July 2010

Jamba Juice Announces Additional Progress On Refranchising Initiative

QSR magazine: Jamba, Inc., today announced the sale of 25 restaurants in Washington to existing franchisee, Prudence Swann, principal of PB Swann, LLC. The agreement includes a commitment to further expand the Jamba Juice brand by developing two additional stores in the Seattle market. “The completion of the sale of 81 restaurants is a huge […]

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Tasti D-lite Recognized For Outstanding Customer Loyalty Program

Franchising.com: Tasti D-Lite, the great-tasting, healthier frozen treat chain with a cult following among health-conscious consumers as well as celebrities, has been recognized for their TastiRewards customer loyalty program. The Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) RetailNow Innovative Solutions Awards selected Tasti D-Lite as the winner in the credit/gift/loyalty category and gave it the best-of-the-best award

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Dollar Thrifty Receives Unsolicited Offer From Avis Budget Group

Poten.com: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today confirmed that it received a letter dated July 28, 2010, from Avis Budget Group outlining an unsolicited proposal to acquire all Dollar Thrifty common stock for consideration consisting of $39.25 in cash and 0.6543 share of Avis Budget stock per Dollar Thrifty share. As previously announced, Hertz Global

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Hooters Franchise Taps Colliers International For Global Real Estate Expansion

StockHouse.com: Hooters of America, Inc. and Colliers International jointly announced today that the iconic restaurant company is undertaking an ambitious worldwide expansion, with plans to increase its location count by at least 15 – 20 percent annually over the next several years. The high profile chain currently has more than 455 locations worldwide with restaurants

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The Interior Redesigner

According to The Morning Journal, DesAnn Collins started Design by DesAnn in 2006. The opportunity came after the sale of a family-owned convenience store. Collins is an interior decorator specializing in home staging, making subtle changes inside homes for sale to make them more appealing to buyers. “Most of the time the homes are still

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Libraries Stack Up

Red boxes, red envelopes and the blue and yellow Blockbuster stores may dominate the movie rental landscape, but according to a recent survey, when Americans want to watch a DVD, they are most likely to turn to their local library. The Hartford Courant reports the survey, released this year by OCLC, a nonprofit library co-operative

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Never Quit!

WomenEntrepreneur.com dishes out inspiration from current mompreneurs. – Royn Pellei of Vive Vita thought she was getting her big break when a big company became interested in one of her baby products. That company soon decided the product was unacceptable. Pellei went back to the drawing board, created an even better product and sealed the

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Tiremax Named One Of The Fastest Growing Businesses By Inc. Magazine For 2010

PR.com: Most recently, Tiremax had the privilege of being recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. Considering there are over 27 million businesses registered in the US, appearing in the Inc. Magazine 5000 fastest growing companies is quite an achievement and great national recognition. In today’s economy a

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