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19-January-2023

Doner Shack kicks off 2023 with two new multi-unit franchisees

Döner Shack, the Berlin-inspired street-food concept, continues to experience tremendous growth with the addition of two new multi-unit franchise partners, Bobby Sidhu and Omar Chagani. The UK’s leading fast-casual franchise brand will be boosting its presence across the UK with 20 new stores across the West Midlands and London over the next three years.

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18-January-2023

Anytime Fitness UK names Jason Worthy as Chief Executive Officer

Anytime Fitness UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Worthy as Chief Executive Officer. Jason has more than 20 years’ experience in the fitness sector, having senior roles on both the supplier and operator sides before joining global fitness equipment manufacturer, Life Fitness, in 2012. He was most recently Vice President of International Business Development for Brunswick Corporation, where he has successfully launched Freedom Boat Club’s international expansion programme, scaling to 33 franchised and corporate locations in 24 months.

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18-January-2023

New franchisee in Lymington for Driving Miss Daisy

Sam Hague has joined Driving Miss Daisy as the new franchisee for Lymington. Sam has had an exciting career in sports broadcasting, living for many years in the Far East and travelling the world to many different events. She was looking for a new opportunity to get her away from her desk and computer, and into and contribute to the community around her. Having supported her elderly parents in recent years, Sam became aware of Driving Miss Daisy and felt it was the perfect fit for her.

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16-January-2023

I am Doner signs UAE multi-site franchise deal

I am Doner, the award winning better kebab shop in Harrogate is going global, and has signed a multi-site franchise deal to take the brand to the UAW, a deal favilitated by the Socius Group.

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16-January-2023

I am Doner signs UK multi-site franchise deal

I am Döner, the award winning better kebab brands backed by Think Hospitality, has signed a multi-site franchise deal to take the brand to Merseyside and the Isle of Man, a deal facilitated by Seeds Consulting.

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16-January-2023

Home care expert and franchisor produces FREE career change guide

In a bid to reinvigorate workers that are experiencing career burnout Radfield Home Care has published a career change guide to help individuals take back control of their career and find the right route forward.

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16-January-2023

New Burger & Sauce Franchisee Builds for the Future with Leicester Launch

Burger & Sauce’s newest franchisee Amandeep Singh has launched in Leicester.  The new restaurant situated on London Road, is the first Burger & Sauce to open in Leicester and it creates 12 new jobs in the city.

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13-January-2023

Day in the Life of Doug Parks, Propertynest's Elmbridge Franchisee

As a relatively new business, the bulk of my time is spent promoting the Propertynest estate agent brand in my territory which includes Weybridge, Cobham, Esher and surrounding villages.  This includes writing letters to sellers whose homes are already on the market but may be struggling to sell, or networking at local business groups.  Promotion on social media is also key.

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12-January-2023

Walfinch Franchisee Kam and her Team Celebrate Client Joan's Centenary

One of the joys of being a homecare franchisee is sharing celebrations with your clients. Kam Gill, franchisee managing director of the Walfinch office in Oxford says: “Our client Joan Shewry recently celebrated her 100th birthday – and we were delighted to share it with her. We know all of our care clients well and are always delighted to see one of them reach 100. Our whole team sent congratulations to Joan.”

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12-January-2023

Another year of strong growth for Franchise Brands

Franchise Brands plc, a multi-brand franchisor, this morning provides a trading update for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, reporting that the Board expects the Group's revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS for the year ended 31 December 2022 to be slightly ahead of recently-increased current consensus market expectations.

Trading in the second half of year remained strong in the B2B division (which includes Metro Rod, Willow Pumps, and Filta UK) and Filta North America, our two largest businesses. 

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