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Cowboys become NFL?s most valuable franchise
2007-09-15 13:07:00 The Dallas Cowboys wrested the title of the NFL?s most valuable franchise from the rival Redskins, knocking Washington off the top of the list for the first time in eight years, according to Forbes magazine?s annual survey. Thanks to a new $ 1 billion stadium set to open in 2009, the Cowboys? value increased by 28 ... More About: Franchise , Franc , Ranch
Subway, Dunkin? franchise give pizza a chance
2007-09-15 12:54:00 Subway is to sandwiches what Dunkin’ is to doughnuts. So why are both chains exploring ? pizza? Bruce Horovitz reports in USA Today that: because fast foodies find it tough to resist sticking a gooey finger in the $28.5 billion pizza industry at a time when the franchise pie biggies ? Pizza Hut, Domino’s and Papa ... More About: Chance , Franchise , Subway , Give
?Seinfeld? Soup Nazi Franchises Troubled
2007-09-15 12:41:00 SoupMan Bid to Turn ‘Seinfeld ’ Fame Into Empire Goes Off the Boil David B. Caruso, Associated Press reports: The chef who inspired the Soup Nazi character on “Seinfeld” makes a heck of a crab bisque, but a group of stewed investors says he’s having problems expanding his popular stand into a franchise empire. Soupmaker Al Yeganeh closed his ... More About: Soup , Troubled , Soup Nazi
McDonald?s hits rival where it hurts: the lattes
2007-09-12 16:00:00 The Boston Globe reports from Bloomberg News that Charles Ruppert has a yen for a white-chocolate latte, he doesn’t head to Starbucks. He goes to a McCafe in a McDonald’s franchise - and pays 26 percent less. “McDonald’s got a real winner,” said Ruppert, 55, a car-repair shop owner in Greensboro. McDonald’s Corp. has added the frothy drinks ... More About: Hits , Riva
A New Culture to Yogurt Franchises
2007-09-10 15:51:00 Valerie Killifer reports in Fast Casual The culturization of yogurt when a little-known frozen yogurt shop opened in West Hollywood in 2005, Californians from the Valley to the Hills (Beverly Hills) couldn?t get enough. Pinkberry unsettled an otherwise quiet neighborhood and gave health-minded patrons the ability to indulge. It also reinvigorated consumers? taste for frozen yogurt. Since ... More About: Culture , Yogurt , Franc , Ranch
Fast Food Franchises step up efforts to meet demand for breakfasts
2007-09-07 18:00:00 Carolyn Walkup of Nation’s Restuarant News reports that quick-service restaurant franchises are stepping up already increased a.m. efforts to feed time-pressed consumers by making breakfast-on-the-go more convenient. While a few long-time breakfast leaders, namely McDonald?s and Dunkin? Donuts, are encouraging franchisees to open earlier, other quick-service franchises are either planning to roll out breakfast systemwide or ... More About: Food , Fast Food , Meet , Fast , Step
Can You Profit as a Franchise Pioneer?
2007-09-03 14:46:00 Buying a new, unproven franchise can be a high-risk venture. Professional advice can help minimize the gamble Douglas MacMillan reports in BusinessWeek that in 2005, business partners and first-time franchise operators Karen McGinn and Gene Bowen bought an iSoldit an eBay drop-off franchise and opened it in a storefront on a busy street in Woodstock, ... More About: Profit , Franchise , Pioneer , Caveat Emptor , Franc
Shareholders approve Friendly sale
2007-09-01 12:58:00 WILBRAHAM - A private equity firm completed its acquisition of Friendly Ice Cream Corp. for $337.2 million yesterday. An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, based in Boca Raton, Fla., will pay $15.50 in cash per share to Friendly’s stockholders. Gary M. Talarico, managing director of Sun Capital Partners, said in a prepared statement: “With a 72-year operating ... More About: Shareholders , Sale , Prove
Dunkin Donuts plans agressive franchise expansion
2007-08-30 22:33:00 By Reuters in the Boston Globe Coffee shop franchise Dunkin’ Donuts is courting bigger franchisees and moving away from the smaller entrepreneurs that were the cornerstone of its early growth as it seeks to fuel an aggressive US expansion plan. The chain, which has 5,400 franchised US stores, wants to have 15,000 by 2020, in part by ... More About: Dunkin Donuts , Franchise , Plans , Expansion
Dunkin Donuts Going Trans Fat Free
2007-08-28 13:58:00 Ryan Knoll, The Franchise Pundit reports that the R&D team (or their consultants) at Dunkin? Brands (Dunkin? Donuts , Baskin Robins, Togo?s) have been hard at work reworking their ingredients. Hopefully this won?t be too much of a burden on the franchisees and no new equipment or costlier ingredients will be required. About 400 locations nationwide that took ... More About: Dunkin Donuts , Free , Trans , Going
A frontier in franchising
2007-08-27 18:32:00 Rachel Tobin Ramos reports in the Atlanta Business Chronicle that a former developer built a fortune in IHOP restaurant franchises. Michael A. Klump didn’t start out thinking he’d be the largest IHOP franchisee in the country. The founder of Atlanta-based Argonne Capital Group LLC at one time was a shopping center developer who started his own ... More About: Franchising , Tier , Franc , Frontier , Ranch
HoJo?s Franchise: From heyday to today
2007-08-26 11:15:00 Marlene Kennedy, Business Editor of the Timesunion writes: A decade ago, Ron Butler offered a prediction: “Maybe it’s 10 years, it could happen in five, (but) we will probably see the last Howard Johnson’s in the country.” The pithy quote is part of a July 1997 story in Delta Airlines’ Sky magazine titled “Whatever Happened to ... More About: Today , Franchise , Franc , Ranch
MaidPro is hot in San Juan
2007-08-26 10:19:00 More than 100 MaidPro franchisees from around the United States met in San Juan , Puerto Rico, to celebrate success, share knowledge and soak up the sun during the 2007 MaidPro Convention, held August 17-19. Owners and managers from 48 MaidPro offices joined representatives from the home office for three days of workshops, roundtable discussions and presentations. ...
Risqué hair salon franchise enters the ring in Boston
2007-08-24 18:09:00 Knockouts, a full-service salon franchise that would make Floyd the barber blush, is busting into New England. Naomi Kooker reports in the Boston Business Journal that Neko Corp., headed by Bing Yeo of Lexington, bought the rights to franchise the salons that have been dubbed the “Hooters of haircutting,” where a scantily clad “specially chosen staff ... More About: Hair , Franchise , Ring , Salon
Quiznos suit alleges ?Ponzi scheme? actions
2007-08-22 15:48:00 Blue MauMau: Justin M. Klein, lead attorney for the U.S. class-action suit against the Quiznos sandwich chain, has stated in the complaint that franchise-agreement terms are “extremely one-sided in favor of Quiznos.” If a location cannot be secured, Quiznos then threatens termination due to the franchisee’s failure to open a store within the time period. ... More About: Ponzi Scheme , Chem , Suit
Franchising Moves to the Back Burner at Tijuana Flats
2007-08-18 17:24:00 The fresh-Mexican chain puts franchised growth on hold in favor of company expansion. Maya Norris reports in Chain Leader that Camp Fitch the CEO of Tijuana Flats has decided to forgo franchising at Tijuana Flats to concentrate on company growth. Tijuana Flats was an upstart chain known for its cheap Mexican fare, sci-fi murals and hundreds of ... More About: Back , Burner , Franchising , Moves
Professional Athletes form team to buy Burger King franchises
2007-08-17 15:56:00 Accord is part of a push by the fast-food franchise to raise its urban profile Keith Reed of The Boston Globe Staff reports that Kevin Faulk, is sweating it out on the field at training camp with the rest of the New England Patriots, but that’s not the only place he’s planning on making an impact this ... More About: Team , Burger , King , Form , Athletes
Quiznos settles some lawsuits with franchisees
2007-08-15 04:49:00 Sandy Shore Associated Press Business Writer reports in the Houston Chronicle (chron.com) that Quiznos , the nationwide sandwich shop chain, has agreed to settle a months-long dispute with a Texas franchisee who has been one of its most vocal critics. The company is also working to resolve other legal complaints about alleged improper business practices.Chris Bray ... More About: Lawsuits , Sees , Suit , Some
This coffee deal leaves a bitter taste in franchisees mouths
2007-08-14 20:42:00 Please note: I asked fellow New England Franchise Association member his take on the recently announced coffee distribution arrangement with Dunkin Brands and Proctor & Gamble, here is his reaction: Mark A. Dubinsky, President of the Dunkin Donuts Independent Franchises Owners, Inc. (DDIFO) stated in an email that the DDIFO is diametrically opposed to Dunkin Brands ... More About: Coffee , Deal , Bitter , Taste , Leaves
Dunkin? Donuts coffee to be sold in stores
2007-08-14 19:51:00 Grocers, Big-Box Retailers to Sell Packaged Dunkin’ Coffee in Deal With Procter & Gamble Mark Jewell, AP Business Writer reports in Forbes.com that, starting this month, packaged Dunkin’ Donuts coffee will be sold by the likes of Wal-Mart, Kroger and CVS in a bid to get customers to brew the brand at home, not just pick ... More About: Dunkin Donuts , Stores , Sold
Why the private equity bubble is bursting
2007-08-10 18:14:00 Shawn Tully of Fortune Magazine reports that: Loans will go bad, deals will be canceled, fortunes will be lost. The sudden end of cheap financing is wreaking havoc on the buyout market. Michael Psaros is ready to pounce. Perched in his office atop Manhattan’s MetLife Building, with its sweeping views of Central Park and photos of the ... More About: Private Equity , Private , Bubble , Riva , Equity
A Neighborhood Balks at a Franchise
2007-08-10 18:02:00 The New York Times reported in an article by David Gonzalez that: There really is a John inside Johnny?s Pizza in Sunset Park, Brooklyn ? John Miniaci Jr., whose father, John Sr., founded the neighborhood pizzeria in 1968. There will soon be another John right next door on Fifth Avenue ? Papa John?s Pizza, a franchise outlet. ... More About: Franchise , Neighborhood , Franc , Ranch
New, Old Concepts Highlight Franchising
2007-08-10 17:53:00 An Article in the Oakbrook Business Ledger, Chicago, IL reported: Franc hising is a large industry that?s getting bigger with hundreds of new types of offerings, so many that there seems to be something out there for almost everyone. Area franchise owners represent the varieties of opportunities available for the would-be franchise entrepreneur, ranging from newer ideas such ... More About: Concepts , Highlight , Ranch
McDonald?s chickens out on Boston Market
2007-08-06 22:21:00 The Boston Business Journal reported today that Boston Market , co-created by Boston-based franchise guru George Nadaff, is being sold to Sun Capital Partners Inc. McDonald’s Corp., the Illinois fast-food giant that owns Boston Market, is selling the franchise to the Florida buyout firm to focus on hamburgers. As of June 30, 2007, Boston Market’s total assets and ...
Investment Alternatives
2007-08-04 18:04:00 Ryan, The Franchise Pundit, shares valuable insight into evaluating investment alternatives when considering an investment in a franchise: “I?ve written several times that investing your $150,000 nest-egg in the public markets and working a reasonably fun job is an underappreciated alternative to applying it towards a franchise. This article cites a study by ... More About: Investment , Alternatives , Alter , Native , Alterna
Fed Says Subway Shops Must Be Accessible
2007-08-02 17:43:00 The Department of Justice today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Doctor Associates Inc. (DAI), the privately held corporation that franchises Subway sandwich shops throughout the United States. The agreement, which sets out steps to make Subway shops physically accessible to people with disabilities, affects more than 20,000 ... More About: Must , Shops
Americans spend an astonishing $41 billion a year on their furry friends
2007-08-01 02:34:00 Americans now spend $41 billion a year on their pets?more than the gross domestic product of all but 64 countries in the world. That’s double the amount shelled out on pets a decade ago, with annual spending expected to hit $52 billion in the next two years, according to Packaged Facts, a consumer research company ... More About: Friends , Americans , Furry , Bill , Shin
New Englands Fresh City expands to the south
2007-07-31 16:03:00 Nation’s Restaurant News reported that Fresh City , a 17-unit fresh casual franchise concept concentrated in New England , has signed an area development deal with Rob Grimes, president and chief executive of Accuvia, the technology consulting, events and publishing firm in Potomac. Md. According to terms of the agreement, Grimes, who also is the cofounder with Nation?s ... More About: South
Au Bon Pain franchise eliminates trans fats
2007-07-31 07:22:00 BOSTON ? Au Bon Pain has announced the 100-percent elimination of trans fats from its menu items, and the launch of a new Web site that provides in-depth nutrition information for consumers. The updated Web site features a “Smart Menu,” where site visitors can search for foods that fit their specific dietary needs, build an entire ... More About: Franchise , Trans , Nate , Mina
Sign a Rama First Franchise to Win U.S. Presidential E Award for Exporting
More articles from this author:2007-07-31 06:59:00 Sign-A-Rama, the world’s largest retail sign franchise, has been awarded the United States Department of Commerce’s Presidential “E” Award . Sign-A-Rama is the first franchise company to ever win the award. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined President Bush at the White House to present Sign-A-Rama , along with ten other organizations, with the “E” Award for ... More About: Franchise , Sign , Resident 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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