We have seen many one-hit wonder products in our time. For example, the pet rock or the Rubik’s cube are a milestone in invention history. The Wall Street Journal recently looked at another one-hit inventor, Dave Kapell, and his product, Magnetic Poetry. Back in 1993, the Minneapolis native was an aspiring musician who liked to […]
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Courthouse News Service: A dispute over “overrun” – the air pumped into ice cream – has led a franchisee of a low-calorie ice cream chain to accuse News Corp. and Fox 5 News of defaming it in a “disparaging” broadcast “assault.” Lead plaintiff Matthew Prince, a franchisee of D’Lites Emporium ice cream, opened three outlets
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Cary News: Concerned about adding more vehicles to an already congested area, the Apex Town Council voted 3-0 to deny a request for a new McDonald’s at Beaver Creek Commons. “Every time I go to that plaza the traffic is horrendous,” said Councilman Gene Schulze. “If you try to make a left turn out of
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AdNews: Children are still being exposed to the same number of fast food advertisements, despite self-regulatory policies implemented by the fast food industry in 2009, according to a new study. The study, published by The Medical Journal of Australia, found that from 2009 to 2010, the overall average of fast-food advertisements increased from 1.1 to
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The Franchise Magazine: As Belvoir prepares to celebrate 15 years as an award-winning franchisor, its first franchise owner Andy Campbell, is also planning a party. June 24 will be a red-letter day for Campbell, of Belvoir Moray in Scotland, as it marks his 15 years in business. “In 1996 I successfully applied for redundancy after
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Franchising.com: Andy Lanz got started in franchising right out of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. With the help of his parents, the newly minted economics graduate purchased a Cousins Subs franchise in nearby Verona. Then he added a Figaro’s Italian Pizza franchise as well as a Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream operation, and put them
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Franchise.net.au: At its annual conference on the Gold Coast, Worldwide Online Printing named George Bacic from South Brisbane the National Franchisee of the Year for the 2009/2010 financial year. Bacic was thrilled to take out the award, especially after the tough year he and his business have had. “It’s been a challenging year with the
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QSRweb.com: Malaysia and Thailand will get nine new A&W units by the end of 2011 behind a development agreement with KUB Malaysia Bhd. According to Bernama, five of those outlets will be in Malaysia and four will be in Thailand. KUB currently has 45 A&W units in Malaysia and 41 in Thailand. Additionally, Datuk Mohd
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UGO: What’s your secret, Steve Rogers? Super Soldier Serum? Not hardly. The key to Captain America’s physical prowess is clearly a hearty daily dose of his trademark treats, coming to a Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins near you (if you’re really lucky, you have one of those two-in-one Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins stores). Visitors to Dunkin
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