Pizza is a staple of the fast-food industry, but fast-casual segment is topping the growth charts with brands like Chipotle Mexican Grill, Smashburger and Buffalo Wild Wings.
Pizza wants a slice of that pie, so it’s going a little more upscale as well. MSN found 9 new pizza concepts rolling franchise expansion plans –
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The Affordable Care Act will increase demand for health care, according to a JD Supra report, and that’s just one reason it sees health-care franchises as attractive right now. It also sees lower costs for patients and attractive work conditions for doctors as key factors that make several kinds of health-care franchise attractive. Read more at JDSupra Health care is not the only sector on...
Juan Valdez, a coffee brand backed by the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation, is opening franchised cafes in Florida in a fresh attempt to challenge Starbucks in the U.S. The first store was to open in Miami this week, according this Bloomberg BusinessWeek article. And Kono Pizza — a pizza-in-a-cone concept invented in Italy and selling in Edison, N.J. since 2007 — was one of many...
U.S. consumers may be ready to loosen their purse strings, according to the latest Harris Poll. The June survey of consumer confidence found some early signs that American adults are less focused on small cutbacks in their family spending compared to a year ago. Changes in discretionary spending are big driver of small-business and franchise growth, so even small shifts are closely watched by...
The Baby Boom generation is having a Business Boom, with substantial growth in its share of new-business entrepreneurs over the past decade. The Wall Street Journal has gathered some statistics and commentary on this trend, along with a list of free and low-cost resources, some specifically designed for older entrepreneurs. Learn more in this article: Encore: Where Older Entrepreneurs Can Find...
Demand for franchise units is expected to increase by more than 12 percent in 2014, the highest rate of increase since 2009, according to a new FranDATA analysis. And the International Franchise Association Business Outlook predicts that the franchise sector will lead the nation’s economic rebound by creating an estimated 220,000 jobs this year. “With seven out of 10 franchise business lines...
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