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Home Franchise Concepts Adds AdvantaClean to its Growing Family of Brands

IRVINE, Calif. – Home Franchise Concepts (HFC), the world’s largest franchising system in the home improvement space, has expanded its position as a whole-home solution with the Jan. 1, 2019, acquisition of AdvantaClean, one of the nation’s leading franchised providers of restoration services.

AdvantaClean becomes the fourth Home Franchise Concepts home-related brand, joining Budget Blinds®, Tailored Living® and Concrete Craft® as the top-rated franchised brands in their categories.

Founded in 1994, AdvantaClean specializes in mold remediation, water damage restoration, and air duct and dryer vent cleaning. It also provides permanent solutions such as crawl space encapsulation, attic and radon ventilation and basement waterproofing. The Huntersville, N.C.-based company operates more than 230 franchise territories in 37 states.

The acquisition extends HFC’s footprint and commitment to North American homeowners to more than 1,700 franchise territories operating in 11,000 cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

“AdvantaClean is a perfect fit with the HFC family and spreads our mission of being a whole-home-solution provider with a growing suite of best-in-class home products and services,” said Shirin Behzadi, CEO of Irvine, Calif.-based Home Franchise Concepts. “Just like local Budget Blinds, Tailored Living and Concrete Craft business owners, AdvantaClean franchisees are trusted, local experts in their communities, offering innovative solutions to help turn their customers’ houses into a home.”

According to Behzadi, AdvantaClean shares a number of similarities with HFC and its brand family including common core values and a focus on giving back. AdvantaClean is a National Partner of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “As a growing franchisor, HFC is looking to develop and acquire brands that not only meet specific business criteria but can contribute to our ongoing commitment to caring and our long-term partnerships with Home for Our Troops, Wounded Warriors Canada and Working Wardrobes.”

AdvantaClean was founded by Jeff Dudan in Florida to help homeowners impacted by Hurricane Andrew. President Matt Phillips is a Certified Franchise Executive, U.S. Army veteran and serves on the board of VetFran, a veteran franchising initiative of the International Franchise Association.

“We are delighted to join forces with the experts at HFC and to expand our collective ability to positively impact homeowners across North America,” said Phillips. “It’s rare that you find two companies that are so closely aligned in business philosophy, core values and a genuine desire to impact our local communities in the long run. AdvantaClean franchisees can expect a bright future as part of the HFC family.”

Boxwood Partners, LLC provided financial advice to AdvantaClean on the transaction.

About AdvantaClean

Founded in 1994 as a contracting business handling cleanup and repairs in South Florida, AdvantaClean, now headquartered in Huntersville, N.C., is one of the leading national franchised providers of Restoration Services in the country. The company currently ranks 85th on Entrepreneur Magazine’s fastest-growing-franchises list and is among Franchise Business Review’s Top 50 in franchisee-satisfaction ratings. In 2013–14, USA Today and the International Franchise Association recognized AdvantaClean as a Top Franchise for Military Veterans. Today, more than 230 AdvantaClean franchised territories operate in 37 states.

About Home Franchise Concepts

Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) is the top-selling family of direct-to-consumer brands in the home-related goods and services space, one of the world’s largest franchise businesses and a recognized leader in franchisee-franchisor relationships. HFC’s three brands including Budget Blinds®, Tailored Living® and Concrete Craft® are consistently rated at the top of their categories and supported by nearly 1,500 franchise territories in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

SOURCE Home Franchise Concepts

Cherry Blow Dry Bar Experiences Rapid Growth In 2018

CHERRY HILL, N.J. – Cherry Blow Dry Bar – an expanding franchise that provides premium express services including blowouts, hair extensions, makeup services and treatments – celebrates a remarkable year of brand growth with a 44 percent growth rate in 2018.
Launched in 2013 and franchising since 2015, the brand has 18 total locations across seven states, about half of the salons opened in 2018 alone. Further, the affordable-glamorous brand opened eight new locations this year and entered new markets, including Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana, expanding its presence into the Southern states of the United States. In addition to the openings, the brand signed 11 franchise development deals calling for a total of 65 additional units – one deal was signed with a development group in Southern California calling 50 locations in the next several years to come.
“This year has been full of growth for Cherry Blow Dry Bar,” expressed Fred Vicario, CEO of Cherry Blow Dry Bar. “Since launching our franchising opportunity, 2018 has been one of our best years on record. The new salon openings and multi-unit development deals we signed will play a vital role in propelling the brand forward over the next several years.”
Plans for the first quarter of 2019 show that the company has no plans of slowing down as approximately four new salons are slated to open. In the New Year, the brand estimates to have 20 new salons open and operating all while continuously signing new franchisees.
Cherry Blow Dry Bar offers blowouts for hair of any length starting at about $40. Customers can pick and choose from the salon’s styling menu which includes nine different hairstyles – from updos and beachy waves to braids and voluminous curls. Salons offer three types of memberships, starting at about $59.99 for two monthly blowouts.
Although Cherry Blow Dry Bar primarily focuses on blowouts, other beauty services such as hair extensions, treatments, makeup application and even scalp massages are also offered.
“While growing our footprint nationally has been the goal since we launched our franchise opportunity – our main priority is to create a place that women will use as their go-to salon for blowouts and makeup services,” noted Vicario. “Cherry Blow Dry Bar exists to provide a welcoming environment for guests to come and receive glamorous services with long-lasting results at affordable prices. Our success and growth would not have been feasible without our dedicated team members and incredible franchisees.”
To augment the company’s growth, Vicario is looking for franchisee partners who have a passion for customer service and have a strong business acumen. Including a franchise fee of $39,000 the initial investment to open a Cherry Blow Dry Bar franchise is between $235,000-350,000.
Today, there are 18 salons open and operating in seven states – Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Louisiana and Virginia – with nearly 80 more under various stages of development throughout the country.
For more information about Cherry Blow Dry Bar, visit www.cherryblowdrybar.com.

About Cherry Blow Dry Bar
Launched in 2013 and franchising since 2015, Cherry Blow Dry Bar is an expanding franchise that provides premium express services including hair blowouts, hair extensions, makeup services and treatments for a perfectly finished look, all at affordable prices through a unique membership model. Today, there are 18 Cherry Blow Dry Bar salons open and operating in seven states, with nearly 80 more in various stages of development. For more information, please visit www.cherryblowdrybar.com.