Today in Entrepreneurial History: January 17
On this day in 1929, Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
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January 16, 2012
A Pizza You Can’t Refuse
Northern Iowan: With its new partnership with Godfather’s Pizza Express, 23rd Street Market welcomes new menu items and increased pizza sales. “We probably sell about three times as much pizza as we did before,” said Chris Kenaga, 23rd Street Market manager, noting that it’s still early in the process to project future sales. The Market
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Roaring Fork To Add Seven Restaurants
The Business Journal: A growing Milwaukee restaurant franchise is expecting big things in 2012. Roaring Fork Restaurant Group, the state’s Qdoba Mexican Grill franchisee and the largest Qdoba franchisee in the nation, expects to open five to seven stores this year, including one in West Milwaukee and its first Iowa store. It will add more
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Franchisors Urged To Emulate Bedshed Profit Calculator
StartupSmart: Franchisors should consider introducing calculator tools for prospective franchisees to determine initial profit estimates, an expert says, following in the footsteps of bed franchise Bedshed. In a bid to stand out from its competitors in the franchise sector, Bedshed has introduced a calculator tool, designed to help prospective franchisees better evaluate the franchise system.
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Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise Ranking Kicks-Off Expansion Plan
PR Web: After successfully growing in New York & New Jersey with 23 locations, CKO Kickboxing’s Fitness Franchise opportunity is now available across the country. The company’s search for prospective franchisees has received a great push from Entrepreneur Magazine’s January edition. In 2011 CKO Kickboxing broke into Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 at number 428 after only
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Taco Bell Sees Market Share Recouped With Chipotle Menu: Retail
Bloomberg: For Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM)’s Taco Bell, thinking outside the bun means going gourmet. The chain that once used a talking chihuahua to sell chalupas is working with Miami chef Lorena Garcia to win back eaters who have become accustomed to Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s (CMG) style of Mexican fare. Menu items will include
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A Panera Bread Franchise Doesn’t Allegedly Want “Fat,” “Black” Or “Ugly” Employees
BET: “Fat,†“Black†and “Ugly†are three characteristics a Panera Bread franchise allegedly has a policy of keeping away, and now, if true, the franchisee may be learning the meaning of the saying “think before you speak.†In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday, Guy M. Vines, 21, a former employee, claims that
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Batteries Plus Accelerates Growth
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Hartland-based franchising company and retailer Batteries Plus LLC continues to grow at a rapid rate, thanks to the proliferation of battery-powered portable devices and the deep pockets of the firm’s owner. The company’s growth curve has steepened since Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm that specializes in franchising, bought Batteries Plus
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Franchises, On A Smaller Scale
Wall Street Journal: Entrepreneur Rob Israel believes he has found a winning recipe. The founder of Doc Popcorn, which sells fresh-popped snacks in flavors such as “sinfully cinnamon” and “hoppin’ jalapeno,” has supervised the opening of 54 franchise outlets in five years and says he is working with another 200 in development. Mr. Israel would
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McD Reimaging Boosts Franchisee’s Business
The Daily meal: Bryan Consolo, a three-unit McDonald’s franchisee in northern Illinois, immediately received an “overwhelmingly positive†response from regular customers when his restaurant in Mundelein, Ill., finished a complete reimaging in May 2011. Consolo said he knew the remodeled unit had made his McDonald’s business more contemporary and relevant when a family in the
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