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Jamaica Blue is celebrating the grand opening of its new Ashford café today, Friday 25th September, welcoming customers to enjoy its premium coffee, vibrant all-day dining menu and relaxed café experience for the first time. The opening marks an exciting new chapter for the brand in Ashford. Located at County Square Shopping Centre, the café represents a £300,000 investment in the town and is creating 15 new jobs for the local area.
Zambrero, the modern Mexican quick-service restaurant franchise, has announced the appointment of Development Agents, Charles Stewart, Chris Seymour and Matt King, to spearhead expansion in Greater London. The team will be responsible for franchise partner recruitment in the capital, with plans to open 36 sites within the next three years, creating around 540 jobs, including full and part-time roles.
Two new Pacifica Local territories have launched in Sutton and Cardiff, with three franchise partners turning their technical expertise into businesses of their own. In Sutton, brothers Muhammad Unain and Muhammad Raheel are combining their engineering experience, while Rhys Pring is already out on the road with his new Cardiff operation, drawing on years of technical and customer service knowledge.
JM Submarines UK Ltd, the master franchisee for Jersey Mike’s in the United Kingdom and Ireland, has appointed experienced hospitality, retail and franchise leader Satnam Leihal as Chief Executive Officer, as the business prepares for the next phase of the brand’s expansion.
Harry Ramsden’s, one of Britain’s best-known fish and chip brands, has launched a nationwide search for franchise partners as it sets its sights on expanding its footprint across the UK. Founded in Guiseley, Yorkshire, in 1928, Harry Ramsden’s is approaching its centenary with an ambitious strategy to take the brand to more customers and more locations through a flexible franchise model.
For Paul Carter and his wife Marcia, a visit to the British & International Franchise Exhibition was the first step in a journey that would ultimately take them out of long-established corporate careers and into business ownership. Today, they’re the owners of Anytime Fitness Didcot. But when they first visited the exhibition in January 2024, they had no firm idea what their future business would look like.
Golden Corral®, America’s largest buffet restaurant brand, is setting its sights on the UK as it looks for experienced multi-unit restaurant operators to spearhead its fexpansion into the market. Established more than 50 years ago, Golden Corral has grown to more than 340 restaurants across the continental United States, alongside four restaurants in Puerto Rico. Now, the brand is looking across the Atlantic as it seeks partners capable of introducing its distinctive combination of choice, value and family-friendly hospitality to British diners.
Harry Ramsden’s has unveiled Harry’s Hut, a new compact restaurant format inspired by the humble beginnings of one of Britain’s most iconic fish and chips brands. The first Harry’s Hut has opened at The Tower Hotel on St Katharine’s Way, close to Tower Bridge, placing the brand at the heart of one of London’s best-known visitor destinations.
Harry Ramsden’s has signed a master franchise agreement with Franchise India Ventures to launch and grow the iconic British restaurant brand across India, with plans to open at least 60 restaurants over the next 10 years.
Two new Greensleeves Lawn Care franchisees are putting their training into practice as they take their first steps into business ownership following lengthy careers in IT and telecoms. Mark Bailey has launched Greensleeves Surrey & Sussex Borders after 30 years in IT, while Scott Maltby has taken over Greensleeves West Notts following 25 years in telecoms with BT and Openreach. Both were looking for a new direction but have brought very different experience and perspectives into their first weeks with the network.
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