The Global Franchise Summer Summit runs August 18 to 20, 2026 at the Denver Botanic Gardens. This year's theme is Scale and Scalability: Mapping the Route from Single Unit to Empire. Franchisors, franchise system owners, investors, multi-unit franchisees, and industry advisors spend two days in keynotes, panels, and facilitated roundtables on what it takes to scale a system. Attendance stays small on purpose, which keeps the conversations candid.
Brand standards only hold when franchisees adopt them, so Opus is built for the frontline first. You set the standard in training, reinforce it through checklists and communication, and verify it with audits and guest feedback, so standards hold across every location. That's the training operations platform behind Smashburger, Craveworthy Brands, Sparkle Dog Grooming, and Shipley Do-Nuts. Our CEO, Rachael Nemeth, is leading a roundtable at this year's Summit. If you'll be at the Botanic Gardens, come say hi.
