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09-September-2026

JERSEY MIKE'S MAKES UK DEBUT ON LONDON'S ARGYLL STREET AS US SANDWICH CHAIN KICKS OFF EUROPEAN EXPANSION

Jersey Mike’s, one of America’s fastest-growing sub sandwich brands, has confirmed the location of its first ever UK restaurant, with its London debut set to take place on Argyll Street in the West End in late autumn 2026. Located moments from Oxford Circus, the new restaurant will bring Jersey Mike’s to one of London’s most high profile retail and hospitality destinations, marking the first step in the brand’s expansion across the UK and Ireland.

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04-September-2026

Bunsik to open in Birmingham and Coventry

Bunsik, the No. 1 Korean street food brand, is continuing its rapid UK expansion with the opening of two new locations this autumn, bringing its much-loved Korean street food experience to Coventry in September and Birmingham’s iconic Bullring in October.

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04-September-2026

New Muffin Break Cafe opens today at Crystal Peaks

The first Muffin Break café in Sheffield opened this week at Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre, bringing the award-winning bakery café brand to the city for the first time. The new store is creating up to 15 jobs, including both full-time and part-time positions, supporting local employment as it welcomes its first customers.

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04-September-2026

Ready to scale up your business portfolio? The Multi-unit Franchise Conference returns this October

Growing a franchise portfolio takes more than ambition: It takes the right systems, the right people, and the right advice. The Multi-unit Franchise Conference returns to the NEC, Birmingham on Friday 2 October bringing ambitious franchisees and entrepreneurs the tools, inspiration, and connections they need to take their portfolios to the next level.

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04-September-2026

21 year old Kieran Howe opens Plan Burrito Lincoln

Award-winning Tex-Mex restaurant brand Plan Burrito is proud to announce the opening of its newest restaurant in Lincoln, marking another exciting step in the company's continued expansion across the UK. The Lincoln store has been opened by their youngest Franchisee Kieran Howe, still only 21 years of age. When Kieran first expressed interest in the brand nearly 3 years ago, he was too young to have any business banking history but he did have the drive and ambition and a personal goal to open his own Franchise. In order to support him, Kieran initially joined the team at the head office store to learn the business from the ground up. Finally after more than 2 years, Kieran has achieved the first step in his future goals to be a multi site operator with the brand.

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02-September-2026

DRIVER HIRE'S FRANCHISE NETWORK DELIVERS RECORD ?3M UK WEEK AS AUSTRALIA PASSES $1M MILESTONE

Double trading landmark highlights strength of long-established recruitment franchise model

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02-September-2026

Green Machine Launches New Investment Booster to Accelerate Franchisee Growth

Green Machine has launched a new Investment Booster initiative designed to help existing and future franchisees grow their businesses faster, backed by a guaranteed level of turnover delivered by its Head Office sales team.

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01-September-2026

Manual Magic AI and Claromentis partner to close the gap between writing and enforcing SOPs

Manual Magic AI®, the private LLM that drafts Operations Manuals and standard operating procedures from a franchisor’s intellectual property, today announced a co-sell partnership with Claromentis, a bfa-accredited supplier of franchise management software. Manual Magic AI® is now available as an integrated application within Claromentis Franchise Hub product, accessible via the application menu using OAuth2 single sign-on.

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01-September-2026

Bubble CiTea Welcomes New Franchise Partners Sunil and Madhuri Joshi

Bubble CiTea has welcomed experienced multi-brand franchise operators Sunil Joshi and his wife, Madhuri, to its growing franchise network. The couple, who have a background in food and beverage franchising, will take over an existing Bubble CiTea corporate-operated kiosk at Festival Place in Basingstoke in the coming weeks.

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27-August-2026

NIC Local targets Scotland for next phase of franchise growth

Leading commercial cleaning management franchise NIC Local is targeting Scotland for further expansion, with opportunities for ambitious entrepreneurs across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness and Kilmarnock. NIC Local is looking to strengthen its presence north of the border as it continues to grow its network of management franchisees across the UK.

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