Featured Franchises

Investing in a franchise is an exciting step towards business ownership, offering the structure of a proven model alongside the independence of running your own venture. But while brand strength and support systems are important, they’re only part of the equation.The most successful franchisees are those who take the time to understand their own skills, experience and personal attributes – and choose an opportunity that aligns with them. Playing to your strengths isn’t just helpful; it’s essenti...

The group behind QSR brand Wraps & Wings are virtual concepts including Eggsquisite and Holy Bagel has formalised operations under a new parent company called Eatphoria ahead of planned expansion. Mohammad Shaikh, who helped found the business back in 2014 and is now CEO of Eatphoria, tells MCA the group is targeting accelerated growth across the UK in coming years with an ambition to reach 100 sites in the next three to four years. It follows a 163% increase in system sales over the past thre...

Super Star Sport is proud to announce the acquisition of Leapfrog Sports, marking another exciting step forward in the company’s long-term growth strategy within the UK children’s sports coaching sector.Founded in 2014, Leapfrog Sports has built a fantastic reputation for delivering high-quality sports coaching across schools, early years settings and weekend programmes. The business has always placed children at the centre of what it does, something that strongly aligns with Super Star Sport’s...

Being on paternity leave gives you something business rarely gives you: space. Space to slow down.Space to think.Space to look properly at what really matters. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been at home with my wife, our newborn son, and our little girl, who is nearly three. And when you sit in that family bubble for a while, things become very clear. Children do not need more time on screens. They need movement.They need laughter.They need confidence.And more than anything, they need conn...

Woodlands Home & Garden Group is excited to launch their twenty-fourth retail show site for their award-winning specialist garden building retailer Tiger at Cherry Lane Southview Garden Centre in Great Yarmouth. The brand-new site will display a popular selection of Tiger garden buildings including high-quality sheds, summerhouses, log cabins, modular garden rooms and more to discerning Yorkshire consumers.This is the company’s first ever show site with the Cherry Lane group, and its second open...

Woodlands Home & Garden Group are delighted to launch another franchise partner show site for their award-winning specialist garden building retailer Tiger. Now open in Littlehampton, the new site will provide a stylish selection of Tiger garden buildings including high-quality sheds, summerhouses, log cabins, and modular garden rooms and more to the public.The first new showsite to launch in 2026, the site at Littlehampton Garden Centre offers consumers across West Sussex and beyond the opportu...