{"id":286235,"date":"2025-01-29T08:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T08:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/?p=286235"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:43:07","slug":"breakthrough-innovations-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en\/breakthrough-innovations-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"FranConnect Achieves Record-Breaking Bookings and Breakthrough Innovations in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leading the Way in Franchise and Multi-Location Solutions with Exceptional Achievements and Strategic Advancements<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Herndon, VA \u2013 January 29, 2025<\/span><\/b> \u2013 FranConnect, a market-leading provider of sales, operations, and marketing solutions to franchise and multi-location businesses, proudly announces key milestone achievements in 2024, including record-breaking bookings, innovative product launches, and key leadership advancements. FranConnect attributes its continued success to being closely attuned to its customers\u2019 critical business needs, resulting in solutions that enhance performance, profitability, and operational excellence.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FranConnect closed the year with the largest sales booking achievement in the company\u2019s history, forming expanded partnerships with over 150 brands and welcoming 105 new customers. Last year, in particular, FranConnect welcomed three of the largest global franchise concepts, including Subway\u00ae<\/span>, one of the world\u2019s largest quick service restaurant brands, Sonesta International Hotels, the 8<\/span>th<\/span> largest hotel brand in the U.S. and Fantastic Sams, one of the largest salon chains. Trusted by nearly 1,500 brands and over 1.3 million locations worldwide, FranConnect continues to be the industry\u2019s \u201cgold standard\u201d and only platform for driving success across franchises and multi-location businesses, from managing suppliers to supporting brand owners and frontline employees.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Partnering with brands like Sonesta, Subway, Fantastic Sams, and many others demonstrates the breadth and depth of our capabilities in franchising. Over the past year, we made a concerted effort to advance our products in the areas of operations, analytics, and AI to solve the hardest problems faced by franchise and multi-location businesses,\u201d said Gabby Wong, CEO of FranConnect. \u201cAs the leading and pioneering technology provider supporting franchise and multi-location businesses, we are doubling down on innovation to cement our market leadership position further. Our multi-year product roadmap and M&A activities over this past year demonstrate our dedication to serving this market now and for many years to come.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This announcement follows FranConnect\u2019s strategic acquisition of RizePoint, a leading provider of Quality Management Systems (QMS). This is FranConnect\u2019s third acquisition over a four-year period, and it extended FranConnect\u2019s impact beyond franchise brands to serve the broader ecosystem of multi-unit owners and suppliers.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the past year, FranConnect has significantly invested in its products and solutions to help franchise and multi-location businesses tackle their biggest challenges\u2014navigating ever-changing markets and competing constraints while delivering growth to shareholders and exceptional products to consumers. These product investments include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n