- Should You Consider Buying a Foreign Franchise?
It's a well-known fact that popular U.S. franchise operations like McDonald's and Subway have become as ubiquitous overseas as they are in North America. What many people don't realize is that a wide variety of foreign franchises are popping up on our soil slowly but surely, including businesses such as ......
- Understanding Franchise Arrangements
Franchising, the dominant form of small business ownership today, has grown worldwide because its flexibility allows potential franchisees the choice of the type of business they get into, the type of relationship, and the size of their investment. Single-unit or direct-unit franchises A single-unit or direct-unit franchise is just what ......
- Turning Concepts Into Chains
From concept ideation to the first customer walking through the door, opening a restaurant requires investments of time and resources. For those with big dreams, transforming the idea from a single unit to a chain requires the same careful planning—and a lot more work. Beyond the initial costs of building ......
- Chain Expansion Report
Arby's, CPK and other chains release expansion information. Arby's signed development agreements with four new and 13 existing franchisees to open 35 restaurants throughout California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia. Bruegger's signed a development agreement with Avi and Moshe Stern to build at ......
- Way to Grow
This year's Top 400 chains pursue growth strategies that balance unit expansion, menu revision and operational enhancement in a blend best suited to their concepts. Shared by all is a desire to build and maintain forward momentum. Emerging chains such as Chicago-based Potbelly Sandwich Works (which increased units by nearly ......
- Starting Points
When Nancy Roskin and her husband, Jeff, moved from Connecticut to Scottsdale, Ariz., in search of warmer weather, they found not just sunshine but also inspiration and impetus to enter the restaurant business. The couple's first 3 Tomatoes & a Mozzarella—a Tuscan-style bistro concept—opened five years ago. Now, with a ......
- Sushi now on the menu at Lincoln
Building.
The Lincoln Building, already home to Pera, a Mediterranean brasserie, and Jimmy's Cafe, will soon be welcoming a casual sushi restaurant to the premises, announces Brian Waterman, executive vice president of Newmark Knight Frank, the property's managing and leasing agent. The tenant, Genji Sushi Express, will open its first ......