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Buff City Soap Brings Plant-Based Products To New Hartford

Buff City Soap – a rapidly expanding handmade retail franchise known for its plant-based soap and body products made in-store daily – has opened its first location in New Hartford.

“We are proud of the fact that our products are handmade daily by members of the local community,” said operating partner Mike Dingman. “We aim to impress our customers with a true interactive retail experience and cannot wait to open our doors.”

Founded in 2013, Buff City Soap has created a high-quality alternative to commercial soap products full of harsh chemicals, detergents, animal fats, and sulfates. By giving customers the chance to see the whole making process live in each Soap Makery, Buff City Soap is disrupting the consumer goods industry by focusing on transparency of ingredients and process.

Franchising since 2018, Buff City Soap continues its rapid growth trajectory across 23 states and 135+ stores. Buff City Soap’s delightfully smelling and uniquely handmade soaps are disrupting the retail beauty and consumer goods categories, and Buff City Soap was recognized in Entrepreneur’s Top 100 “Best of the New” franchise rankings.

Each Buff City Soap store offers more than 30 unique and customizable scents across dozens of handcrafted soap products; including its famous soap bars, bath bombs, foaming hand soap, and even laundry soap. The brand’s products are crafted by local artisans at the in-store Makeries, which allow guests to customize the scent and ingredients used in the process to create a unique scent profile. To learn more about Buff City Soap of New Hartford, please visit www.buffcitysoap.com

Once Upon A child® opens its 400th store

Winmark Corporation, North America’s leading franchisor of sustainable resale brands, has announced the 400th store opening of its award-winning children’s clothing and accessories retail resale brand, Once Upon A Child® .

The brand celebrated the record opening this past month in Douglasville, Georgia on September 23, marking a key growth milestone for Once Upon A Child. Winmark – the Resale Company™ celebrated this exciting development with multi-unit franchise owner, Allison Spartis. The 400th store launch marks Spartis’ second Once Upon A Child location and fourth Winmark franchise, as she also owns two successful Plato’s Closet stores.

“It’s an incredible feeling to have opened our 400th Once Upon A Child location and to witness the impact our brands have on their communities,” said Renae Gaudette, President of Franchising at Winmark Corporation. “I can’t think of a more fitting franchisee partner than Allison to be able to share this experience with. Allison is everything we look for in a franchisee – she is compassionate, community-driven, a leader in our network, and understands the sustainable value our retail resale brands bring to families. As we continue to grow, our impact will only strengthen as we aim to further our position as the industry leader in resale and sustainability. Our team is regularly evaluating potential markets for future expansion of all Winmark brands – and, while we’re already a household name for many, we’re looking forward to reaching even more families across North America in the years to come.”

To learn more about Winmark – the Resale Company™, and its franchise opportunities, visit: winmarkfranchises.com For more information on once upon a child, visit: www.onceuponachild.com.

Juice it Up! continues To smash sales records in Third Quarter

Juice It Up!, one of the nation’s leading handcrafted smoothie, superfruit bowl and raw juice chains, today announced year-over-year same store sales (SSS) increased 16.7% for the third quarter of 2021. Same store sales also impressively jumped 35% year to date. Additionally, Average Unit Volume (AUV) is up significantly over the past four quarters, with the chain’s top 25% averaging more than $800,000 in annual sales and the top 50% not far behind at nearly $700,000. 2021 is on pace to finish as the best sales year in the history of Juice It Up!, with Total System Sales expected to reach more than $42 million, a new all-time high for the 26-year old chain.

“We are extremely proud of our Q3 performance and encouraged to be headed toward the end of 2021 in top form with considerable brand momentum and more sales records in our sights,” said Susan Taylor, president & CEO of Juice It Up! “In many ways, our Q3 sales performance reflects what we’ve experienced for the previous two years – with same store sales growing impressively last year and even more so through the first three quarters in 2021 – driven by a growing number of dedicated franchisees who continue to embrace the Juice It Up! business model and fuel our success.”

“Juice It Up!’s continued unprecedented sales growth is a true testament to our ever-increasing network of loyal and astute franchisees who are helping each day to author our brand story,” added Taylor. “The Juice It Up! family of franchise owners are not only savvy businesspeople, but authentic ambassadors who abide by our motto to ‘Live Life Juiced!’ With wellness products in ultra-high demand, and white space throughout the western U.S. for proven healthy fast casual concepts like Juice It Up!, there’s never been a better time to partner with our resurgent brand.”

For more information about the Juice It Up! brand and available franchise opportunities, visit www.juiceitupfranchise.com. With the pet industry booming, Zoom Room, the venturebacked, revolutionary indoor dog training gym has quadrupled its footprint across the country since the beginning of the pandemic. This impressive growth includes the signings of 30 new franchise agreements.

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tZoom Room achieves record Breaking growth

Zoom Room entered 2020 with nine locations in four states and now has 41 units open or in development across 14 states. By January 2022, Zoom Room expects to have 20 units open and 30 in development for a total of 50 locations! Throughout the years, Zoom Room has built a sense of community and transformed dog training into an infinitely repeatable affair with its mission of positive reinforcement methods, emphasizing socialization while focusing on the relationship between dog and owner. We credit our extreme growth curve to astute investors responding well to Zoom Room’s ability to serve the needs of dog owners with a demonstrably profitable business model, thus meriting our brickand-mortar place in communities across the country,” said Mark Van Wye, CEO of Zoom Room.

“Zoom Room has seen a tremendous growth in sales with an increase of 99% in same-store sales compared to the prior year,” said Anthony Polazzi, President of AP Franchised Concepts, the Venture Capital firm backing Zoom Room.

“We’re excited to support Zoom Room in expanding into multiple markets where the pet industry is booming. Zoom Room has one of the strongest and healthiest profit margins and is truly a company to watch within the franchise industry.” With an unusually low startup cost in the pet space, the franchise brand includes easy build-out and low payroll costs with staffing needs limited to only two people at a given time. The company also provides meticulous training as well as state-of-the-art marketing support for its franchisees.

For more information about Zoom Room, visit https:// zoomroom.com/. For those interested in learning about franchise opportunities: https://zoomroom.com/franchise/.

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Caribou coffee Launches Domestic franchise Program fueled by Panera Brands

Caribou Coffee®, a national premium coffeehouse and Panera Brands portfolio concept, announced today the launch of its domestic franchise program.

Since its inception in 1992, Caribou Coffee has emerged as a leader in the coffeehouse segment known for innovative handcrafted products and award-winning customer experience, with over 718 locations systemwide including 314 company-owned primarily across the Midwest. Leveraging the successful model that has fueled continued growth for three decades, Caribou Coffee’s domestic franchise launch marks the first time interested candidates in the United States have an opportunity to own and operate coffeehouses which were previously only available internationally, through nontraditional or licensing.

The Caribou Cabin design coupled with the concept’s traditional coffeehouse prototype, featuring a larger footprint for sit-down dining, offers franchisees flexible offerings that can cater to the unique criteria of their market and accelerate growth. Caribou Coffee is seeking experienced multi-unit operators to join its nationwide development efforts. Qualified candidates have extensive franchising and food and beverage experience, ideally with a background in multi-unit franchise ownership

For more information on Caribou Coffee’s franchise opportunities visit cariboucoffee.com/franchising.

BAtteRieS plUS signs 20 new store agreements

The nation’s largest and fastest-growing battery, light bulb, key fob and repair franchise, Batteries Plus, announced today significant third quarter growth with the signing of 20 new store agreements, bringing the brand’s total signings for the year to 66.

Included in the 20 new store agreements was a 10-unit signing which will expand the brand in Nevada and Utah, a three-unit signing in Philadelphia, PA and multiple two-packs set to expand Batteries Plus into Sacramento, CA and Wichita, KS. Additional single-unit signings will grow the brand in Georgia, Texas, Illinois and California.

Excitement around the brand’s growth is driven in large part by Vice President of Franchise Development and Relations and Certified Franchise Executive (CFE), Joe Malmuth. Batteries Plus has its sights set on an additional 15-20 signings before the end of the year – solidifying the record-breaking success the brand has seen in 2021.

“Entrepreneurs and current store owners want to join and reinvest in our system because we offer a stable, lucrative business model and our third quarter growth is a testament to the strength of our brand,” says Malmuth. “We are very proud of our continued success and look forward to strengthening our presence in key markets throughout the country with dedicated and passionate owners.” The brand has noted an exciting trend of multi-unit ownership, showcased nicely by the 10-unit signing in the third quarter. “Our focus for 2021 has been to promote infrastructure investments that will continue to help our existing franchisees navigate the uncertain environment brought on by the pandemic. At the same time, we have kept our sights set on expansion of our brand through new ownership,” said Scott Williams, CEO of Batteries Plus. “As we look ahead to the end of the year and early 2022, we will put our efforts toward bringing our unmatched products and services to communities across the country that are currently underserved by our brand.” With over 760 store locations in operation and development nationwide, Batteries Plus franchise owners are passionate about providing essential products and services for their local communities.

To learn more about Batteries Plus, including information on the franchise opportunity or tour a store virtually, visit batteriesplusfranchise.com

sBuddy’s home furnishing signs eight-unit deal in georgia

Buddy’s Home Furnishings, a retailer specializing in the sales and rental ownership of furniture, electronics, appliances and home accessories, awarded Loren Pierce, PharmD, RPh, with eight franchise locations across Georgia. The agreement adds to Buddy’s recent spike in statewide interest, reaching 16 signed franchise deals in 2021 alone. Once open, Buddy’s will have nearly 40 locations across Georgia.

Pierce is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pierce Pharmacy Management, Inc., an entity group comprising more than 20 retail pharmacies, durable medical equipment, drug wholesale and flower shops.

“With shrinking margins in the retail pharmacy environment, I started exploring other synergistic, community-focused retail businesses which led me to Buddy’s,” said Pierce. “As a pharmacist, my mission is to serve my community and to ultimately make it better. This philosophy aligned well with Buddy’s core mission and values, making the franchise opportunity a natural fit for my next venture.”

The new franchised storefronts are scheduled to open over the next three years and planned for the communities of Jackson, McDonough, Covington, Monroe, Winder, Athens and Milledgeville across the state of Georgia. “This deal allows Buddy’s to bring an affordable way to attain home necessities to eight new communities across Georgia, which is something we can all celebrate,” said Michael Bennett, CEO of Buddy’s. “We’re thrilled to have Loren Pierce on board as our newest multi-unit franchisee. His expertise as a seasoned entrepreneur paired with his commitment to the communities he serves makes him an ideal fit for the Buddy’s team.”

Founded in Buddy’s adopted the franchise model in 2009 and was acquired by Franchise Group, Inc. in 2020. This year, the company celebrates 60 years in business and has more than 300 operating stores, 269 of which are franchised locations.

For more information or to inquire about franchising, visit OwnABuddys.com.

First-ever Proptech franchise now selling Territories

Through its automated data capture and delivery platforms, the first PropTech franchise emerges from a likely source— MooveGuru. For five years, MooveGuru has been perfecting the consumer experience during their moving process. Now, the robust platform supports consumers throughout the homeownership lifecycle.

Its latest endeavor, YourHomeHub, is the first consumer portal that is “Everything Home,” meaning it allows homeowners to manage both the financial details and physical elements of their home. The consumer can monitor extensive information about their home and local market conditions, store important documents, generate accurate estimates for home repairs and find a local contractor for over 1,000 different home service categories. The platform, provided by real estate professionals, gives a powerful homeowner resource to their customers—at no cost to them. Real estate professionals also receive exclusive marketing opportunities to their spheres of influence, which prevents competitors from engaging with their most coveted contacts from the dashboard.

All of this is packaged into a unique franchise opportunity for existing MooveGuru partners, including real estate brokerages, lenders, title and MLS’s. Start up costs including the initial franchise fee for a unit franchise is under $50,000., YourHomeHub is ripe for rapid national expansion through an exciting, affordable franchise model that’s home-based and ready-made for anyone involved in real estate, home services, or local sales and marketing.

Your Home Hub franchise is the perfect opportunity for someone who loves to network, desires flexible work hours and is looking for a recurring revenue model.