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04-January-2023

Gong cha enters Portuguese market after signing master franchise agreement

Gong cha, one of the world’s fastest-growing global tea brands, is pleased to announce its entry into the Portuguese market and the opening of its first store in the country in December.

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04-January-2023

Recognition Express Launches New Branding

Recognition Express has a new look for 2023. Established in 1979, the company introduced Europe to the concept of name badges and has been expanding its range of promotional products and branded clothing ever since.

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04-January-2023

No Letting Go wins Silver at the Negotiator Awards 2022!

According to the Negotiator judges, 2022 was another year of record entries to the Awards reflecting an extremely high standard of entry.  The supplier category is a particularly tough category to win as it includes a vast spectrum of suppliers who support letting agents across the UK.

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04-January-2023

The Travel Franchise see Christmas Day bookings up five-fold ahead of peaks

Christmas Day shopping habits revealed with five times more people booking holidays on Christmas Day than previous year. Travel franchise company The Travel Franchise, which has hundreds of independent homeworking travel consultants working for it across the UK, has also seen booking values soar to £5348 - up a staggering £3169 on last Christmas Day (£2179), as people spend more on their holidays, despite holiday prices remaining relatively static. 

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04-January-2023

Fries Offer Awesome New Franchise Opportunity

Awesome Chips has launched as a franchise.   The company set up in 2015, serves-up fresh hand cut chips, complimented with a range of sauces, rubs and spices and nothing else.  With successful branches in Leicester, Wood Green in London and the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham, Awesome Chips is now welcoming applications from franchisees to expand the brand across the UK and Europe.

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22-December-2022

Papa John's Serves Up Six New Openings

Papa John’s has served up six new store openings to top-off 2022.  The popular pizza franchise is now open for business in Hailsham, Biggleswade, Stowmarket, Consett, Burntwood(Staffordshire) and Frome.

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19-December-2022

I am Doner opens first UK franchise store in Liverpool

I am Döner, the award-winning better kebab brand backed by Think Hospitality, has today opened their first UK franchise store in Liverpool, in partnership with Optimum Group, the company behind that operates 27 franchise locations of Costa Coffee and Kaspa’s in Merseyside. A multi-site franchise deal supported by Seeds Consulting.

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19-December-2022

Leicester Tigers Scores with New Pop-up Papa John's

Leading pizza franchise Papa John’s has teamed up with ruby union aces Leicester Tigers to launch a new pop-up Papa John’s in the Mattioli Woods Welford Road stadium, ready to serve up fresh pizza to fans on match days.   Opening in time for the next home game against Gloucester on Christmas Eve, the Papa John’s kiosk will be situated on the upper concourse for those sat in the Yodel stand.

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19-December-2022

Burger & Sauce Franchisee Invests in new West Bromwich Restaurant

Burger & Sauce’s franchisee for Kings Heath, Talha Masood has invested in a new restaurant in West Bromwich which is now open.  The new West Bromwich Burger & Sauce located just off the high street, on Bull Street, has created 20 new jobs.

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16-December-2022

InXpress proves it's one of the UK's top franchises

With the release of the Elite Franchise Top 100 franchise brands in December, rise up the ranks again to number 4! In the Top 5 for the fourth consecutive year.

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