Franchise Bud was founded by David Hodgetts, an entrepreneur with first hand experience of creating, developing and scaling franchise businesses.

David founded Triple Two Coffee in 2016, growing the business from a single coffee concept into a national franchise network of 30+ locations before exit. His experience spans every stage of the journey, from brand development and franchise systems to recruitment, property, launch and network growth.

That experience has continued through ventures including Dirt Coffee, giving David an operator's perspective on what makes a franchise work commercially, operationally and for the people investing in it.

Franchise Bud was created to bring that experience to ambitious founders, combining strategic thinking with hands-on implementation to build distinctive, commercially credible brands that are ready to scale.