New kid on the block Ewemove Franchisee runs off with this year’s Franchise of the Year prize. Ewemove franchisee, Chris Walthall is living proof of how industry experience is not a pre-requisite to building a successful franchise business.
Owners of OvenU Warrington collect donations of food, blankets and toys for feline welfare charity Cats Protection. Husband and wife team, Paul and Andrea Clark, owners of OvenU Warrington are doing more than help abandoned and neglected cats get through the winter.
Seniors Helping Seniors, the award-winning home care franchise brand is named one of the UK’s top ten in home care. Seniors Helping Seniors’ unique business model matches older carers with less-able elderly people who are “always doing the very best job they can” to provide the best possible care.
The legendary fitness chain was celebrated as Best Health, Beauty and Fitness Franchise for its successful international franchising all around the world.
The award-winning estate agency franchise Agency Express, is gearing up for yet another accolade – bfa’s Franchisor of the Year. Agency Express, the UK’s largest award-winning estate agency board franchise has been nominated as finalists for the ‘bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year’ awards.
Agency Express has for a fifth consecutive year been recognised for its outstanding customer service by The ESTAS, the UK’s largest residential property industry award scheme.
The UK’s leading dessert specialist café franchise has opened the UK’s very first dessert-only restaurant. Debenhams at Stevenage Roaring Meg retail park will house Creams Café largest dessert-only restaurant in the UK.
Skechers has opened the doors to its new concept store in Regent Arcade in Chelthenham. The new concept store Skechers has popped up in Regent Arcade will stock the newest styles three months before they are sold in other stores.
Build-A-Bear will be creating yet more memories at its next charity event. To help raise funds for a local teen centre, Build-A-Bear is holding a pop-up workshop event in May. It is the first pop-up event that Build-A-Bear has held in the US, and it is taking place in Brick Township, New Jersey.
Noa Noa has emerged from an onerous transition phase straight into a heady expansion across the UK and franchise development manager Søren Kok Jacobsen successfully lead the way.
The family owned fashion retail franchise has traded its second-year dividends to pump up its online shopping services and open new stores across the UK.
Inleaf elves are busy packing sleighs for this holiday season and gearing up to deliver everything you need for a very merry Christmas – bespoke Christmas display installations that reflects your company brand, eye-catching modern designs and much more.
As profits skyrocket, the pub and brewery group Marston’s seals a £55m acquisition deal to expand its pub business empire. Marston’s announced full-year revenue was up 8% while profit was up 24%. Revenue soured to GBP1.01 billion as profit rose to GBP100.
The world’s leading award-winning pizza giant has decided ‘The Holidays Are Better With Cheese’ adding its limited edition Ultimate Cheesy Crust Pizza to this cheery Christmas season’s cheesy menu.
NEXT, one of UK’s leading fashion retailers has outdone themselves this festive season with thousands of original Christmas gift ideas for everyone. With over 700 shops across the globe, NEXT is an all-time High street favourite, renowned across the UK for quality products sold all year round.
The UK’s leading parents and young children retailer has sailed through a challenging trading period onto solid ground of transformation and growth. In the 28-week period to 7 October 2017, Mothercare turned over £339.5m, a slight slump from £347.
International Conferencing Centre, over 350 guests and hundreds of business nominees watched ERA win the award for the second year in a row. ERA UK’s managing director, Robert Allison expressed his gratitude: “We’re delighted and incredibly proud to have won this award for a second time.
Subway brand announces a refurbishment programme that will bring the chain’s 2,500-strong store estate up to par with the consumer’s growing expectations.
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”.
On the 25th September 2017 Costa Coffee in Dubai completed a successful drone delivery trial in response to a growing demand. Costa Coffee took on a unique trial service in Dubai after 82% of its UAE customers expressed they would very much enjoy a drone drop delivery of Costa Coffee products.
The Pan-Asian casual dining chain restaurant, Wagamama has seen a 19% upsurge in its 2016 annual results boasting a reported turnover of £228.1m compared to £191.7m in 2015.
PANDORA, the leading international jewellery manufacturer and retailer expands strategic corporate alliance with Disney to cover additional markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Marks & Spencer drives down the sustainability road in full throttle with the redesign of food packaging to cut down plastic usage and transport costs.
In an exclusive interview for Advertiser, Five Guys, the deliciously famous American burger joint, announced they will be soon opening a new restaurant in Croydon. Last January it was reported Five Guys were planning to convert the former Yate’s pub in the High Street into a 209-seater restaurant.
For those who have never heard of KFC’s latest addition to its ‘finger lickin good’ fried chicken family, the Double Down burger is known for its decadence.
The salad fast food chain’s founder and brains behind Tossed is far from the average business executive. Vincent McKevitt founded Tossed two years after graduating with a business degree and started out with his first eatery in London’s Paddington in 2005.
This year Five Guys has swept away with the UK’s Best Burger award. And it’s not the first time. This is Five Guys second consecutive winning year. Up against the likes of Nando’s, McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King, the revered American food chain, Five Guys won the accolade in a landslide victory.
We are delighted to announce that Agency Express has been recognised for outstanding customer service by the largest, and longest running award scheme in the UK residential property industry.
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