Grand Forks Herald: McAlister’s Deli, a casual restaurant chain based in Ridgeland, Miss., plans to add a location in Grand Forks in 2010. “The Upper Midwest, from Minnesota to Grand Forks to Bismarck and South Dakota, will be a very strong growth area for McAlister’s,†said Bill McClintock, senior vice president of development, in a […]
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Nation’s Restaurant News: McDonald’s Corp. prides itself on the sustainable initiatives it employs at its more than 32,000 fast-food restaurants around the world. Recently, Jill Scandridge, the company’s director of public affairs, discussed some of the Oak Brook, Ill.-based giant’s eco-friendly plans. What green initiatives is McDonald’s working on for the rest of the year?
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PR Web: Franchise Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that more than 200 franchise owners and salespeople from around the world received awards at the annual Sir Speedy, PIP and Signal Graphics International Convention and Vendor Show at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, July 28 – August 2. Kathy Morgan of Irvine, California
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Franchising.com: National cleaning franchise Molly Maid is doing their part to help foster awareness of the growing number of domestic violence victims nationwide. During October’s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, many franchise owners donated a portion of service fees from each home that Molly Maid cleans to the Ms. Molly Foundation. Ms. Molly is a
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npr: A bra that can be turned into two gas masks. Research into whether it’s better to be hit over the head by an empty or full beer bottle. NPR reports on the Ig Nobel Prizes. They are not to be confused with the Nobel Prizes, the world’s most prestigious awards for intellectual achievement. As
QSR magazine: While many restaurant chains, including Arby’s, have made the switch to trans fat–free cooking oils, one Richmond, Virginia, company is taking healthy eating to the next level by eliminating even more bad fats from its menu and offering healthier items to its guests. The Restaurant Company announced that it converted all 19 of
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CNNMoney: Once you find a good idea, don’t move halfheartedly. Scott Anthony is the managing director of Innosight Ventures, an investment firm in Watertown, Mass. He often assigns one employee to examine all of the company’s new ideas. CNNMoney reports a case in point: When one of Anthony’s partners at Innosight wanted to create a
WalletPop: Having a good business idea isn’t enough to make money. You also need the means to execute it. Inventor Lisa Lloyd showed up on ABC’s Shark Tank a nervous wreck: sleepless, mortgaged to the brink of disaster, and unable to meet the demands of her business without some quick capital. Banks were of no
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San Francisco Chronicle: Steve Carell’s 8-year-old daughter is learning how to profit from her dad’s celebrity status by selling lemonade to paparazzi lurking around their Los Angeles home. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Carell admits he had low expectations for little Annie’s business venture, and he was shocked when his daughter came back with
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The Windsor Star: Jim Georgopoulos invented the Freeze’n Snip a gadget to snip open frozen treats. It snips the niggly edges off frozen treats like a Freezee. The end of the long frozen tube is inserted and with a single jab, the Freeze’n Snip snags and snips the edge, which falls into a storage area.
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