8 great takeaways from Dubai global franchising show

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The Global Franchise Market show in Dubai covered a variety of franchising issues, including women in franchising, how to take your brand global, how to know…

Freakin' Unbelievable Burgers opens first franchised location

November 17, 2016

Four years after start-up, Freakin' Unbelievable Burgers has signed its first franchise agreement for a mall-based location in Mall St. Matthew's in…

Habit Burger Grill opens in Dubai

November 17, 2016

Dubai is home to the Habit Burger Grill's first international location. Under the direction of Food Quest Restaurants Management, the new Habit restaurant is…

Chi'Lantro lands the big one on Shark Tank

November 17, 2016

Last Friday, Chi'Lantro founder Jae Kim landed the big one on the ABC TV show, "Shark Tank". Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran offered Kim $600,000 for 2…

Former Hardee's franchisee, army veteran, single mom joins Tropical Smoothie

November 17, 2016

Emily Harrington has purchased two existing Tropical Smoothie Cafes in Tampa with four more locations pledged in the next several years and as many as 50 sites…

Dickey's brings BBQ to Lake Charles

November 17, 2016

Dickey's Barbecue Pits opened a location this week in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and has a month of specials to announce the event to the world.   For example…

Schlotzsky's expands in Georgia

November 16, 2016

Schlotzsky's needs you if you're a qualified franchise operator looking to open a Georgia location of the chain. Specifically, the chain is interested in…

Blaze Pizza opens 2 new Louisiana locations

November 16, 2016

Blaze Pizza extended is extending its roots deep down into the watery land in and around the Big Easy, along with another in Shreveport, according to a press…

Delaware opening 2nd Zoup

November 16, 2016

Tiny Delaware is getting its second location of Zoup, this time in Newark, where franchisees Eric and Dia Ames are handling the owner's ladle. Their Christiana…

First-time Captain D franchisees open in Georgia

November 16, 2016

Captain D's opened its newest franchise location in Lovejoy, Georgia, this week, marking the brand's 98th site in the state. Franchisees Ali Momin, Abrar…

Sloan's ice cream hits the Santa Monica market

November 15, 2016

Sloan's Ice Cream is getting ready to open its second location in the Los Angeles area, this time in Santa Monica, California.

&pizza lands $25M investment and a spot in the Big Apple

November 15, 2016

We're more than a month away from the big giving holiday, but that didn't stop investors from pledging to give &pizza $25 million of growth capital to fund…

Blaze Pizza ablaze with 3 new openings

November 15, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is on fire as the chain will open three new sites in three states on Nov. 17.

Moe's wants a few slices of Cheesehead territory

November 14, 2016

Moe's Southwest Grill is looking for multi-unit franchisees with an interest in Wisconsin, the brand's next expansion territory, according to a news release.

Fuddrucker's brings burger to Duncan, S.C.

November 14, 2016

Fuddruckers opens the brand's seventh South Carolina location this Monday in Duncan. The Butcher The Baker Management Company, Inc. will operate the site on…

Franchise Focus: How Mamoun's is taking Middle Eastern food mainstream

With 14 franchises under development, Hussam Chater, director of franchising and co-owner of Mamoun’s, plans to grow the brand to 200 by 2020

In the landlord's shoes: seeing yourself as a prospective tenant

If a tenant isn’t creating a relationship with the landlord and making deposits to that relationship, how can the tenant ever expect to make a withdrawal when…

100,000 burritos raises Go Burritos to franchise level

November 10, 2016

North Carolina-based Go Burrito is ready to franchise after three years of growth, according to a news release. The concept's owners, Mikey and Lily Wetzel…

Blaze Pizza opens new Chicago-area location

November 9, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening a new Chicagoland location in Orland Park on Nov. 14, according to a press release.

The Melt expands into Texas

November 9, 2016

The Melt is driving into Texas, with its first location opening Nov. 21, at Houston’s Baybrook Mall.