Laura Michaels

Two Orangetheory Fitness franchisees who sold studios to Honors Holdings are among the petitioners seeking to force the brand’s largest operator into bankruptcy. They say they’re owed millions by the

Show your enthusiasm for the best franchises in the industry with the Franchise Times Zor Awards, recognizing the best companies in 10 hot industry segments.

A strong management team, alignment with franchisee interests and a “winning operational model” were among the attractive elements for Franchise Equity Partners as it evaluated the opportunity to enter the

• Once the largest TGI Fridays franchisee in the world, Brad Honigfeld and The Briad Group are now plotting growth with convenience store brand Circle K, signing a deal to

• Once the largest TGI Fridays franchisee in the world, Brad Honigfeld and The Briad Group are now plotting growth with convenience store brand Circle K, signing a deal to

With the sale to Blackstone, Jersey Mike's CEO Peter Cancro will maintain a significant ownership stake and continue to lead the company he founded nearly 50 years ago.

After Inspire Brands took Dunkin' Brands Group private in October 2020 in an $11.3 billion deal, leaders at the coffee and donut chain came in with a chip on their

For our Top CEOs in Franchising feature in the November/December issue, we identified notable leaders who are guiding their brands through periods of growth, change and, of course, challenges.

While the makeup of the Franchise Times Top 400 Health & Medical category is changing, with regenerative therapy, mental health and infusion concepts all experiencing growth, senior care brands still

Delivery- and carryout-focused pizza franchises vied for market share in 2023 as consumers continued to spread their spending around. Major value players Domino’s and Pizza Hut reversed their systemwide sales