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.

By Matthew Patinkin, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Cinnabon

Distribution of products in the franchise model are taking center stage in the first quarter of the year.

Key takeaways from management lessons learned by leading a brand through a pandemic.

Franchisors share advice and insights about how they pivoted and innovated their brands to thrive during difficult times.

Christian Brothers Automotive reflects on the learnings and key takeaways from over the past year.