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Premier teams up with Sainsbury's for second year running

Premier has announced that it’s continuing its partnership with Sainsbury’s scheme to help children get more active across the UK. Premier Education allows more than 240,000 children every single year to enjoy sports, arts and wellbeing programmes through its network of dedicated franchisees and more than 1,300 coaches. The education franchise is thrilled to announce [...]

Subway trials meatless meatballs

Subway is trialling a meat-free version of its incredibly popular meatball marinara sub. Good news for plant-based people all across the world – Subway is about to launch a brand-new version of its beloved meatball marinara sub that is totally free from meat. >> Read more: Subway Franchise: Get Your Teeth Into A Great Opportunity Subway CEO - Who Is [...]

OSCAR makes pub grub for pooches

OSCAR has teamed up with a local pub in Leamington to offer an innovative range of meals for canine pub-goers. Pet & dog franchise OSCAR has announced that it’s teaming up with a pub in Leamington to offer a brand-new range of pet meals. The new ‘The Dog’s Dinner Range’ was created by the Warwick and Leamington OSCAR franchise and caught the attention of [...]

Promedica24 has a day at the seaside

Promedia24 treated its clients in Christchurch to a fun day at the beach to help tackle loneliness. Senior care franchise Promedica24 organised a fun trip to the seaside that allowed its clients to interact with each other. Four of its clients, all of whom live in the Christchurch area of Dorset, went along on the day out that was set up to give them time with their [...]

Premier announces two more influential partnerships

Premier has announced that it has teamed up with two of the UK’s leading national governing bodies to improve its services even more. Premier Education has joined up with two more of the country’s sports bodies, allowing it to offer even more exciting sports activities to schools across the UK. Premier already has partnerships with British Gymnastics, England Hockey and [...]

Metro Plumb celebrates network success

Metro Plumb has been celebrating the success of its sister company Metro Rod and hopes to follow in its footsteps soon. Metro Plumb has been celebrating the growth of sister brand Metro Rod and the plumbing franchise is now looking ahead to how it can emulate its success for itself. In an interview with Proactive Investors, chairman of Franchise Brands Stephen Hemsley [...]

Barking Mad has new hands on the lead

Barking Mad welcomes new MD as its founder retires after nearly two decades holding the company’s lead. Barking Mad has welcomed a new managing director who is looking to take the business to the next level. The news was revealed in an interview with Proactive Investors’ Andrew Scott, who questioned head of parent group Franchise Brands, Stephen Hemsley, about the change [...]

Shredquarters makes primetime radio

Shredquarters was featured on a local BBC radio station segment, which saw one of its presenters get put through a gruelling workout. Shredquarters fan Michelle Jordan celebrated her new role as a BBC Radio Berkshire DJ by heading down to the gym franchise for a workout live on air. The popular presenter had been a member at The Shredquarters in Reading for a while and [...]

Premier Education shares franchisee success story

Premier Education has shared the story of one of its first ever franchisees who has gone on to build an incredible business. Premier Education has shared the inspirational story of Gareth Simpson, one of the first individuals to become part of the education franchise almost two decades ago. His business has grown hugely over the years and it now provides more than 40% [...]

Metro Rod continues impressive growth

Metro Rod has reflected back on a solid performance from its franchisees over the last year and how better autonomy has helped them grow. Metro Rod’s parent group, Franchise Brands, has been reflecting on the successful start the franchise has had to 2019. In an interview with Proactive Investors, chairman Stephen Hemsley revealed that the drainage franchise’s network [...]

Sandler Training franchisees are feeling flush

Sandler Training has been celebrating the news that its average UK franchisee turnover is set to exceed £200,000 later this year. Training franchise Sandler Training has revealed that its average UK franchisee turnover will soon be more than £200,000, based on the results it’s had from the first six months of 2019. What’s more, it even included franchisees that [...]

Countrywide Signs shares success story

Countrywide Signs has shared one of its fantastic success stories to encourage new entrepreneurs to become part of its successful network. Williams decided to become a Countrywide Signs franchisee more than 14 years ago. He explained what motivated him to become part of the network. “One of the reasons I chose the franchise was because of the nationwide network of [...]

Brokerplan holds inaugural network conference

Brokerplan held its first ever conference, which included 50 network members and its lender partners from all across the country. Brokerplan hosted its inaugural network conference, marking five years since it was awarded Principal Status by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). 50 members of its rapidly growing franchise network and 10 of its finance partners came [...]

Radfield Home Care scoops four industry awards

Radfield Home Care wins big at an influential industry awards ceremony celebrating the best home care companies in the UK. Radfield Home Care has been awarded four different prizes at the 2019 Home Care Provider Awards. The award ceremony, which was hosted by the leading home care client-review website, Homecare.co.uk, celebrates care businesses that are performing [...]

Barking Mad dogs keep lonely workers company

Barking Mad has launched a new service that lends dogs to those who spend long periods of time alone. The Knutsford branch of pet franchise Barking Mad has started offering isolated people the chance to look after a dog for a day. In this innovative pet-sitting service, freelance or retired workers get the company of a furry friend, while busy pet owners work or go on [...]

World Options set to go up in the world in 2020

World Options is gearing up for its busiest years ever as industry research predicts that the logistics world will continue to expand. Domestic delivery businesses such as World Options should benefit from increased consumer demand, according to a new report. The study, carried out by the global market research company, Frost & Sullivan, focuses on the Australian [...]

Minuteman Press imagines a world without signs

Minuteman Press has been showing the impact that its products have on our world even if we don’t always realise it. Many of us may not appreciate just how big an impact print has on our everyday lives, but printing franchise Minuteman Press is setting out to change that. That’s why it has released a video demonstrating the importance of the products and services it [...]

ChipsAway’s training is recognised as outstanding

ChipsAway has once again reached the required IMI accreditation standards, marking yet another year of success. Van-based franchise ChipsAway’s training programme has once again been deemed excellent enough to meet the IMI’s accreditation standards, marking another year of success for the franchise. The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is a leading automotive [...]

Baskin-Robbins debuts its August flavours

Baskin-Robbins has announced the three brand-new flavours that customers will be able to pick up throughout the month of August. Lovers of the cookies and cream treat will be thrilled to hear that ice cream franchise Baskin-Robbins is launching a tempting Oreo-infused flavour in all of its US stores. The irresistible Oreo Mudslide features a rich, chocolatey base, chunks [...]

Paws Retreat settles down at Point Franchise

Paws Retreat brings its special dog grooming service to Point Franchise – let’s find out more! Point Franchise is thrilled to introduce Paws Retreat as the newest franchise to join its vast network of unique franchise opportunities. The pet franchise offers a unique solution for those looking to start a dog grooming business with its modular grooming buildings and expert [...]

Bella Italia offers fun on a budget

Bella Italia is offering a way for parents to keep their children entertained during the summer even if they’re on a budget. Now the summer holidays are underway, parents are likely to be feeling the pressure when it comes to keeping their children entertained. But for many, it’s not just their own offspring that they need to keep amused during the long summer break. In [...]

Bubbleology pops up in Oxford

Bubbleology opens its first location in the city of Oxford to satisfy growing demand for the tasty Taiwanese tea. Bubble tea has cemented itself as a firm favourite of ours in the UK, with growing numbers of retailers serving the traditional Taiwanese drink popping up all across the country. Bubble Tea franchise Bubbleology has announced that it’s opening yet another [...]

Barking Mad celebrates second annual dog festival

Barking Mad hosted its second annual dog festival which saw dogs and owners have plenty of fun in the sun. Barking Mad hosted a day of four-legged fun that brought together pets from across the country. The second annual Barking Mad Dog Festival took place at the Thompson House Equestrian Centre in Standish, Wigan on the 13th of July. Hundreds of people turned out to [...]

Dream Doors brings dated kitchen into this century

Dream Doors has shared how it took one customer’s kitchen from drab to fab with its specialist renovation services. Dream Doors has shared one of its latest success stories from a New Zealand franchisee, who helped transform one home’s kitchen from bland and dated to chic and modern. The satisfied customer was Gerry Rodgers, who liked the structural layout of his [...]

Travelodge launches summer sale

Travelodge’s incredible summer sale has kicked off with rooms on offer for less than the price of a meal out. Staycations remain a popular choice for people in the UK, as people look for sunny summer breaks without the travelling time and high costs associated with travelling internationally. So, the news that Travelodge is offering rooms for less than the price of a [...]

Metro Rod drives Franchise Brands forwards

Metro Rod has been the star performer from parent group Franchise Brands and is driving the group on to further success. Metro Rod has helped parent group Franchise Brands achieve a strong performance in the first half of 2019. The drainage franchise’s innovative ‘Vision 2023’ strategy is beginning to come to fruition and has helped the business to grow in a number of [...]

The new menu at Papa John’s creates a buzz

Papa John’s has got everybody talking with its brand-new menu addition and the world’s first pizza ever made for bees. Papa John’s has announced that the newest addition to its menu will be a sweet and spicy creation named ‘The Bee Sting’. The innovative new pizza flavour will feature a fiery base of Amarillo chilli, with pepperoni, mozzarella and fresh chilli layers on [...]

Subway spices up its menu

Subway has introduced lots of tasty new options to its already expansive menu, giving sandwich lovers even more choice. Subway is known for offering its customers plenty of choice when it comes to making one of its delicious sandwiches. However, fans of the sandwich franchise will be thrilled to learn that it has now expanded its menu even more, including lots of [...]

No Letting Go calls Point Franchise home

No Letting Go has joined Point Franchise – could it be the perfect franchise opportunity for you? Point Franchise is delighted to welcome No Letting Go to its huge network of exciting and successful franchise opportunities. The estate agency and property franchise protects landlords against the risk of damage and neglect to their properties during tenancies and has [...]

ChipsAway races bangers for charity

ChipsAway will be taking part in a charity banger rally that will see participants travel through picturesque French countryside. Van based franchise ChipsAway will be entering the fun charity event Bangers4Ben this year, which will see them push an old car to its limits on a route through the French countryside. Specialist auto technicians Terrance Thant and Steve [...]