Author: Georgia Wood Freeman

Revolutionary pizza makers, Divide 8, are redefining the Australian pizza scene, celebrating the first anniversary of their Stanmore store with eight days of free Divide 8 pizza. As a testament to the impact of Divide 8’s unique, community approach to pizza, expanding with six new stores across Sydney in just two years, the Stanmore store…

Opening Wednesday 11 March 2026, the new airport gym will deliver convenient fitness access for millions of travellers and airport workforce. Opening Wednesday 11 March 2026, Anytime Fitness will open Australia’s first airport gym at Sydney Airport, marking a significant development for the country’s largest fitness network, and a development that expands the brand beyond…

South Australian café chain Bean Bar – has been acquired by Piccolo Me (part of the Fabe Group). The El-Hachem family (Harry, Roy and Charlie), along with Group General Manager – David Ciantar, have been conducting due diligence on the Bean Bar company since last year. “The Bean Bar acquisition made sense for us, given…

FranchiseLab Acquired by Operandio, Backed by Co-founder, Franchise Hall of Famer Greg Nathan on Advisory Board Acquisition supports Operandio’s end-to-end franchise platform Leading franchise operations platform Operandio,has acquired FranchiseLab, bringing the industry’s most established franchise recruitment methodology into a single, end-to-end franchise management platform. As part of the acquisition, FranchiseLab co-founder and Franchise Hall of…

New research from TFM Digital released at National Franchise Convention guides franchisors on the best marketing strategy for the next 12 months while supporting a Franchise Council approach to networks. New Future Franchisee research from TFM Digital finds that 40+ men are the most engaged and ready-to-invest potential franchisee audience. This is despite a 3%…