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20-June-2022

Esquires Coffee opens new shop in St Neots this Summer

St. Neots just got a little more exciting with a new Esquires Coffee shop opening its doors in town. Since 1993, Esquires Coffee has strived to deliver high quality food, beverages, and service for coffee aficionados.

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20-June-2022

ANYTIME FITNESS UK & HOME INSTEAD PARTNER UP TO SUPPORT CARERS' HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Two of the UK’s largest franchises, Anytime Fitness UK and Home Instead, have partnered up to provide free gym access to carers throughout June. Anytime Fitness is opening its doors to provide free seven-day gym passes to over 10,000 Home Instead Care Professionals.

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20-June-2022

Franchisee Realises Dream to Open Papa John's in Hometown of Stourbridge

 Franchisee Atif Maroof Zar has realized his dream to open a Papa John’s in his hometown of Stourbridge in the West Midlands.  Multi-unit franchisee Afif Maroof Zar joined Papa John’s in 2017 and now runs eleven stores with the help of his brothers Umair Ramay and Amir Maroof and over 150 team members. 

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17-June-2022

Oxford and Sandhurst franchisees celebrate 15 years with TaxAssist Accountants

David Lushington and Shekh Rao recently celebrated the milestone anniversary of 15 years in business with TaxAssist Accountants.

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16-June-2022

POINTS MEAN PRIZES AS CHOPSTIX LAUNCHES BRAND NEW APP

The UK’s leading Pan-Asian QSR brand Chopstix Noodle Bar has increased its digital offering, announcing the launch of the brand new Chopstix app this month.

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15-June-2022

CANCER WON'T STOP MY FRANCHISE FROM FLYING

Inspirational ex-police husband and wife team, Rachel and Colman Coyne, from Huddersfield, have enjoyed great success with their Travel Franchise business since its launch in 2013 - a remarkable story as Rachel received the awful news that she had cancer just after their new business had launched.  

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15-June-2022

ISLAND POKE LAUNCHES FIRST OF ITS KIND POKE BAO RANGE

Island Poké is launching a brand new and original product line this week with its range of ‘Poké Bao.’ The Poké Bao is the first of its kind, and is shaking up the poké food scene, giving customers a fresh, tasty and handheld way to eat their poké. 

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15-June-2022

BIGGEST MCDONALD'S FRANCHISEE IN UK SELLS OUT AND JOINS GDK

The biggest McDonald’s franchisee in the UK, Atul Pathak OBE, has sold out at the legacy brand to join the future of fast-casual dining at German Doner Kebab. Pathak is one of the nation’s most successful franchisee entrepreneurs and has been operating 43 McDonald’s restaurants and employing more than 3,500 staff for nearly two decades.

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13-June-2022

The Cat Butler awards a new franchise in Oxford

Premium cat care franchise the Cat Butler, has awarded a new franchise in Oxford. Following redundancy from the customer services training department at British Gas in Oxford, Mark Mentiply (41), has been awarded the Oxford territory of premium cat care franchise, The Cat Butler.

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11-June-2022

TaxAssist franchisees take inspiration from regional meetings

Held bi-annually, the regional meetings bring the network together with TaxAssist Group directors for updates and to share best practice.

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