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08-April-2024

Walfinch Franchisee Helps Free Hospital Beds

The demand for complex care is rising, and Walfinch care providers such as Leena Bector, franchisee Managing Director of the Walfinch home care service in Windsor and Maidenhead, are stepping up to meet the need.

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08-April-2024

ANYTIME FITNESS ROUNDS OFF THE FIRST QUARTER WITH THREE NEW OPENINGS IN ONE WEEK

Leading gym provider Anytime Fitness has enjoyed a busy March, with three new locations opening their doors in Tottenham Hale, Kingston, and Abbey Wood. These locations joined Wimbledon and Brixton which opened in January and February respectively, totalling five openings for the brand so far this year.

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05-April-2024

OSCAR PET FOODS MARKS 30 YEARS OF NUTRITIONAL EXCELLENCE

OSCAR Pet Foods, a leader in the pet industry, is thrilled to be celebrating its 30th anniversary marking three decades of dedicated service to pets and their owners. Since 1994, OSCAR has been committed to providing high quality, nutritious pet food that not only satisfies our cherished companions but also contributes to their overall health and well-being

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04-April-2024

WOK'S UP PORTSMOUTH!

Oodles has today opened a store in the vibrant city of Portsmouth. The franchise chain now boasts over 40 successful stores across the UK with a loyal customer base and is quickly becoming a fast-growing fusion food franchise, with over 10 in the Greater London area alone.  Oodles brings its fusion of Eastern-inspired flavours to the heart of Portsmouth’s Commercial Road, just a stone's throw from the hustle and bustle of the high street and Southsea train station.

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04-April-2024

EweMove holds its biggest annual conference and awards ceremony to date

300 people flocked to the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham in early March for EweMove’s annual franchise conference, awards and celebrations. Titled ‘Bigger, Better, Bolder, Brighter’, the conference focussed on continued network growth, ensuring national consistency across all the local EweMove businesses, who are increasingly proud of their incredible achievements, including more national award wins in 2023.

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04-April-2024

Lucky B's opens second restaurant in Glasgow

Lucky B’s has opened their second restaurant in Glasgow.  Run by franchisees, Usman & Sohil, the Cardonald branch situated on the busy Paisley Road West, follows on from the success of their Giffnock restaurant.

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04-April-2024

Helen Doron Education joins the British Franchise Association

With 1,200 learning centres worldwide, Helen Doron Education is proud to announce its accreditation as a member of the British Franchise Association (BFA). Established in 1985, the global education franchise has made significant progress in its expansion into the UK. This most recent recognition highlights both the brand’s international achievements and its ambitious plans to replicate its worldwide success within the UK market.

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04-April-2024

DUAL BRANDED APPLEBEE'S AND IHOP RESTAURANT CONCEPT TO EXHIBIT AT THE INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE SHOW LONDON

Coming off of the grand opening of its eighth Dual Branded restaurant in León, Mexico, Dine Brands International – an affiliate of Dine Brands Global, Inc., the parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP®, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop® restaurants – is keeping the momentum going with its latest restaurant concept at the International Franchise Show London.

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03-April-2024

CHOPSTIX CELEBRATES EASTER WEEKEND OPENING AT THE O2

The UK’s largest Pan-Asian QSR brand, Chopstix, opened its hotly anticipated site in the Entertainment District at The O2, which is owned and operated by Waterfront Limited Partnership, a joint venture between AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, over the Easter weekend, signalling the entry of the noodle brand into the world’s most popular live entertainment, leisure, and retail destination.

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03-April-2024

Gong cha brings high-quality bubble tea to Birmingham for the first time

Gong cha, one of the world’s fastest-growing global tea brands, is pleased to announce its 13th store in the UK has opened in Birmingham. Located at 109 New Street (City Centre Birmingham, B2 4EU), the store opened its doors to customers on 29th March 2024.

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