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Practical notes on AI in franchising: what to govern, what to measure, and what actually changes for the people running locations.
Industry Trends
Franchise growth forecasts assume franchisees can fund buildouts. Federal Reserve data shows 42% of small business applicants got the full amount they asked for.
Christian Pillat · October 7, 2026 · 4 min read
Industry Trends
Emerging franchise brands statistics, each with its date and denominator — plus the figures this industry quotes constantly that no published source supports.
Christian Pillat · August 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Multi unit franchise ownership trends get reported as a rising line, but only the level is published. What an emerging brand decides before its first three-pack.
Christian Pillat · August 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Franchise delivery profitability is decided per order, not per channel. The four costs, the menu-price arithmetic, and the refund line most operators never audit.
Christian Pillat · July 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
The state of AI franchising 2026, graded against January's five predictions: no clean hits, three halves, and the calls I wrote badly enough that nobody can settle.
Christian Pillat · July 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Millennial gen z franchise owners expect consumer-grade software and transparent economics. The demographic data is thin, so read the behaviour instead.
Christian Pillat · June 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Private equity franchising consolidation runs on two engines — platforms buying brands, operators buying territories. What each one gives and what it takes.
Christian Pillat · June 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Franchise resale market trends run one way: units move from operators who own one to operators who own dozens. What a healthy transfer market needs to work.
Christian Pillat · May 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
The franchise bookkeeping shortage reaches one owner as a later close and a higher quote — right when lenders and buyers start demanding cleaner books. What to do.
Christian Pillat · April 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Franchise conference takeaways AI edition: the questions that ran the hallways this season — governance, cost per location, what to tell franchisees, and proof.
Christian Pillat · March 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
The NLRB joint employer rule franchise networks operate under was codified in February 2026. What changed, why the technology chill eased, what still needs care.
Christian Pillat · March 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
The franchise tech fee controversy mapped fairly: the franchisee case, the franchisor case, what regulators are watching, and the only position that holds.
Christian Pillat · February 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
IFA economic outlook 2026 analysis for emerging franchisors: what the headline aggregates cannot tell you, and the ownership shift that should change your plan.
Christian Pillat · February 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Franchise technology trends 2026, as five predictions written to be graded: AI in the contract, push over dashboards, standard numbers, tools for small brands.
Christian Pillat · January 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
IFA convention tips for a founder with no spare week: pick three conversations, treat sessions as a way to find people, and write your follow-ups on the plane.
Christian Pillat · January 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
The FTC franchise rules fees fall under are disclosure rules, not price controls. What the 2024 guidance changed, and what fee discipline looks like in practice.
Christian Pillat · December 28, 2025 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
AI in franchising 2025 is pilots, not deployment. What early adopters actually run, what is stalling everyone else, and five predictions you can grade me on.
Christian Pillat · November 2, 2025 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Franchise labor market trends now show up as scheduling pressure and turnover cost, not just wage rates. What each one does to a unit P&L, and what works.
Christian Pillat · October 24, 2025 · 5 min read
Industry Trends
Franchise industry statistics for 2025: 851,000 establishments, $936.4 billion in output, 9 million jobs — plus the brand-size fact most coverage leaves out.
Christian Pillat · September 3, 2025 · 4 min read
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