KTU Franchise

This week we asked Kat Walden to tell us more about her journey as a Kitchen Tune-Up franchisee. What inspired her to purchase a remodeling franchise?  Read more below.

What was your career before becoming a Tunie?
I have co-owned the Sears Hometown Store in La Junta, CO since 2003 and a coffee shop café since 2004. Prior to that I worked in human services working with the mentally ill or…

Over 29 years ago, Kitchen Tune-Up founder, Dave Haglund, came up with an idea to update kitchens differently. Many times you like your cabinets and your kitchen layout, but wood isn’t maintenance free and it needs help to look its best. That’s where our Tune-Up service got its start. Different kitchens and different homeowners all have different needs, but Dave’s focus was on customer service.…

Maybe you have heard numbers about the success of franchised businesses compared to starting your own business. The problem with most numbers is that they typically come from one study and are not repeated year after year to see if they hold true.

So why believe in the franchise model? Why pay a franchise fee and ongoing royalty if there is no guarantee of success?

It really depends on your…

Kitchen Tune-Up recently made a $50,000 contribution to help build great futures and a new facility for the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area (BGCAA) in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Kitchen Tune-Up was founded in 1988 in Aberdeen by David & Cynthia Haglund. “Our family has always supported organizations for kids. The Boys & Girls Club does wonderful things for our local youth, and our 5 kids enjoyed…

Kitchen Tune-Up hosted our second National Reunion of 2017 on September 24th & 25th in Aberdeen, South Dakota. This conference kicks off a new season for National Reunions that will now be held in the fall of the year.  Previous annual conferences have been held in January or February throughout our nearly thirty year history.

Franchise owners from across the country attended the event and…

Kitchen Tune-Up will be at The Franchise Show in Orlando on October 20-21, 2017.  Visit with our team at Hyatt Regency Orlando on Friday from 11-5 and Saturday 11-5. 

Heidi Morrissey, President, and Chris Tye, Franchise Development, and will be there both days answering questions.  Local franchise owners will be in the booth to meet attendees on Saturday from 3:00 – 5:00 pm to talk with…

Congratulations James Pierce!  James is the recipient of Kitchen Tune-Up’s National Customer Service Award for July 2017.  Franchise locations across the country compete for the award, which recognizes the most outstanding customer service across the nation. Feedback and testimonials are compiled from customer comments cards received by the Home Office. Based on the incredible feedback from his…

Kitchen Tune-Up will be at The Franchise Show in Atlanta on September 16 & 17, 2017.  Visit with Chris Tye and Heidi Morrissey from our team at Cobb Galleria Center on Saturday from 11-5 and Sunday 11-4.

If you are thinking about owning a business, attend to learn more about the benefits of franchise ownership.  Kitchen Tune-Up specializes in fast & affordable kitchen updates. We offer…

May 16th is National Love a Tree Day.  Yes – there really is a Love a Tree Day!  Our team couldn’t find the origins of this national day, but it’s in the middle of Garden for Wildlife Month and nationalcalendar.com tells us it’s a relative of Arbor Day.

Kitchen Tune-Up is currently celebrating trees by partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation for our “Tune-Ups for Trees Campaign.”  The goal of…

By Sarah Eisenbeisz, Marketing Director for Kitchen Tune-Up

I’ve been using this recipe for years, and always have a spray bottle on hand at my home.  My mom got the recipe from a dear lady that owned an antique store in Moorhead, Minnesota named Jean Evenson.  Jean claimed that you would never have streaked windows or mirrors again if you used this cleaner made from a few household…