On Franchise Management Programs:
“For a long time, universities and their business schools had been indifferent towards franchising. It wasn’t an oversight that accounted for franchising never being taught in business schools. Business schools have just never seen the point..”
In the News:
- Yum! Brands Names PepsiCo’s Chris Turner CFO [QSR]
- Tijuana Flats Ready to Restart Franchising Program [QSR]
- BrightStar Care Expands Footprint in Greater Minneapolis Area [Franchising.com]
- America still loves Chick-fil-A more than any other fast-food chain [Fox News]
- Pure Barre Announces Partnership to Rapidly Expand Within New York’s Tri-State Region [PR Newswire]
- Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Nearing a Sale to L Catterton [Restaurant Business]
- Patrick Mullinix Forms Advantage Hotels, Acquires Two Brands [Hotel Business]
- Xponential Fitness Signs Multi-Brand Master Franchise Agreement in Saudi Arabia [Yahoo Finance]
- Driven Brands Announces Acquisition of Advance Kwik Lube [Franchising.com]
- Papa John’s commits $80M to brand-building, franchisee relief [Nation’s Restaurant News]
- Firehouse Subs to Roll Out First Major Redesign in 25 Years [Restaurant Business]
- Garbanzo Unveils Aggressive Franchise Growth Initiative [QSR]
- Taco Bell is Opening an All-inclusive Palm Springs Resort Hotel [Newsweek]
- Pet Supplies Plus Signs 22 Franchise Agreements in Early 2019 [Yahoo Finance]
- FAT Brands buys Elevation Burger for $10M [Nation’s Restaurant News]
- The Joint Chiropractic Dazzles in the Desert at 2019 Annual Convention [Franchising.com]
- Massage Envy Selects Buxton to be Real Estate Analytics Partner [PR Newswire]
- Georgia Franchise Group Acquires Award-Winning Crazy Dough’s® Pizza [Yahoo Finance]