Travelodge - News published on 17/04/2019
Dunkin’ Donuts Announces New Spring Menu
The sweet, new additions will include Peeps-flavoured doughnuts and drinks. The legendary coffee chain, Dunkin’ Donuts, has a reputation for being pretty wild when it comes to experimenting with new flavours. Back in August 2018, it brought back its Pumpkin and Maple Pecan-flavoured coffees to celebrate the new autumn. Now it’s taking things one step further by introducing Peeps-topped [...]
Dunkin' Donuts - News published on 16/04/2019
Right at Home Beats Dementia Target
Right at Home franchisee Alastair Shanks celebrates recruiting more than 1,000 ‘Dementia Friends’ across the UK. People across the UK lose over 225,000 family members to dementia every year. That means that by 2025 over one million will be diagnosed with the mental illness. With the statistics being so heartbreaking, it’s hard to approach dementia positively. But that’s exactly [...]
Right at Home - News published on 16/04/2019
Regus Sets New Franchise Target
Workspace franchise Regus has announced that it wants to open 100 new co-working franchises in the next five years. Multinational franchise Regus has been providing serviced offices and meeting rooms for businesses of all sizes since 1989. It revealed late last month that it plans to open and expand into a number of ‘second tier’ cities in Australia in the coming years with the [...]
Regus - News published on 15/04/2019
Radfield Home Care Fulfills Living Wage Pledge
Radfield Home Care has received Living Wage Foundation Accreditation for its commitment to rewarding a job well done. After committing to a ‘Caring for Carers’ pledge back in 2013, Radfield Home Care has announced that it will paying its employees a wage that reflects their hard work. All of its company owned branches and a selection of franchise partners have announced that they [...]
Radfield Home Care - News published on 15/04/2019
Point Franchise Welcomes Premier
Children’s sport franchise Premier kicks off Point Franchise journey. By leading sports and activity sessions on the nation’s playgrounds for the last two decades, Premier has inspired millions of schoolchildren to get active. The franchise’s sports, art and wellbeing programmes are delivered to around 240,000 youngsters every year. There’s a secret to Premier’s success. The sports [...]
Premier - News published on 14/04/2019
Mathnasium Arrives in Port Washington
The education franchise, Mathnasium, will be teaching kids at a new Long Island location. Across the pond in New York State, a pair of Mathnasium franchisees have invested in a second learning centre. Alan Flyer and Suneet Jain - the co-owners of a Mathnasium centre based a few blocks west of Port Washington in Roslyn - are excited about bringing their service to an even bigger [...]
Mathnasium - News published on 14/04/2019
Auntie Anne’s Launch Basketball Themed Menu
To celebrate the climax of the college basketball season, Auntie Anne’s has released limited edition court-side snacks. As audiences in US turned toward the basketball court earlier this month, everyone’s favourite pretzel brand Auntie Anne’s served up a range of slam-dunk goodies. Two limited-edition menu items served in basketball-hoop shaped buckets were on-sale until the 8th [...]
Auntie Anne's - News published on 13/04/2019
Cinnabon to open new store down-under
Global bakery franchise Cinnabon is set to open its first ever store in South-East Queensland by the end of the year. Cinnabon was founded in Seattle way back in 1985. Back then, the brand was serving cinnamon buns out of one bakery. Now, the brand is so popular that it’s earned fans all across the world including in the sunny lands down under - 7,496 miles across the Pacific Ocean [...]
Cinnabon - News published on 13/04/2019
Ableworld Southampton Wins Franchise Award
Mobility scooter company Ableworld has named its national Franchise of the Year for 2019. The team behind Ableworld Southampton have led the store to another bumper year in the mobility scooter market. Following the expansion of the local store to include a stairlift showroom and the installation of a Stiltz ‘Homelift’ to help disabled customers reach its upper floors, the hard [...]
Ableworld - News published on 12/04/2019
Pirtek Franchisee Takes on Tampa and Pinellas
David Herbert, owner of Pirtek Altamonte Springs, has acquired neighbouring Pirtek franchises in the Tampa and Pinellas County areas. AC franchise Pirtek offers hydraulic waste removal services to different companies across the world. One of its franchisees, David Herbert, has been making moves to take advantage of the thriving Florida market. The Tampa and Pinellas franchises [...]
Pirtek - News published on 11/04/2019
Monkey Music Announces New Ambassador
Pre-School Music franchise Monkey Music announces a new partnership with musician Izzy Judd. This year’s Monkey Music Annual Franchise Conference saw an exciting new announcement. Musician and author Izzy Judd, wife to Harry Judd of McFly, was introduced as the brand’s latest ambassador. Izzy was previously a member of the electric string quartet Escala, which appeared on Britain’s [...]
Monkey Music - News published on 10/04/2019
Point Franchise welcomes The Incredible Ice Cream Company
We are delighted to unveil The Incredible Ice Cream Company as our sweet treat this summer. 95 percent of people regularly tuck into ice cream during the spring and summer months. But when it comes to the nation’s top dessert, everyone’s got their favourite. Whether yours is vanilla, strawberry or mint choc-chip, you can rest assured that The Incredible Ice Cream Company will have [...]
The Incredible Ice Cream Company - News published on 10/04/2019Right At Home shortlisted for franchise award
Right At Home Solent has been nominated for a customer engagement award by the British Franchise Association. The quality of care provided by the Right At Home Solent branch is set to be recognised at the country’s leading franchise awards later this summer. The Solent franchise team, which covers Southampton, Fareham, Gosport and New Forest East, offers services in companionship [...]
Right at Home - News published on 09/04/2019
Nicholas Humpherys franchisee celebrates stellar opening year
Portsmouth-based Nicholas Humpherys franchisee Ben Lacey-Birch reaps the rewards of investing in student lets. In his first 12-months of being a Nicholas Humpherys franchisee, Ben Lacey-Birch generated £51,000 worth of revenue. This, he says, is thanks to the constant support and training that he received from the estate agency and property franchise. After joining the Nicholas [...]
Nicholas Humphreys Estate Agent - News published on 09/04/2019Papa John’s teams up with Shaq
Pizza franchise Papa John’s scores a slam-dunk by announcing NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’ Neal as its latest brand ambassador. Since retiring from the court, All-Star baller Shaquille O’ Neal has made a reputation for himself in the world of business. He’s now agreed a partnership with worldwide pizza franchise Papa John’s to become the new face of the brand. Shaq - known by [...]
Papa John's - News published on 08/04/2019