December 2009

Mystery Shopping Blues: Annual Report Card Reveals Much Room For Improvement

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FranchiseUpdate: Each year, as part of the Leadership & Development Conference, Franchise Update offers franchisor attendees the opportunity to have their sales operation mystery shopped. Our mystery shoppers pose as qualified prospects, phoning in to the franchise sales department, and submitting applications online. The results are presented at the conference in September, and made available […]

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Retail Food Group Limited

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FoodBizDaily.com: Retail Food Group Limited is engaged in the intellectual property ownership of the Donut King, bb’s cafe, Brumby’s Bakeries and Michel’s Patisserie franchise systems; development and management of the Donut King, bb’s cafe, Brumby’s Bakeries and Michel’s Patisserie retail franchise systems throughout Australia and New Zealand, and the wholesale supply of certain products to

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Ronald McDonald Kidnapped

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AHN: A McDonald’s playground in Columbus feels a little emptier after a life-sized statue of Ronald McDonald was stolen during the Thanksgiving holiday. Employees of the fast-food restaurant said the red-headed clown was last seen during breakfast hours of the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day sitting on a bench in the playground area. Surveillance video shows

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NexCen Brands Introduces Spanish-Language Version Of Franchise Web Portal

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Your-Story.org: NexCen Brands, Inc., today announced that it has introduced a Spanish-language version of its NexCen Franchise Portal Web site, which was launched earlier this year. The new Spanish-language Web portal is available at www.nexcenfranchises.com/espanol and maintains all of the elements of the original site including a streaming, flash video guided tour through NexCen’s different

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