Burger King has packed its famous flame-grilled Angus Burger in a ‘King Box’ where customers get a whole lot for more for their money. The fast food giant’s brand-new meal deal has already been hailed as the best one ever.
Next, one of the UK’s largest and most profitable fashion retailers is growing steadily and the numbers show it. Next’s Directory catalogue and internet business have given rise to the retailer’s successful sales that resulted in shares shooting through the roof.
American fast-food giant, Taco Bell, has announced that it is expanding operations in the UK with 3 more outlets planned for 2017. The popular tex-mex restaurant chain plans restaurants in Sheffield, Brighton and Barnsley.
US sandwich restaurant chain, Subway, has announced that it has promoted Trevor Haynes to Chief Business Development officer. The firm, who have the title of the world’s largest chain of restaurants, said they made the move to support the growth and director of the business across the world.
Broccoli Pizza & Pasta was first established in Dubai in 2011 and soon became famous for its deliciously fresh food at great prices. Specialising in pizza and pasta where every single ingredient, from the pizza dough, pasta to the sauces - is prepared fresh in- store.
Take away Pizza colossus, Domino’s Pizza, has announced that they opened their first outlet in Vienna, Austria. The new outlet is located in the Floridsdorf district of the capital.
The American arm of Starbucks has announced that it is focusing efforts on its premium tea range. The high-street coffee giant, said that they are selling it’s Tazo brand to Unilever including IP, inventory and signature recipes. The deal was reported to be in excess of $380 million.
This week (November 20th -26th) is Road Safety Week and leading franchisor Driver Hire is encouraging all its franchisees to give it their full support. “Road deaths in the UK are at the highest level for five years,” says Justine Turner, Driver Hire’s Road Safety Week co-ordinator.
The popular pet care franchise, PetStay, has recently announced that they have won the 5 Star Franchise Satisfaction Award - one of a handful in 2017. The organisers, Smith + Henderson, says the award “helps excellent franchisors stand out from the competition”.
Gym and fitness franchise énergie has announced that it is launching a new training concept that the group believes will help bolster its rebranding efforts. The new signature training regime, named ‘thé Yard’ is aimed at increasing an already diverse offering to its members.
Kitchen Franchise Dream Doors has announced record breaking success with the franchise brand opening 2 new showroom outlets in a single day. The new two outlets are based in Exeter and South Glasgow and are ran by two passionate kitchen designers, Mike Maughan-Brown and Ian McLachan.
A Fastsign franchise in Bolton has seen rapid success after owner David Hiney took control in July 2016. The outlet has its eyes firmly set on its plans for expansion in its second year.
The retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) has said it has started discussions with its franchise partner, Dubai-based Al-Futtaim, over the potential sale of its outlets in Hong Kong and Macau.
The Pizza giant, Pizza Hut UK, has announced a 3% sales increase on the previous year. The group, however, saw pre-tax profits fall 40% which was blamed in part to increased franchising and staffing costs.
Popular chicken franchise restaurant, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) has opened its first outlet at a UK airport. The new outlet will serve customers breakfast from 4am to 10am from the departures lounge in Terminal 3.
Sign franchise giant, Signarama UK, has announced that it’s launching a new franchising model which will allow existing business to bolt on their franchise services. The franchise bolt on will be offered to small to medium sized businesses in the print sector.
Domino’s Pizza group, also known as DPG, has announced that it has signed a deal worth £24 million to partner up with it’s largest London Franchise business.
Driver Hire franchisee, Jayne O’Flynn, who is director at Driver Hire Grimsby & Scunthorpe has won the ‘Business Woman of the Year” award from the Work Wise Women (WWW) networking group. The group aims to improve opportunities and help expand knowledge for women in the Grimsby area.
The international gym and fitness group, Anytime Fitness, has said that it’s committed to an aggressive expansion strategy that will see over 400 clubs opening within the next 3 years. The UK franchisor currently has over 120 clubs and have planned to have 150 by the end of the year.
With more UK pet owners seeking convenient, home visit care, demand for flexible mobile services is rising fast. In this interview, Scott Goodliff, franchisor of Micropet, explains how the brand supports franchisees and aims to become the UK’s go-to pet care name.
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