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By Mark Liston, CFE, retired Neighborly executive

For the last 30 years, the IFA Foundation’s VetFran program has been a hallmark of the IFA’s commitment to giving back.

Local franchise businesses continued to volunteer, host events and give to charity during the pandemic.

What some of today’s most inspiring franchise executives revealed, what you might have missed at this year’s Annual Leadership Conference, Women in Franchising on Clubhouse and more!

As globalization took off in the 1990s, small-to-medium-sized businesses quickly became an underserved market as large-scale corporate customers took precedent based on their high-volume shipping needs.

Less than 10 years ago, Smoothie King had no more than 533 locations worldwide and was well-known for its delicious – but not necessarily nutritious – smoothies.

It’s a different story now, both for the business and the brand. We still maintain our position as the world’s leading smoothie franchisee, but we recently exceeded 1,300 global locations and achieved our ninth-straight year of same-store sales growth.