Franchise News

Global Network Expansion, and New Master Franchise Partners in 2025

Just Better Care Australia is pleased to welcome Lee Walsh as Chief Executive Officer. Lee’s leadership approach is grounded in Choice and Relationships — being transparent, supportive and trusted, while listening, and collaborating with colleagues and Franchise Partners.

Fast-growing Japanese fast-casual brand Motto Motto Japanese Kitchen has expanded its national marketing capability with two key appointments, naming Holly Barnes as National Marketing Manager and Aleksandra Korf as Marketing Manager.

Warren Ballantyne has been inducted into the Franchise Council of Australia’s (FCA) Hall of Fame! This honour recognises his pioneering work in the gutter cleaning industry and his significant contributions to franchising in Australia. Warren’s vision – to make cleaning gutters cleaner, safer and easier – led to the development of Australia’s first vacuum-based gutter cleaning system and helped shape a trusted, professional model for service-based franchises across Australia. Today, Gutter-Vac is a national success story.

City Cave, Australia’s fastest-growing wellness franchise, has just made a splash in Tasmania - quite literally. The launch of City Cave Launceston isn’t just the brand’s first step into the Apple Isle; it has set a new record for pre-sales across their entire franchise network. Anyone who thought self-care was just a passing craze will find Launceston’s response proves it is now a way of life.

Melbourne, 1st September 2025 – MasterFix, a new force in property maintenance, handyman services, and renovations, has officially launched — with a vision to create one of Australia’s most sophisticated franchise networks, designed to help franchisees grow into million-dollar businesses.