May 4, 2010

Scentsy Spreads Sunshine

BigNews.biz: Fighting cancer is a lonely and daunting experience especially for children, which is why this spring Scentsy, Inc. introduced their first Scentsy Family Foundation warmer to support The Sunshine Kids Foundation. Since 1982, The Sunshine Kids Foundation has provided free, positive and exciting group activities for children receiving cancer treatments in hospitals across North […]

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Operators Know Best

QSR magazine: At a time when new franchisees are rare, gauging the opinions of existing franchisees is the best way for quick-serve execs to know the needs of the brand. Phil Friedman, chairman and CEO of McAlister’s Deli, is a firm believer in independent research of a company’s franchisees. Getting an independent read on the

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Trying Harder

Vanguard: Back in 1946, a man from Michigan, in the United States had an idea: ‘What if you were able to get off a plane and take up a rent-a-car right there at the airport?’ We take that for granted now, but back then, it was a novel idea. And it was the brain child

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Work Keeps Him Young

The McDonald’s at Massaponax throws a birthday party for the store’s oldest employee, 88-year-old Neal Charles. The Free Lance-Star: Some folks look forward to retirement as a time to kick back and relax. Not Neal Charles. “If you sit down and do nothing, then you won’t be able to get back up,” he said. “It’s

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How To Sell Socks

Samuel “Samy” Liechti took his first job out of college with an ad agency. He’s asked to attend an unexpected business dinner with Japanese partners. After dinner, the group moves to a Japanese tea house where, following tradition, everyone removes their shoes. Samy looks down, and not only does he realize he has two different

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Super-Sized McDonald’s Opens May 12

Greenwood Commonwealth: The new McDonald’s going up in Greenwood is, in a word, super-sized. “It’s the largest one in six states. That’s what my boss is saying,” said Frank Broussard, the restaurant’s supervisor and a 30-year veteran of the Golden Arches. Broussard’s boss, owner-operator Michael Retzer, said the 6,215-square-foot restaurant on U.S. 82 is truly

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