Franchise Times today announces 12 winners of the 2025 Franchise Times Dealmakers awards, the 13th annual project recognizing the boldest players driving mergers and acquisitions in franchising.

The 40-year-old franchisee of 11 Saladworks locations in southern New Jersey and in and around Philadelphia is an immigrant ...

Celebree started franchising in 2019 and has since opened 29 franchised units, bringing its total to 55 units in 17 states.

As competition in the restaurant industry heats up, Slim Chickens has risen to the top as a leader in the better-chicken ...

Nozzleman Pizza is a firefighter founded QSR pizzeria and has recently partnered with Walmart Corporation to open up ...

Youth enrichment platform Unleashed Brands is diving into its newest venture: swim schools. The company added to its ...

Matthew Frankel, the managing partner at Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, repeated the word “conviction” when discussing ...

Despite starting franchising nearly three years ago, full-service burger brand Fat Patty’s hasn’t attempted to scale its system, until now. Founded in 2007, Fat Patty’s was purchased in 2018 for $12.3 ...

This article is part of "Where Are They Now?"—an ongoing series in which Franchise Times managing editor Emilee Wentland and reporter Alyssa Huglen catch up with emerging brands. At Ice Cream ...

Joie de vivre,” the French phrase translated to “joy of life,” is at the heart of French bakery and café concept La Madeleine. John Dillon plans to keep it that ...