Franchise Industry News Briefs

Franchises have 'app'etite
Subway, IHG and RCI latest to roll out phone apps

Choice's Choice
Choice Hotels teams with underwriter to land loans

TCBY Turns 30
Franchise celebrates on Facebook

A Combo Concept
Combined ice cream concept could be 2nd largest next to Cold Stone

IHG To Mark 11/11/11
InterContinental Hotel Group giving away weddings

Mooyah Making Moves in FL

Hulk Spotted At Golds Gym Convention
Lou Ferrigno, a longtime member of Golds Gym who portrayed The Incredible Hulk, was a speaker at its 2011 Convention.

Wingstop Goes Freestyle
The Coca-Cola Freestyle was introduced at 11 Wingstop locations in mid-August in the Rio Grande Valley.

Edible Arrangements Hits 10th Year of Franchising
Edible Arrangements, the franchise that delivers hand-sculpted fruit arrangements, opened its first franchise location in Waltham, Massachusetts, in August 2001. Today, it has 958 operating stores and 124 in the pipeline, it says. Only two are company-owned.

Feedback: Dominos Times Square ticker
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