February 9, 2012

Jack In The Box Launches The Most Disgusting/Delicious Publicity Stunt Ever

The Business Insider: Jack in the Box just came up with an “outside the box” brilliant stunt that’s not leaving any consumers feeling left out: a bacon-flavored milkshake. The milkshake is part of Jack in the Box’s “Marry Bacon” ad campaign and will appeal to bacon-lovers while also satisfying vegetarians since it’s made with Torani […]

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Food Trucks Spread ‘New’ Cuisine, Shake Up Restaurant Model

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Advertising Age: Ethnic food — from Korean to Thai to El Salvadoran — has become more familiar to the average U.S. consumer, and increasingly people are finding out about these cuisines not from mom-and-pop restaurants or specialty stores, but via food trucks. The movement is helping pave the way for the increasing popularity in ethnic

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Olympic Cards Plans To Expand Its Presence

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Franchise India: Based in Chennai for the last 50 years Olympic Cards Limited, manufacturers of paper/board based products is planning to increase its franchise presence by opening more franchised outlets. The new retail outlets shall operate under the brand name â€˜Olympicâ€™. Presently the brand has five franchise and six retail outlets and the company also

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Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Coming Soon To Evanston

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Sacramento Bee: Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is coming soon to Evanston, Wyoming. This new store is located at 113 Front Street. Victor Solano is the owner and operator of this location. This is not Solano’s first Dickey’s location. Solano also owns and operates the Dickey’s in Rock Springs. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit opened in 1941 in Dallas,

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Marco’s Teams With Family Video In $100M Deal

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Nation’s Restaurant News: Marcoâ€™s Pizza, the franchisor of more than 280 restaurants in 21 states, has partnered in a $100 million deal with privately held movie rental chain Family Video to open Marcoâ€™s outlets within as many as 350 of its movie stores. Jack Butorac, chief executive of Toledo, Ohio-based Marcoâ€™s, said the partnership was

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Five North Dakota Sisters Make Reality TV Pitch

Ideas

Boomtown Girls from Lucky Dog Filmworks on Vimeo. Grand Forks Herald: Five sisters from a North Dakota boomtown are looking to make a bang on reality TV. A trailer for “Boomtown Girls,” featuring five Williston sisters who work alongside men in the Oil Patch, recently became an Internet sensation locally. But few details are known

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Buffalo Wild Wings

News

The franchise restaurant Buffalo Wild Wings is testing iPads in their restaurants. Patrons will be able to order their wings and drinks from the devices as well as jump online to keep themselves entertained while they wait for their ordered food to arrive at their table. Computerworld: The 830-store Buffalo Wild Wings chain is about

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Great Clips Rated #8 In AllBusiness 2012 AllStar Franchise Rankings

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PR Web: In 2011, Great Clips added 115 new franchisees, signed 234 leases and opened nearly 200 salons. Great Clips encourages multi-unit ownership and manager-run salons. Most franchisees keep their professional jobs while building their businesses. Two facts regarding multiple-salon ownership and financial performance per salon are these: * The average number of salons per

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Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 9

History

1870 â€“ President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau. 1895 â€“ William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball. 1900 â€“ The Davis Cup competition is established. 1964 â€“ The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed

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Global Franchise Set To Expand Across Ireland – Jumping Clay UK & Ireland Franchise Opportunity

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The Irish Franchise Magazine: International franchise, JumpingClay, is looking to build on its 450 worldwide locations by expanding across Ireland. Founded in South Korea in 2001, JumpingClay offers a selection of courses, workshops and parties for children that aims to educate and entertain. The company already has three locations operating in the UK and Ireland

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