food franchising

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Wendy's Has a New Restaurant Design That Lets Them Take 400 Times More Digital Orders

The burger franchise has a new leadership team, and they're ready to deliver way more burgers.

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The Culver Family Opened Their First Restaurant in 1984 — Now Culver's Has 1,000 Locations. What's Its Secret?

The Wisconsin-based burger franchise endears itself to the communities it serves.

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Why Is Popeyes Taking Over Airports and College Campuses? The Chicken Chain's VP Explains Its Strategy.

The fried chicken franchise is implementing a clever long-term strategy.

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Dunkin' Made a Big Change to Its In-Store Experience — Here's Why Gen Z Can't Get Enough

The coffee franchise is innovating to get people in and out with their beverages faster than ever.

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Jersey Mike's Switched Up Its Strategy for Serving Customers This Year — Then Blackstone Bought the Sandwich Chain for $8 Billion

The New Jersey sub franchise has dialed in on strategies to serve customers in stores and online, as proven by its recent acquisition.

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Taco Bell Is More Than 60 Years Old — Here's the Brand's Secret to Staying Relevant, According to Its CEO

The fast food franchise has its sights set on something bigger than the quick service restaurant category. That landed it the #1 spot on our Franchise 500 for the fifth time.

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The Secret to Jersey Mike's Increasing Popularity? Danny DeVito and the Special Olympics Are Only Half of It.

The sandwich chain is staying true to its roots, and focused on real people, and that's helped it stay a top 10 franchise for five years in a row.

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Top 12 Chicken Franchises to Buy in 2023

Turn your fried chicken obsession into a business by buying into one of the top chicken franchises.

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A Breakdown of Shaquille O'Neal's Franchise Ventures

What you should know about the former athlete and 2022 IFA convention keynote speaker.

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Culver's Hasn't Closed a Store in 4 Years — And It's All Thanks to One Smart Strategy

The Wisconsin-based burger joint is in the Top 10 of our Franchise 500 for five years running.

Franchise 500 Annual Ranking

This Innovative Move Keeps Wingstop Flying High

In our Franchise 500's Top 10, the aviation-themed restaurant franchise is betting big on international expansion.

Franchise 500 Annual Ranking

West Coast, Get Ready — Dunkin' Is Coming, and It's Bringing 'Insta-Ready' Gen Z Drinks With It

The coffee shop's sales topped $10 billion in 2021, and its coming in at #5 on our 2023 Franchise 500.

Franchise 500 Annual Ranking

Taco Bell Uses This Little-Known Secret to Stay on Top Year After Year

The franchise is keeping cravings strong by taking enough risks to make it "cool," to both insiders and outsiders.

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What Popeyes' Viral Menu Strategy Can Teach You About Staying Relevant

Innovative new dishes has helped this chicken institution stay among the top five franchises in the world.

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This Is the Crazy Process This Juice Franchise Went Through to Get USDA-Certified Organic. But It Sure Has Paid Off.

Clean Juice went above and beyond when they became the first USDA-certified organic juice brand. But to its founder, it was the right way to stand out in a newly crowded market.