October 11, 2011

Boston Pizza Drafts Smaller Stores For Smaller Markets

Canadian Cattlemen: One of Canada’s biggest casual restaurant brands is warming up expansion plans for smaller cities and rural communities with the launch of a smaller-store prototype. Boston Pizza International’s new smaller-scale store design, at about 4,100 square feet, is expected to make it “more affordable than ever to own a Boston Pizza franchise,” the

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Franchise Ownership: Should Unemployed Boomers Start Looking Into It?

Huffington Post (blog): For those that were employed in executive-level positions, and have been out of work for a long-time, one increasingly popular option that’s being looked at is franchise ownership. It’s becoming painfully clear that good high-level jobs can’t be created out of thin air, so lots of very frustrated downsized executives are looking

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Aspect.co.uk Appoints Franchise Guru

PR Web: Leading London-based property maintenance and refurbishment company, aspect.co.uk, has appointed franchise specialist, Bev Regan, to run its newly established franchise division. In July 2011, aspect.co.uk launched its franchise business, commencing its national roll out, and its bid to become the UK’s leading property maintenance and refurbishment brand. With the tagline ‘one call property

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Zarraffa’s Coffees Awards Salute High Performance

Franchising.net.au: Specialty coffee chain Zarraffa’s Coffee has celebrated a bumper year at the company’s national franchise conference at the Sheraton Noosa Resort and Spa, and awarded top performance at the gala dinner. Bruce Fullerton and Elissa Hutton, Upper Coomera franchisees, took out the main award, Franchisee of the Year. CEO Kenton Campbell said the Upper

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Friendly’s Bankruptcy: A Lesson For Any Franchisee

Entrepreneur.com: The news today of Friendly Ice Cream Corp. filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection may leave any franchise operator wondering: What happens if my parent company declares bankruptcy? Given current economic conditions, it’s a prudent question to ask. In recent years, a number of chains have similarly declared bankruptcy, including Bennigan’s, Bakers Square and

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