Twin Peaks will secure its status as the first franchise to go public in 2025 when it completes its spinoff from FAT Brands ...

This article is part of "Where Are They Now?"—an ongoing series in which Franchise Times managing editor Emilee Wentland and ...

Trive Capital invested in two Crunch Fitness franchisees last year. The newer of the two deals was in partnership with 808 Capital Partners to invest in Crunch Canada, the country’s largest franchisee ...

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Morgan Kline, CEO and co-founder of Burn Boot Camp, is a mom of three who channels her passion for fitness into empowering women and families. Through Burn Boot Camp, she’s created a community-focused ...

Dan Harmon is the CEO of Playa Bowls, a superfruit bowl franchise. Prior to Playa Bowls, Dan was the president and chief operating officer at Smoothie King, where he launched several transformative ...

Canadian retail brand Metal Supermarkets is entering its 40 th year in operation with new majority stakeholders. Last month the company, founded in 1985, received an investment from Riverarch Equity ...

Miguel Reyes isn’t afraid to take risks. In 2013, after just three months of dating, Reyes asked his then-girlfriend, Mikayla, to lend him the money to buy a pizza-by-the-slice restaurant from their ...

• Acquired by Olympus Partners in 2022, Excel Fitness is up to 164 Planet Fitness locations and counting as the Texas-based operator says it’s already secured multiple 2025 pipeline sites. • As a ...

A Twin Peaks franchisee in Florida filed simultaneous bankruptcy petitions this week, but the company’s co-CEO said the restaurants involved are open and operating “and it’s business as usual.” ...

Liz Williams has served as El Pollo Loco’s CEO since March 2024. Prior to joining El Pollo Loco, she was the CEO of Outfox Hospitality, overseeing Foxtrot, a modern café and convenience store. Before ...

Vicious Biscuit CEO George McLaughlin began working in the restaurant business during college and said, “once it’s in your blood, you’re cursed.” That curse has turned into a blessing for McLaughlin, ...