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Scooter's Coffee Stirs Up Major Buzz with Olo Partnership
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3 days ago

Scooter's Coffee Stirs Up Major Buzz with Olo Partnership

Scooter’s Coffee has migrated its mobile app ordering infrastructure to Olo and launched its first marketplace delivery channel across participating locations. For franchise networks managing increasingly connected operations, Gorilla Dash offers an Integrations feature that can support coordination between business systems.

Kilwins Surpasses Icons to Reign as Top Ice Cream Chain
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3 days ago

Kilwins Surpasses Icons to Reign as Top Ice Cream Chain

Kilwins has been named Newsweek's No. 1 Best Ice Cream Chain of 2026, topping a reader-voted list of 20 brands that included Cold Stone Creamery, Ben & Jerry's and Graeter's. The honor follows Kilwins' earlier 2026 recognition as USA TODAY's No. 1 Best Dessert/Treat Chain, adding to a growing list of consumer accolades. Franchise brands managing that kind of public recognition can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers a Reputation Management feature designed to help track and showcase awards and reviews.

Local Hero Abbas Farran Makes Waves by Bringing Swim School to Downriver
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3 days ago

Local Hero Abbas Farran Makes Waves by Bringing Swim School to Downriver

Abbas Farran has opened British Swim School of Downriver in Allen Park after personal and community experiences shaped his decision to enter the swim-school business. As franchise locations manage recurring lessons and customer schedules, Gorilla Dash offers an Appointments feature that can support organized scheduling across a growing network.

Find it Faster in Gorilla Dash
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4 days ago

Find it Faster in Gorilla Dash

Finding information inside a franchise platform can become surprisingly time-consuming as the amount of business data grows. Gorilla Dash addresses that problem with Global Search for locating specific information and Ask AI for answering questions using information available across the platform.

Fuzzy's Taco Shop's Spooky Menu Resurrected With Extra Bite!
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4 days ago

Fuzzy's Taco Shop's Spooky Menu Resurrected With Extra Bite!

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop is bringing back its seasonal Draco lineup, adding a new burrito to the returning Halloween menu while extending the promotion through early November. Gorilla Dash offers a Competitions and Promotions feature that can help franchisors organize promotional activity across their networks.

Bubbakoo's Lands in Massachusetts: Burritos, Cauliflower, and Apple Pie Egg Rolls
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4 days ago

Bubbakoo's Lands in Massachusetts: Burritos, Cauliflower, and Apple Pie Egg Rolls

Bubbakoo’s Burritos has expanded into Massachusetts with a new Brockton restaurant owned by Payal and Deep Patel, extending the Mexican-fusion brand’s presence in the Northeast. Its loyalty program also highlights the importance of repeat customer engagement, an area Gorilla Dash addresses through its Memberships and Subscriptions feature.

She Discovered Capriotti's on a Trip to New York. Now She's a National Franchisee of the Year
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5 days ago

She Discovered Capriotti's on a Trip to New York. Now She's a National Franchisee of the Year

Jennifer Ashcraft, owner of 37 Enterprises and Alabama's first Capriotti's franchisee, has been named a 2026 Franchisee of the Year by the International Franchise Association. Ashcraft's first location in Madison surpassed 1 million dollars in revenue within seven months of opening, and she has since grown into a multi-unit operator recognized by Capriotti's itself earlier this year. Franchisees leaning on brand guidelines and support during a fast ramp-up like hers can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers a Resource Library feature designed to keep operational materials organized and accessible.

Bastrop Just Got a One-Stop Shop for Shipping, Printing and Notary Needs
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5 days ago

Bastrop Just Got a One-Stop Shop for Shipping, Printing and Notary Needs

A new PostalAnnex location has opened in Bastrop, Texas, under new owners Chetan Modi and Karan Desai, offering shipping through UPS, FedEx and USPS alongside packing, mailbox rental, printing and notary services. The location is part of Annex Brands, which has offered business ownership opportunities since 1985 and now spans more than 800 locations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Franchises managing relationships with multiple shipping carriers under one roof can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers a Vendors and Suppliers feature designed to help keep those partnerships organized.

Dick Vitale and Chicken Salad: An Unlikely Pairing in Sarasota
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last week

Dick Vitale and Chicken Salad: An Unlikely Pairing in Sarasota

Chicken Salad Chick is opening its first Sarasota County restaurant at Fruitville Farms on September 29, franchise owner Karen Jordan's third Southwest Florida location. The grand opening includes a year of free chicken salad for the first 100 guests in line and an appearance by sports broadcaster Dick Vitale on behalf of the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Franchises turning a giveaway into a full year of app-based loyalty engagement can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers a Memberships and Subscriptions feature designed to help manage ongoing rewards redemption.

Shipley Donuts and the Sweet Promise of Florida's Franchise Goldrush
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last week

Shipley Donuts and the Sweet Promise of Florida's Franchise Goldrush

Shipley Donuts will exhibit at the IFA World Franchise Show in Fort Lauderdale on September 25 and 26, seeking franchise operators for territories across Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough and Orange counties. The 90-year-old brand currently has just three Florida locations, in Orlando, Jacksonville and Clearwater, out of nearly 400 nationwide. Brands actively recruiting franchise partners at industry events like this can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers a Recruitment feature designed to help organize prospective franchisee leads as territories open.

Dairy Queen Puts Its Supply Chain in the Spotlight
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last week

Dairy Queen Puts Its Supply Chain in the Spotlight

Dairy Queen has recognized six vendors for their contributions to its U.S. and Canadian franchise network, highlighting the importance of dependable supply chain relationships across a large restaurant system. Gorilla Dash offers a Vendors and Suppliers feature that provides a centralized way for franchisors to organize supplier-related activity as their networks grow.

Del Taco Spins the Heat Dial with Flamin’ Hot Queso Fiesta!
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last week

Del Taco Spins the Heat Dial with Flamin’ Hot Queso Fiesta!

Del Taco has introduced a limited-time Flamin' Hot® flavored Queso lineup, blending its queso blanco with Cheetos Flamin' Hot seasoning across burritos, loaded nachos, fries and a Beef Roller. The collaboration runs at participating locations through November 18. Restaurant brands needing consistent visual content for a distinctive new item like this can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers a Media Library feature designed to help organize photography and marketing assets across every location.

Bubbakoo's Burritos Hopes Wesley Chapel Is Hungry For More Than Just Burritos
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last week

Bubbakoo's Burritos Hopes Wesley Chapel Is Hungry For More Than Just Burritos

Bubbakoo's Burritos has opened a new restaurant in Wesley Chapel, Florida, its second location in Pasco County and 18th statewide. To mark the opening, the first 30 customers to make a qualifying purchase received a free burrito every month for a year. Franchises looking to turn opening-day excitement into lasting customer loyalty can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers a Memberships and Subscriptions feature designed to help manage rewards programs from day one.

Zaxbys Is Coming to Kosciusko, and It's Not the Gant Brothers' First Rodeo
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2 weeks ago

Zaxbys Is Coming to Kosciusko, and It's Not the Gant Brothers' First Rodeo

Zaxbys has signed two new franchise agreements with brothers Alan and Eddie Gant to bring the chicken chain to Winona and Kosciusko, Mississippi, with Winona opening within the next year and Kosciusko roughly a year after. The Gants, Mississippi natives who already operate restaurants in the region, add to Zaxbys' existing 40-location footprint in the state. Franchises coordinating multi-year, multi-site development agreements like this one can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers a Recruitment feature designed to help organize prospective franchisee leads as new markets open.

Prime IV's New Wellness Offerings: More Than Just a Hydration Boost
Franchise Industry NewsGorilla Dash
2 weeks ago

Prime IV's New Wellness Offerings: More Than Just a Hydration Boost

Prime IV Hydration & Wellness, the nation's leading IV therapy franchise, is adding Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy and Niagen to its service menu at select locations. The move extends a personalized wellness strategy the brand has been building for several years, alongside its existing IV therapy and NAD+ offerings. Franchises coordinating appointment-based medical wellness services like these across a growing footprint can rely on tools like Gorilla Dash, which offers an Appointments feature designed to keep bookings organized location by location.

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