Belvoir Lettings franchise group has added 624 new properties to its growing portfolio. Belvoir Lettings’ recent acquisition of 624 new properties to its portfolio promises to boost its networks global income by almost £1m per year.
Wimpy, the fast food franchise giant is kicking off UK comeback in Shrewsbury. Why Shrewsbury? Over a decade ago, Wimpy moved out of Shrewsbury and now with its big UK comeback, the multinational hamburger chain plans to take off from where it left.
This year’s Franchise of the Year award has gone to husband and wife Dream Doors franchise team, Lesley and Adrian Wallace. Dream Doors power franchisee couple have been crowned Franchise of the Year at the company’s annual conference.
Café Rouge franchise owner hopes to expand in transport hubs and overseas markets by keeping an eye on deliveries. Casual Dining Group, the owner of Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia franchises, intends to make its high-street presence stand out by expanding its transport hubs and overseas markets.
The acquisition of four more properties is part of the UK’s expansion programme of Choice Hotels’ four-star Clarion Collection brand and the Ascend Hotel Collection portfolio.
Baskin-Robbins recently announced its expansion plans in Canada with four new locations in Toronto, Ontario. The world’s largest ice cream speciality shops franchise chain has announced it is heading up north to explore Canadian markets.
The UK’s leading dog boarding franchise business kick-off 2018 with a big bang. Wagging Tails network started 2018 with over £100,000 worth of dog holiday bookings in January alone which adds up to an increase of over 20% year on year.
‘Countrywide Grounds’, a Dwyer Group franchise brand, comes to the rescue during recent ‘Beast from the East’. As the ‘Beast from the East’ wreaked havoc across the UK last week, Countrywide Grounds gritters were out in force 24/7 clearing footpaths, access roads and motorways.
In 2018 the International hotel franchise, Choice Hotels will focus on the upscale market. After a successful and highly profitable quarter 4 in 2017, Choice Hotels not only nailed its projections, it realised it could aim even higher and shoot for the stars.
Recent Spoton.net franchisee satisfaction results go through the roof. Spoton.net franchisees help small and medium sized businesses to grow and succeed on the web whilst benefitting from rapidly increasing residual income with limitless earnings potential. Spoton.
The Driver Hire franchise group extends a warm welcome to newcomer in Luton. Driver Hire’s growing franchise network is happy to welcome a new member to its family. Charanpreet Singh Parhar – Chaz for short – will be taking over the Driver Hire Luton branch.
Since Metro Rod acquisition, multi-brand franchiser Franchise Brands PLC profits for 2017 have hit the roof. Ever since Franchise Brands PLC took over Metro Rod, its revenue has up surged fivefold with profits for 2017 hitting GBP784,000.
Point Franchise welcomes aboard the UK’s first market-leading automotive SMART car body repair franchise. ChipsAway International, the UK’s first market-leading automotive SMART car body repair franchise has recently joined the Pointfranchise growing franchisor family.
Belvoir, the UK’s largest property franchise welcomes industry veteran Michael Stoop into its directorship. In a recent announcement, Belvoir Lettings trumpeted Michael Stoop as its new non-executive director, with Nicholas Leeming stepping down.
Papa John's, one of the largest pizza franchises in the world, trots out its new customer satisfaction programme. Founded in 1999, Papa John’s is one of the largest pizza delivery franchise companies in the world with over 350 sites across the UK and over 5,000 in more 40 international markets.
ChipsAway North Tyneside franchise is where it all began for Silver Medal winner Callum Green. Up against strong competition, North Tyneside ChipsAway employee Callum Green beat everyone to the finish line, winning the Silver Medal at the Skill Auto national finals held at the NEC.
Leading lettings agency, Belvoir, has appointed Michael Stoop to join the board as a non-executive board member. His appointment comes as another board member steps down from a similar position, creating an opportunity for Stoop.
Pirtek is upping its game this year with a new ISO 9001 certification. Hose parts provider, Pirtek, is getting a big upgrade in 2018. It will see the organisation reaching high ISO standards with an ISO 9001 certification.
Subway is really making its mark in Bristol and is set to open yet another outlet Bristolians clearly love Subway. There are already 40 in the city, with 97 spread across Bristol, Gloucester, Somerset and Wiltshire.
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”.
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.
River Island’s childrenswear and mobile shopping has boosted profits up to 70% and numbers are on the rise. The family-owned high street retailer launched River Island Mini last year and it has since claimed a chunk of the £4.6B UK childrenswear market.
The Seattle native coffeehouse chain kicks start autumn with their iconic milky beverage that gives you a daily dose of sugar and spice and everything nice.
Iceland won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Retail Industry Awards last week, tallying to a record-breaking collection of accolades. This award is for real customer satisfaction and is measured by the IGD’s ShopperVista monthly shopping tracker.
Reading Football Club proudly announced BoConcept as their new Official Club Partner. Its Club’s Player’s Lounge at both Madejski Staduim and Hogwood Park by ‘BoConcept’ features newly inspired makeover by the iconic Scandinavian design group to help make the Royals feel at home.
What started out as a single store in Perth, Australia, has become the world’s largest second-hand retailer and pawnbroker with more than 750 stores around the globe. Cash Converters’ founder Brian Cumins had a vision – to turn second-hand goods stores into professional retail outlets.
The UK’s leading specialised recruitment franchise, Driver Hire swept away with 2017 silver medal in the British Franchise Association’ HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards.
M&S kick started its campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, with seven inspiring breast cancer survivors to front its nationwide campaign and model the range of pink bras, which 20% of sales will be donated to the Breast Cancer Now.
Robins & Day dealership in Manchester has undergone a £3m redevelopment to their 2.25 site to welcome Citroen. Now a tri-brand dealership with Peugeot already on board, Robins & Day dealership will include a 17-bay workshop supported by an off-site PDI centre and parts hub.
The American burger multinational chain is making its way back to the UK and this time, hopefully for good. Wimpy plans a massive UK expansion to regain its position in the market, giving burger fans even more to choose from.
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