November 18, 2008

After Selling Your Startup To Microsoft? Sell Toilet Paper And Trash Bags

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Mashable: In 2007, Microsoft acquired Jellyfish, a social search engine that ultimately became the Live Search Cashback program. The company’s founders — Brian Wiegand and Mark McGuire — have since moved on, and are now working on a stealth startup called Alice.com that is announcing a $4.3 million financing round. While the founders aren’t giving […]

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Fitch 2009 U.S. Restaurant Outlook: Credit Risk Escalates As Challenges Persist

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MarketWatch: Fitch Ratings expects the negative effects of a declining U.S. economy, growing pressure on consumer discretionary spending, and higher than normal food costs to be further magnified in the restaurant industry during 2009. The strong likelihood of a global macroeconomic downturn, supplier consolidation and the inability to enter long-term fixed-price supply contracts will also

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Recyclable Dry Cleaning Bags

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Springwise: So, you thought the market for reusable bags was saturated? Having found a niche that has yet to be infiltrated, The Green Garmento hopes to help green up dry cleaning. Introduced last month, The Green Garmento is a garment bag made from non-woven recyclable material that can be used as a duffel bag to

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Cruise Holidays Announces Global Expansion

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Franchising.com: Today, Cruise Holidays – North America’s oldest and largest cruise specialty network that has now served travelers for 25 years – revealed details of its first franchise agreement outside of North America. Cruise Holidays will expand globally with its first location in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The multi-location franchise agreement, signed by Mr. Murtaza

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Hotelex India 2008 To Showcase The Latest Developments In The Hospitality Industry In India

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Business Wire Índia: CMP India, a subsidiary of United Business Media Ltd, a leading global business media company is hosting Hotelex India 2008, an international trade fair for the hospitality industry. The event will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Center In Mumbai from the 21stto the 23rd of November 2008.The event promises to be

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Seven Cups, 100 Teas

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Arizona Daily Star: Banging his head and knees in a tiny clown car bouncing along a potholed Chinese mountain road, Tucsonan Austin Hodge seeks out artisan teas — the kind of stuff that will absolutely ruin you for Lipton’s and Earl Grey. The world’s best teas, and China’s worst roads, are on those mountainsides, says

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My Favorite Muffin(R) Celebrates 20th Anniversary

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Franchising.com: BAB, Inc., today announced My Favorite Muffin® will celebrate its 20th Anniversary by offering 20-cent coffee and 20-cent mini muffins (limit 12) in participating U.S. restaurants on Thursday, November 20, 2008. My Favorite Muffin® makes an incredibly unique cake-like muffin that is prepared with soybean oil, rather than butter or margarine, which produces a

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