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Travelodge offers itsu food

Travelodge customers can now look forward to the option of itsu at any time of day. Travelodge and itsu have teamed up to widen the offerings on its food options list. Customers can choose from a range of Asian inspired dishes, including noodles, rice cakes and crackers. They can order them any time of day, as long as they are staying at non-Bar Café Travelodge hotels. A number [...]

Point Franchise is pleased to welcome Century 21

Century 21 joins the Point Franchise network – let’s meet the global franchise. Point Franchise has recently welcomed Century 21 UK to its network of franchises. This growing firm already has a strong footing in the UK, and it is keen to expand further. We are delighted to have such a well-recognised and highly regarded brand in our network. The estate agency franchise offers [...]

There’s a royal arrival at Dunkin’ Donuts

To celebrate the upcoming royal wedding, Dunkin’ Donuts has released special edition treats to mark the occasion. Love is in the air as excitement builds during the lead up to Saturday 19th May, the date that Megan Markle will marry her Prince Charming aka Prince Harry. The royal wedding has everyone talking and Dunkin Donut’s has come up with a unique way to mark the occasion. Between [...]

Subway opens in Billingham

Billingham welcomes Subway for the first time. Subway has just announced that it is opening a new store in Billingham, making it the first time the brand has been introduced to the town centre. Another Subway is already open in a nearby service station, which has proved popular. The new store arrives as the town centre is being regenerated by the St. Modwen’s development. This [...]

Anytime Fitness opens in Jackson

Anytime Fitness helps Jackson become a healthier place. Jackson in Ohio has welcomed a new gym to its neighbourhood. Anytime Fitness has just opened its doors, helping the community to get fit and healthy using its range of equipment. This new gym is owned by David Sabo and Jeff Swinford. Sabo explains why they chose this new venture, “Jackson is an underserved community with [...]

2PS joins Point Franchise

Point Franchise is pleased to announce that 2PS is now part of its franchise network. 2PS is the latest franchise to join our growing network. The firm is made up of ‘Management Consultants That Play Nice’ and uses software to help businesses grow. With over 600 independent management and sstrategy consultants, 2PS provides an alternative to large consulting firms. Working independently, [...]

Driver Hire Grimsby Up For Award

Driver Hire’s Grimsby and Scunthorpe office has been nominated for a business award, and the results will be in tomorrow. The transport and logistics recruitment firm in Grimsby and Scunthorpe has been put forward to win the Excellence in the Community Business Award, organised by the Hull & Northern Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce. Franchisees Michael and Jayne O’Flynn, who [...]

Bella Italia Now Offers Vegan Meals

All 90 of Bella Italia’s UK restaurants now have vegan cheese on the menu. Bella Italia has just launched a new menu ready for summer, and vegan cheese has made an appearance for the first time. It is part of an initiative to keep up with the growing demands for healthy and ethical food options. A variety of dishes are available in vegan form thanks to the new cheese, including [...]

Papa John’s teams up with Taylor Swift

Papa John’s and Taylor Swift joined forces recently to donate meals to more than 2,000 foster children and their families. Ahead of her upcoming tour ‘Reputation’, Taylor Swift invited over 2,000 foster children to the University of Phoenix Stadium for the chance to hear her music first hand. This unique experience was followed by pizza and treats for all, served up by local Papa [...]

Gymboree Supports a Baby Food Show

A roadshow to show mums how to feed babies proper food will get an extra helping hand from Gymboree Play & Music. Mums and dads around the UK are being treated to a helpful event that teaches them how best to transition their babies from milk to proper food this summer. Run by Piccolo, the roadshow event offers tips and tricks to help parents give their babies nutritious food [...]

Two successful re-sales for Driver Hire

Two of Driver Hire’s recent re-sales have been successfully completed, furthering the franchise’s establishment across the southern regions. Driver Hire has just successfully re-sold its Luton and Twickenham franchises, ensuring the network continues to thrive in the South. Couple, Sonny and Avi have taken over the Twickenham franchise, while Charanpreet Singh Parhar (known as [...]

Esquires Coffee opens in Manchester

Manchester city centre has got a new Esquires Coffee shop. Known for its ethical vision, Esquires Coffee brings community spirit to the mass market, and Manchester is the latest city to benefit from its virtuous hot drinks and sweet treats. The central coffee shop is located on Whitworth Street, between Piccadilly and Oxford Road stations on the edge of the Village and by Manchester [...]

New Sketchers Store Set To Open

Sketchers is opening a new store in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Fairview Heights in Illinois is about to get a new Sketchers store. It is set to open its doors in the next few weeks. Currently no opening date has been set, but the owners have said that the plan is to open during the summer, which is a critical time for the shoe brand. The new 70,00 sq ft store will be located [...]

Century 21 Takes Home Top Award

Century 21 Cobham and Esher have been named the best estate agent in town at the British Property Awards.   Leading UK estate agency franchise, Century 21, has enjoyed huge success at the British Property Awards. One of its independently owned franchises, Cobham and Esher has taken home the award for its local area, having been recognised as demonstrating the highest levels [...]

Radfield Home Care Launch Discover Days

Potential franchisees will have the opportunity to learn about joining Radfield Home Care by attending a Discovery Day. As one of the UK’s top franchisees, Radfield Home Care is offering budding entrepreneurs the chance to discover more about its rewarding and ethical franchise opportunities by attending one of its Franchise Discover Day events. The purpose of the events will [...]

Little Gym Is Now Offering Power Rangers Parties

Little Gym and Power Rangers team up to create one-of-a-kind birthday parties for children. Children across the world can now enjoy celebrating their birthdays with the Super Ninja Steel team. A new partnership between Little Gym and Power Rangers sees the two collaborate to create a special kind of party for children who are fans of the Power Rangers empire. The new party joins [...]

Barking Mad Dog Care Franchisee of the Year Named

Barking Mad Dog Care has crowned Fife and Kinross-based John Elaine their franchisee of the year. The results are in from this year’s Barking Mad Day Care award ceremony, and John and Elaine Warburton in Fife and Kinross have been crowned the franchisors of the year. The pair celebrated their success at the annual conference, now in its 15th year. Held at Low Wood Bay Resort, [...]

Two major promotions at Dent Wizard

Addison Thomas and Doug Grill step up to the roles of COO and Regional Vice President at Dent Wizard.   Dent Wizard International has seen several significant changes to its leadership team in recent weeks. Not only has Mike Black stepped into the shoes of Dent Wizard’s CEO, more recently Addison Thomas has been appointed to fill Black’s previous position of COO and Doug [...]

Century 21 Signs Five New Franchisees

Five new franchisees have joined the Century 21 group since the start of the year, setting the pace for 2018 growth. Estate agency group, Century 21, is already having a great 2018. Since the start of the year, five new franchisees have joined the UK division of the group, making the first quarter of the year particularly successful. The new franchisees have taken offices in Crouch [...]

Radfield Home Care Scores a Hat-Trick

Radfield Home Care in Havering has just been shortlisted for an award – making it a hat-trick for the care providing franchise. Despite only launching in July last year, Radfield Home Care in Havering has already been put forward for three awards. In fact, it has already won two of the awards and has been shortlisted for three separate awards at a third event. The Havering firm [...]

Catching up with Nicholas Humphreys Sheffield

Nicholas Humphreys Sheffield started trading in August 2017. We catch up to see how they are doing. Since it opened its doors in August last year, Nicholas Humphreys Sheffield has enjoyed great success. We spoke to the owner, Nicholas Lambrou to find out how his first few months of being a business owner have been. Speaking openly, we talked in depth about this vision for his [...]

Snap-On Shares Reach All-Time High

Snap-On US enjoyed a huge hike in share prices as they soared by more than 9%. Tool and diagnostic equipment franchise, Snap-On, has had a great start to 2018, enjoying profit and share price hikes in the first quarter. The share price rose after Snap-On announced that its earnings per share were $2.82, which is over and above Wall Street’s $2.72 estimate. Following the announcement, [...]

FiltaFry joins Point Franchise

FiltaFry is the latest franchise to join our growing network – and it’s great to have the unique business on board Point Franchise has just welcomed FiltaFry to its worldwide network of thriving franchises – and we couldn’t be more pleased.The global leader in fryer management, FiltaFry helps restaurants with industrial fryers to stay at the top of their game with a deep cleaning [...]

Nicholas Humphreys Announces Its Award Winners

Eight of Nicholas Humphreys’ franchises have scooped awards for their tremendous performance in 2017. Each year, Nicholas Humphreys holds an awards ceremony to recognise the achievements of its many offices across the country, and the results are in. Eight of its franchises have taken home commendations for outstanding levels of income and their own initiatives.The eight winners [...]

Nicholas Humphreys in Portsmouth Announces Huge Success

Just three months after opening its doors, the Nicholas Humphreys Portsmouth franchise has already enjoyed great success, winning an award and smashing targets. Nicholas Humphreys Portsmouth opened its doors towards the end of last year, and it has already seen promising performance results. In just the first month, it made £4,333.63, which set the pace for the following [...]

Activ Net Marketing joins Point Franchise

Point Franchise has proudly listed Activ Net, a growing digital marketing franchise. Anyone wanting to own their own business but still enjoy the comforts of working from home will welcome the news that Activ Net has joined Point Franchise. The group gives promising business owners the chance to work when they want and earn a healthy profit by offering digital marketing expertise [...]

New Cash Generator opens in Edinburgh

Dalry Road in Edinburgh is about to get a new Cash Generator as an experienced entrepreneur opens a new store. Edinburgh will soon get a brand-new Cash Generator store as a budding entrepreneur has just opened another store on Dalry Road. This is the second store that the owner, Ghulam Ahmed has opened in the area alongside his other store in Kirkaldy. Customers can visit his [...]

Home Instead crowns its CAREgiver of the year

James Perez has been named the 2018 CAREgiver for his dedication to helping others during his time at Home Instead Senior Care. Each year, the North American CAREgiver of the Year recognises people who have made outstanding contributions to their communities, and this year James Perez from Home Instead Senior Care has been given the prestigious title. Home Instead Senior Care [...]

BP Announces New Chairman

BP has announced its appointment of Helge Lund, or ‘Mr Oil’, as its new chairman. Former Statoil boss, Helge Lund, is soon to become BP’s new chairman. He will take over from Carl-Henric Svanberg, who announced his plans to retire last autumn. Lund is a big name in the oil industry. He led the team at Statoil, Norway’s national oil company, for 10 years. He left in 2014 and [...]

Best Western Tries New Hotel Concept

Best Western International Inc. is trying out a new-build hotel in north Phoenix. In a bid to attract more customers to its hotels, Best Western International Inc. is launching a new concept in the Happy Valley area of Phoenix. This new hotel will be built for purpose, which is the first time Best Western has designed its own property. It will also be home to two of its brands, [...]