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Sutton, South London, will mark the location of the 100th Foodco franchised store investment in the UK, with the opening of a 1,800sq ft Jamaica Blue café in the town centre confirmed for early 2026. Australian-owned hospitality franchise group, Foodco, first entered the UK market in late 2001 with the first Muffin Break café in Derby. Jamaica Blue debuted in Cambridge in 2014, and now the Group has outlets across the UK, with 85 stores in England, 8 in Scotland, 6 in Northern Ireland and 1 in Wales.
Altipeak™, the world’s first boutique fitness and wellness franchise built entirely around scientifically engineered altitude-training environments, has announced plans to expand into the UK. Founded in 2017, Altipeak™ has already established three thriving studios across Ireland: Dublin, Ashbourne and Castleknock - with further Irish expansion underway. The company is now inviting UK entrepreneurs to join its next phase of growth.
Jones the Grocer, the international restaurant, gourmet grocery, and all-day dining concept, continues its rapid global expansion with a series of strategic openings across key markets in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and India. Strengthening its position as a high-growth franchising brand, the company is rolling out its full portfolio of store formats: flagship, medium, express, kiosk and social, under its scalable, multi-concept retail strategy.
Most service businesses start the same way - one person, one van, one big dream. You’re great at what you do, but suddenly you’re also the marketer, the admin, the bookkeeper and the customer service team. It’s rewarding work, but it’s relentless and it can feel like you’re building the plane while flying it. Here, My Property Pros (MPP) founder and CEO Karen Prewer explores the three biggest challenges faced by service-based businesses – and how franchising helps turn service novices into confident business owners.
TaxAssist Accountants is pleased to announce that Lan Eadie has taken ownership of the Truro practice at 106 Kenwyn Street, following its acquisition from long-standing franchisee Steve Griffett.
Walfinch home care in Eastbourne is back, enhanced by Managing Director Poojita Patel's first-hand experience of receiving care.
Within a few months of starting Walfinch Eastbourne in March 2024, a business where carers look after clients within the comfort of their own homes, Poojita was told she needed surgery for a brain tumour.
UK Business Mentoring are delighted to welcome a new franchisee, Russell Fennell to the team. Russell is an accomplished and entrepreneurial property and business professional with over 30 years’ experience spanning construction, property development, agency, healthcare and retail.
UKBM is delighted to have been awarded a Five Star Franchisee Satisfaction Survey Award from Workbuzz. With so many franchisors claiming to offer excellent training and support, it can be challenging to stand out- and even harder for prospective franchisees to figure out which opportunities are truly the best fit.
UKBM is delighted to share that they’ve been named a finalist in the 2025 Best Franchise Awards, organised by WorkBuzz and sponsored by Lloyds Bank. They have been nominated in the Business to Business category.
Children across the nation donned their pyjamas and took the plunge recently, swapping their usual swimwear for cosy pyjamas as part of Puddle Ducks’ charity PJ (Pyjama) Week - an initiative that blends fun with vital water safety education.
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