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Dave’s Hot Chicken Started With $900 in a Parking Lot. It Now Has 500 Restaurants.
The chain has eight openings in one day, deals across Europe and no sign of slowing down.
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McDonald’s Is Giving Franchisees an $8.5 Billion Lifeline to Save Up to $100,000 a Year
McDonald's admits some of its past initiatives hurt its own restaurants. Now it's spending big to get them back on track.
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This Franchise Company Just Made It Free to Add a Second Restaurant Brand to Your Location: ‘Buy One, Get Two’
Woworks wants its franchisees to grow bigger, faster — and it's willing to waive fees to make that happen.
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After Selling Pizza Hut, Yum! Brands Is Eyeing a New Purchase: ‘We Are Prepared to Make Bold Moves’
Yum! Brands recently sold Pizza Hut. Now, CFO Ranjith Roy says it might be ready to add something new to replace it.
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He Took a Pizza Delivery Job to Pay Off Student Loans. Forty Years Later, He Owns 160 Domino’s Stores.
Brian Bailey bought his first Domino's at 27, and has since helped six of his own employees become franchisees too.
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He Took a Part-Time Job at McDonald’s 50 Years Ago. Now He Owns Six of Them: ‘I Never Could Have Imagined the Journey Ahead of Me’
Terry Eagle started working the register at age 16. Now he owns the register.
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He Poured His Retirement Savings into a Business — and It Failed Spectacularly: ‘I’m Working Harder Than Ever.’
He regrets losing the entirety of his $180,000 retirement savings in a failed business venture.
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He Started As a Barista When He Was 16 — Now He’s an Owner: ‘Proof of What’s Possible’
Elliott Disner spent years helping run Beyond Juicery + Eatery from the corporate side. Now he owns one, and says the job feels completely different.
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The Top Franchise 500-Ranked Businesses You Can Launch for Less Than $25,000 in 2026
These brands prove you don't need a lot of capital to become a business owner in 2026.
By David James
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This Husband-and-Wife Duo Started a Business They Couldn’t Find in Their Hometown. 6 Months in, It Did $1 Million in Sales.
Ken and Sarah Barlow set out to open the doors to “something joyful” and “community-centered.”
By Sherin Shibu
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One Franchisee Said He’d ‘Die With His Locations’ — Here’s Why Yogurtland Operators Refuse to Cash Out
The frozen yogurt chain's stores pull in close to $1 million a year each, and its franchise owners keep renewing.
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Wendy’s New CEO Has a Five-Point Plan to Get Back in the Burger Chain Fight — Here’s What’s in It
Bob Wright says Wendy's chased cost savings over quality, and lost its No. 2 spot to Burger King. Now he's rolling out a five-point fix.
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A&W Is Redesigning Its Restaurants for the First Time in Years — Here’s How It’s Trying to Avoid What Happened to Cracker Barrel
The new "modern heritage" prototype goes retro, leaning into A&W's roadside root beer stand roots.
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Jack in the Box’s ‘Hot Ones’ Promotion Was Supposed to Bring the Heat. So Why Did It Leave Customers Cold?
CFO Dawn Hooper says the spicy limited-time menu was 'highly polarizing.' The chain leaned into a Philly Cheesesteak platform instead.
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You Can Now Get Buffalo Wings and Subs Under One Roof — The Two Chains Just Made It Official
Buffalo Wild Wings Go and Jimmy John's are launching their first combined location together, in a Florida town built around game day.
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This Franchisee Owns 112 Restaurants and Gives Ownership Stakes to His Staff: ‘It Helps Them Know It’s a Team’
Wade Oney, President of Bam-Bamy Pizza, gives his managers, supervisors and executives a piece of the business.
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Bojangles Added EV Chargers to Help Sell More Fried Chicken. Now the Chain Plans to Build 85 More.
Georgia Foods, one of Bojangles's largest franchisees, wants chargers at every location it can get them.
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McDonald’s Secretly Built a See-Through Restaurant in a Chicago Warehouse —Here’s What’s Inside
The fast food giant showed off the new concept to franchisees at its Worldwide convention in Las Vegas.
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Who Needs a Storefront? These 5 Mobile Truck Franchises Don’t.
From tool trucks and shaved ice to moving services, these franchises prove you don't need a brick-and-mortar location to build a scalable business.
By David James
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Taco Bell Is Bringing Booze and Burritos to Airports for the First Time
The Taco Bell spinoff — known for cocktails, live DJs and even weddings — just made its airport debut at Denver International.
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Their Parents Owned 22 Subway Franchises. Now These Brothers Are Using That Playbook to Cook Up a Golden Chick Empire.
The Korpal brothers just set a Golden Chick sales record and signed a 13-unit deal to take over Houston. Here's what they're doing right.
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The CEO of Dave’s Hot Chicken Says Speed Is No Longer the Point of Fast Food: ‘It’s Not 1999’
Jim Bitticks of Dave's Hot Chicken says speed is dead in fast food. Here's what really matters to customers.
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The $150 Billion Pet Industry Is Booming — These 5 Franchises Are Cashing In
Pet care is one of the fastest-growing franchise categories in 2026. See which brands are ranked on this year's Franchise 500.
By David James
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He Cashed Out His 401(k) to Start a Business. Now the Gamified Sports Franchise Pulls in Over $20M in Revenue.
Craig Moody created a sports franchise that channeled the competitive spirit of video games.
By Sherin Shibu
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These 5 Maintenance Franchises Made the 2026 Franchise 500 — And Stay Busy All Year Long
Maintenance franchises provide a resilient, year-round opportunity. These are the highest-ranked ones on Entrepreneur’s 2026 Franchise 500.
By David James
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How a Free Cookie Became This Hotel Brand’s Most Valuable Asset
DoubleTree's 700-plus hotels hand out more than 20 million chocolate chip cookies a year. The cookie has even been baked in space.
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KFC Asked a Bold Question: What Would the Colonel Build Today? Here’s the Surpising Answer.
This summer the chain opens a completely reimagined restaurant in Texas to test what the brand's next decade looks like.