Nation’s Restaurant News: Togo’s, the 242-unit sandwich chain, is adding company-operated units after nearly a decade of exclusively franchising its restaurants. “We are not planning on making a large investment in company restaurants, but we want to get into the business with our franchisees to test and to learn and, obviously, by doing that we […]
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The app industry is bigger than ever, especially with the rise in app sales during the last week of 2011. This could be the year to put a little more attention into the app you use to promote your business or start an app company of your own. In its most recent report, Flurry estimated
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Franchising.com: Proforma, a leading North American provider of graphic communications solutions, is pleased to welcome six new offices to our network. The following new Owners joined our network: • Adrian Agostan, Proforma Total Marketing Solutions, Kitchener, ON, Canada • Rob Elsey, Brand Builders a member of Proforma, Milton, ON, Canada • Karen Phillips, Proforma So.
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The new year is finally here, and now is the time to make plans for a more profitable year for your company. If you haven’t evaluated your company yet, the Wall Street Journal has a list of blunders you should avoid. Not Hiring Smart Always remember, business is business and friendship is friendship. It you
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Norfolk Eastern Daily Press: While most analysts are predicting a tough year ahead for the economy amid expectations that many firms could go to the wall in 2012, Roy Seaman, managing director of Franchise Development Services (FDS) said that with major banks like NatWest, HSBC, Lloyds TSB last year lending than more than ever before
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Franchising continues to experience modest growth, outperforming other sectors of the nation’s economy, while some franchisees express concerns. Gaebler.com: Like many small business owners, franchisees have taken their hits during the four-year, economic downturn. But although there are many challenges looming on the horizon for franchise entrepreneurs, the overall trend for franchising is positive, according
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PR Web: With an aggressive expansion of new franchises launching in 2012, 150-unit Lenny’s Sub Shop is not only leveraging its legendary promise of More Food, More Taste and More Personality®, it’s giving big cash rewards to people who lead new franchisees into the fold. Believing true insiders know it’s sandwich concept best, Lenny’s will
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Sacramento Bee: Stamford, Conn.-based Olympus Partners has acquired NPC International, Inc. (“NPC”), the largest Pizza Hut franchisee and the largest franchisee of any restaurant concept in the United States. The company operates 1,153 Pizza Hut units (approximately 19 percent of the domestic system) in 28 states with significant presence in the Midwest, South and Southeast.
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