Franchise Intelligence

Uniform menu pricing ignores wildly different local costs across a franchise network. Franchise location-based pricing, guided by AI agents, closes that margin gap without breaking brand rules.

Nearly every franchise agreement forces arbitration, but the clause's forum, fee-splitting, and class-action waiver terms decide who actually wins. Here's what to review first.

Multi-unit franchisee bankruptcies have already outpaced all of 2025, and the signals that predict a filing show up months before the paperwork does.

A franchise scheduling software buyer's guide covering real labor cost savings, predictive scheduling compliance, and the five questions to ask before you sign.

The federal 80/20/30 tip credit rule is gone, and the pre-2021 dual jobs standard is back. Most multi-state franchise operators never updated their tip credit compliance policy to match.

A clause once standard in most major franchise agreements is now driving state investigations, class actions, and a circuit split over whether it's even legal.

Franchise self-order kiosks promise lower labor costs, but the savings only show up when staffing, menu design, and POS integration change with them.

Most franchise agreements give an estate just six to twelve months to transfer ownership after an owner dies or becomes disabled. Here is what franchise succession planning actually requires.

The SBA Franchise Directory returned in 2025, and a recertification deadline already passed. Here's what franchisors need to check before financing stalls a deal.