FTC Considers Extending Proposed Noncompete Ban to Franchises

Saturday, January 7, 2023 On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a proposed rule that, with limited exceptions, would both ban post-termination non-compete covenants in employment agreements and require rescission of existing post-termination non-competes. The proposed rule expressly would not apply to franchise agreements. But the FTC’s notice of proposed rulemaking seeks…

Big Blue Swim School Closes 2022 with Accelerated Growth Across the United States

Courtesy of Big Blue Swim School, a SwimSwam partner. CHICAGO (January 5, 2023) — Big Blue Swim School, one of the country’s fastest-growing franchises in the $3 billion learn-to-swim industry, looks back on 2022 as the year it crossed the threshold of more than half its units sold, with 230 awarded to date, and 29 in 2022. The brand’s coast-to-coast…

Popbar Announces The Signing Of An Agreement In South Florida

By: Popbar |  0 Shares     107 Reads January 05, 2023 // Franchising.com // Miami, Florida – Popbar, the maker of customizable popGelato, popSorbetto, and popYogurts, founded in New York City in 2010, has signed a new 6-unit franchising agreement with Florida based EAJ Dolci. The development will focus on the South Florida area. Dedicated to serving…

Kathy Doyle promoted to CEO of Networld Media GroupFast Casual

Jan. 5, 2023 Kathy Doyle has been promoted to CEO of Networld Media Group, a publisher of nine business-to-business websites, including FastCasual and ATM Marketplace. She most recently served as publisher and president of the company and replaces Tom Harper, who will become chairman. Harper joined the company in 1997 following a career in radio…

MARIO L. HERMAN Assists in Pursuing Master Franchises and Reviewing Franchise Agreements

MARIO L. HERMAN is a US experienced and reliable franchise attorney who is here to serve any person wanting to sell or purchase a franchise. He works with domestic and international franchise parties and is well familiar with every aspect of the Federal Trade Commission’s regulations that govern the purchase and sales of franchises. The…

Guthrie’s Multi-Unit Franchisees Ink Deal to Expand West

By: Kerry Pipes | 203 Reads | Stephen Galbraith and Matt Dahlhauser have signed a 50-unit development agreement with fast casual chicken brand Guthrie’s. The duo’s Dahlhauser Galbraith Operating Companies, LLC, will expand the concept into western states including Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. Galbraith and Dahlhauser have been with the brand for…

FRANdata Names QC Kinetix As Fastest-Growing Young Franchise Brand

Study Compares Brick-and-Mortar Franchises Started in the Last 10 Years CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESSWIRE / January 3, 2022 / QC Kinetix, a medical franchise specializing in regenerative medicine, is recognized as the fastest-growing brick-and-mortar brand to have started franchising in the last 10 years. The study, performed by FRANdata, a research and advisory firm providing…