8 Wild New Franchise Concepts You'll Want To Know About

There's a misconception that owning a franchise is for group who want to recreation personification else's playbook. But that conception doesn't return into narration each of nan unique, quirky and nosy franchises that are popping up each nan time, allowing franchisees to prosecute their passions. Wrangling pets astatine weddings aliases serving java aliases helping caller moms group to nan upside-down world of motherhood are conscionable 2 of nan new, wacky franchise concepts that we came crossed while reviewing companies for this year's Franchise 500. Read connected to study astir more!

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A schoolhouse for caller moms!

It's not easy being a caller mom — which is why, successful 2012, Alexandra Spitz created New Mom School to proviso affectional and acquisition support during nan postpartum period. The eight-week group includes wellness speakers, a research-based curriculum, and different forms of support specified arsenic free breastfeeding classes and a 24/7 exclusive integer community. Spitz created nan institution aft what she calls her ain "challenging acquisition arsenic a caller mother," and her extremity is to "focus connected nan intelligence wellness and well-being of moms, knowing that it consecutive impacts nan wellness and betterment of their babies." As of January 2025, New Mom School expects to personification 8 franchise locations crossed nan U.S., pinch astatine slightest 20 overmuch successful nan works.

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A mobile 3D scanning studio!

Have you ever wanted a statue of yourself? Shrunk 3D tin make it. It's a afloat mobile 3D scanning studio, which tin scan group connected nan spot and coming a high-definition, elaborate 3D statue. (It tin too create replicas of athletes, influencers, aliases whomever a customer wants.) The studios often tally extracurricular of events, wherever group are looking to seizure memories and return location point unique. By January 2025, Shrunk 3D expects to personification 65 franchisees operating crossed nan U.S. It has nationwide partnerships pinch universities, "Name, Image, and Likeness" (NIL) deals pinch athletes, and is processing respective caller products, including bobbleheads.

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Plant-based treats!

MidnighTreats specializes successful vegan baked goods, which intends nary butter, eggs, milk, aliases point derived from animals — but without sacrificing connected sensation and texture. In fact, says laminitis Johnny Nguyen, astir of his customers aren't vegan and "are often amazed to find out" that his treats are. Nguyen launched nan marque retired of his mom's kitchen, having been inspired by his clip eating late-night snacks successful assemblage (and past later converting to a plant-based diet). MidnighTreats now has 2 franchises successful Virginia, 1 successful Maryland, and plans to turn regionally this year.

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Coffee and cats!

If you emotion cats and coffee, past you'll really emotion a feline café. The conception has been prowling astir America for years, and here's really it useful astatine Orlando Cat Café: There's a full-service café pinch drinks and food, and an adjacent area wherever 12 to 20-plus cats play. The cats recreation from a conception return center, and value guests tin watch them done a exemplary aliases stroll done nan play area. Separate A/C and filtration systems guarantee that "you tin beryllium allergic to cats, but still bask nan café acquisition and watch nan feline nosy done a ample image window," says proprietor Sandra Cagan. Her cafe has welcomed complete 180,000 visitors since opening successful 2016, and conscionable began franchising.

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Inclusive coworking!

In a work-from-home era, what tin bring group together? The 4 cofounders of The Coven personification an answer: "Inclusive workspaces wherever each group — peculiarly those from historically underestimated communities — tin thrive immoderate personally and professionally." The coworking sites relationship workshops, connections, and online contented to thief support their members. As of January 2025, The Coven expects to personification 5 franchises successful Minnesota and Wisconsin, and is poised to mobility 10 overmuch by nan extremity of nan year, focusing connected nan cardinal and confederate regions of nan U.S.

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A European-inspired brew spa!

Have you heard of a brew spa? It's precisely what it sounds for illustration — a spa centered connected beer, pinch unsocial treatments (like soaking successful a tub afloat of brew ingredients) and plentifulness of brew to drink. Barbara Corzo first discovered nan conception successful Europe successful 2018, and she wanted to bring it location — truthful she colaunched My Beer Spa successful Orlando, Florida, successful 2021. It "combines nan accepted European brew spa pinch an upscale-yet-approachable backstage spa experience," she says — making it a awesome measurement to relax for anyone, not conscionable brew lovers. My Beer Spa received its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) this past June, truthful it hopes to unfastened overmuch units soon.

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Lighter, worry-free crystal cream!

Alexis Negranti loves sustainable agriculture and worth food. So she came up pinch Negranti Creamery, an crystal prime institution that uses sheep's milk. Because sheep's beverage is an A2 beverage product, her crystal prime is friends for those who are lactose-intolerant. Another benefit: Its unique, lighter texture "is a consequence of our continued committedness to nan wellness benefits we get from our recipes, and sits small dense successful nan digestive tract," Negranti says. Negranti Creamery has yet to mobility a franchise agreement, but has been successful reside pinch aggregate groups.

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Pet-friendly weddings!

FairyTail Pet Care calls itself "the nation's first wedding pet-care company." What does that mean? They personification imaginative ways to effect your pets successful your wedding — for illustration a "dog of honor" video service, wherever nan institution "captures your wedding clip each from your pet's constituent of view." They too activity pinch conception shelters successful their "Yappily Ever After" programme to bring adoptable pets to weddings. (If this sounds familiar, that's because they scored a woody connected Shark Tank successful 2023.) FairyTail Pet Care presently has 5 franchises successful 13 territories nationwide, pinch different location slated to unfastened this year.

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