Top 5 People ON THE MOVE

Mary Ann Donaghy is now the chief marketing and customer experience officer for ZIPS Cleaners.

Randy Johansen is the new chief executive officer of American Family Care.

Mike Miller joins Five Star Franchising as vice president of Franchise development.

Ra’Chard Dennis has been named the vice president of operations for Smalls Sliders.

Honors, Awards & Achievements

ComForCare has received the honor of being named one of the 2023 Best Workplaces™ for Giving Back by Great Place To Work® in Canada. This marks the first year ComForCare has earned this prestigious certification.

Goldfish Swim School Franchising, LLC, has garnered two new accolades from Entrepreneur: Best of the Best Franchises in 2023 and Top Brands for Multi-Unit Owners. These two new recognitions are the latest additions to the brand’s growing 2023 award portfolio. 

PostNet recognized their growing list of successful franchisees, highlighted accomplishments and discussed plans for the future during their annual convention. Several franchisees received awards during the conference, including: 

• Franchisee of the Year: Mike Bannoara, Denver, Colorado
• Franchisees’ Choice: Debbie McKinley, Buckeye, Arizona
• Cranston Award: Andrea DiVecchio, Shorewood, Illinois
• Coogle Award: Jennifer Morrell, Douglas, Georgia
• Community Involvement Award: Zac Smith, West Valley City, Utah
• Team Member of the Year Award: Korina Bond and Kali Lott, Centennial, Colorado
• Great Start: Deanna King, Leland, N.C.; Amanda Sanchez, San Diego, California
• Top Performer: Allen Elks, Lumberton, N.C.; Daniel Browning, Lacey, Washington; Todd Seidle, Rodgers, Arizona; David Petty, Austin, Texas
• Core Value Award: Donnie Ardoin, Lafayette, Louisiana; Greg Howard, Lafayette, Colorado; Caty Witt, Humble, Texas; Zac Smith, West Valley City, Utah; Allen Elks, Lumberton, N.C.; Becky Murphy-Hatosy, Paragould, Arkansas

Brands Expanding

Tint World Automotive Styling Centers continues its expansion in New Jersey with the opening of a new location in Maple Shade. Owned by Maurice and Davante Hooks, Tint World Maple Shade provides drivers and automotive enthusiasts throughout Burlington County with premium automotive aftermarket accessories and services, including industryleading window-tint solutions, custom wheels and tires, nano ceramic coatings, automotive paint protection film, audio and video upgrades, detailing, and more.

Gotcha Covered has announced the opening of Gotcha Covered of Western New York, their newest location in the state. The center is owned and operated by Shannon and Joshua Vrenna. Born and raised in Western New York, Shannon and Joshua love providing a service that helps beautify homes in their community.

Altitude Trampoline Park has experienced tremendous growth since the start of 2023. With a focus on providing thrilling and safe experiences for families, Altitude has solidified its position as an attractive franchise option, with an impressive total of 18 development agreements signed since the start of the year that will bring more than 25 new locations to target markets across the country. Of the 25 new locations, Altitude will make an impressive entrance into a number of new markets this year, including Lake Havasu City, Greater Atlanta area, Greater Pittsburgh area, Buenos Aires, and Greater Tampa area.

Central Bark has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with Frank and Lauren Belfiore to establish the brand’s first locations in New Jersey. The husbandand-wife team are set to bring three Central Barks to Northern New Jersey.

New Features

Caring Senior Service is rewarding its caregivers for positively impacting their clients’ lives through its new Caring Rewards program, a recognition service that awards points that can be redeemed for merchandise. The Caring Rewards program is designed to support the company’s commitment to its GreatCare® promise, which addresses the three most important areas of concern in allowing seniors to remain healthy, happy and at home: quality caregivers, care solutions and active involvement. Many activities that demonstrate GreatCare® automatically trigger Caring Rewards to award points to caregivers and staff through the Tendio Portal. Caring Senior Service provides every senior and their caregiver with a tablet that comes loaded with the Tendio proprietary software. Once Caring Rewards points are earned, they can be redeemed for merchandise from an online catalog of more than 10,000 items.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Subway has been acquired by private equity firm Roark Capital.

Franchising Gives Back

The Learning Experience hosted a franchise-wide fundraiser to grant wishes for Make-A-Wish children and raised over $2.4 million during the month-long campaign in April. During the nationwide franchise’s annual “Let’s Grant Wishes” campaign, preschoolers were learning about Make-A-Wish and the positive difference they can make in the world when they work together. Guided by teachers and The Learning Experience’s educational characters “Charity Chihuahua” and “Grace the Greyhound,” children were engaging in philanthropic lessons, creating unique arts and crafts, and organizing fundraising events while raising money online. The fundraiser was part of The Learning Experience’s ongoing “philanthropy” curriculum which continuously teaches children the importance of kindness, inclusion, and giving back.