Established in 2013, °CRYO is a professional partner in Wellness, Fitness, Recovery, Beauty, and Slimming treatments. With centers all over the world and unparalleled integration with technology. Cryotherapy involves “super-cooling” one’s body for medical or therapeutic reasons. The benefits of cryotherapy stem from reducing the surface temperature of the skin to 4°C in order to […]
Dubai based Meals N’ More Healthy vending Machine Franchise plans 100 Locations by 2025
Meals & More Vend cafe is a startup franchise that launched the first healthy vending machines in the UAE in response to an increasing number of forward-thinking companies who were asking for something other than junk food in their employee vending machines. Currently, the company is operating machines at four different locations. Those locations are […]
7‑Eleven, Inc. Launches New Electric Vehicle Charging Network, 7Charge
7Charge Will Bring New Level of Accessibility and Convenience to EV Drivers IRVING, Texas: 7‑Eleven, Inc. announced 7Charge, its new, proprietary EV charging network and app that delivers a convenient and reliable fast-charging experience at select 7‑Eleven® stores in the U.S., and coming soon to Canada. 7‑Eleven intends to build one of the largest and most compatible electric vehicle […]
Social Development Bank plans to support SMEs with $6bn financing over next 3 years
Funding Franchise Projects from SAR 150,000 to 4 million RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Social Development Bank aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises with SR24 billion ($6.3 billion) financing over the next three years, as the Kingdom steadily diversifies its economy in line with the goals outlined in Vision 2030, revealed a top official. In sidelines […]
Starbucks Store achieves first LEED Platinum certification in the GCC
The Starbucks store at KAFD, Riyadh. Image Courtesy: Alshaya Group Kuwait: Adding another important milestone to a long list of achievements under Alshaya’s partnership with Starbucks. The Starbucks store at KAFD, Riyadh has become one of the first few Food & Beverage stores in the GCC region to attain this prestigious accolade. Alshaya Group and […]
Yum! Partners with Lafayette Square Investment Firm to Lend $50M to Franchisees
The Funds target underrepresented operators, both new and existing. Miami, Florida – Lafayette Square has signed an agreement with Yum! Brands, Inc. to lend up to $50 million to new and existing underrepresented Yum! franchisees identified by Yum! Brands as part of a new financing program called Franchise Fast Start. Franchise Fast Start will help […]
Kitopi, UAE’s cloud kitchen operator, acquires AWJ Investments
Saman Darkan and Mohamad Ballout Dubai: One of the biggest names in the cloud kitchen space, Kitopi has bought out Dubai-based F&B business AWJ, and the name behind delivery and dine-in brands such as Operation Falafel, Catch 22, Awani, and Sushi Do. The latter opened its first outlet in Dubai in 2014 and since expanded […]
OrderUp: Canton startup invests in ‘digital franchising’ to bring online food-ordering across USA
Dubai: As OrderUp eyes expanding to cities across the U.S., it’s working on setting up digital franchises—online food-ordering websites maintained by people in mid-size cities. OrderUp, the Canton-based startup that facilitates ordering food from restaurants online, faces stiff competition from such bigger, national companies as GrubHub and Seamless. But in 2013, as OrderUp eyes expanding […]