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Operations

A franchise expert sees a solution in data

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 21, 2017

Can data hold the key to franchisor control over brand standards?

Leadership

Aziz Hashim: The empowerer

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 15, 2016

As much as Aziz Hashim loves franchising, the one-time electrical engineer has never warmed to the risk factor, starting with the lone KFC he opened in his 20s.

Financing

Church’s Chicken sells 76 company locations

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 28, 2017

Former Burger King executive heads group buying 70 of the restaurants in Texas.

Financing

Their loss, your gain: Capitalizing on other businesses’ closures

By Nancy MacDonald on Feb. 07, 2017

As premium real estate comes up for grabs, limited-service operators across the country are taking creative (and sometimes risky) steps to nab locations.

Financing

Why Subway is facing a crisis

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 19, 2018

The Bottom Line: Overexpansion, marketing problems and intense competition have hurt the chain's sales. But it can recover.

Jack in the Box franchisees lawyer up

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 14, 2017

A group professing to represent all of the system's units says it wants to form a "better partnership" with their franchisor.

Financing

Franchisee buys 24 Taco Bells

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 05, 2018

ABDD Capital acquired the locations in Louisville, Ky.

Financing

Franchisees flex a newfound might

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 27, 2017

With goading from investors, franchisees are becoming a force in brand parents' corporate dealings.

Financing

Arby's makes another acquisition

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 05, 2018

The sandwich chain has acquired 40 locations from a franchisee.

Financing

This week’s head-spinning moments: 5 Hail Marys

By Peter Romeo on May 05, 2017

Applebee's is ready with financial rescues for franchisees, Buffalo Wild Wings is testing off-premise-only stores, Bravo Brio has a new concept it's weighing, Dunkin' is shrinking the menu as a cure-all, and Potbelly was given a bitter pill to swallow by the city of Chicago.

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