February 22, 2012

Pinkberry In Garden City Center To Orchestrate Musical Fundraiser

Franchising.com: Pinkberry, in Garden City Center Cranston, will be swirling goodness on Thursday, February 23rd from 10am to 10pm, and will donate 100 percent of its sales to the BASICS (Benefiting All Students in Cranston Schools) Music Is Instrumental program. The BASICS after-school program is completely volunteer-run, and was created last spring to make up […]

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Budding Franchisees Offered A Helping Hand

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Peterborough Today: The British Franchise Association (bfa) has announced further opportunities for those seeking advice and help in joining a franchise. The bfa already offers advice for prospective franchisees through its website in conjunction with other literature. It is now complementing this with more face-to-face advice through an increase in the number of franchise exhibitions.

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A Winning Formula With Dischem Franchise

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WhichFranchise.co.za: David Puttergill East London Dis-Chem Why I chose franchising It combines the ability to participate in a winning formula and still derive the satisfaction of building a successful business. What I did before taking up a franchise I was a banker, then ran my own business in independent pharmacy. How I raised the finance

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McDonald’s Social-Media Lesson: Critics Tweet Back

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Entrepreneur.com: McDonald’s is tapping social media to help introduce the human faces behind its vendors, notably farmers who supply the beef, lettuce and potatoes for those Big Macs and fries. But social media being a two-way street, consumers have been talking back loudly — and in some cases obscenely — via the Twitterverse. As part

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YO!Sushi Builds On Successful 2011 For This Year

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Franchising.com: London-based YO!Sushi signed its first U.S. franchisee in 2011 and the company is piggybacking on that success for 2012. YO!Sushi will open its first two American locations this year in Washington, D.C. with leases signed for at least one additional location. The company also plans to sign two to three franchise agreements for approximately

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Create Jobs For USA Expanding

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Businessweek: â€œWashington is not doing enough,â€ so businesses have to â€œstep up,â€ Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said yesterday in a telephone interview. Customers of the Seattle- based company have given about $2 million to Create Jobs for USA since it was created last year. The Starbucks Foundation seeded the fund with $5 million to

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Wendy’s Kids’ Meals To Include Activity Kits

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QSRweb.com: From Feb. 13 through March 18, every Wendy’s Kids’ Meal will include a Creativity for Kids activity kit created exclusively for the restaurant chain. The kit includes five activities: * 3D drawing book that comes complete with a set of 3D glasses and crayon; * Monster Lab Modeling Dough Set; * Character Creator Set;

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Scottish Franchise Owner Most Successful In His Network – Robertson Technologies Ltd Franchise Opportunity

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The Scottish Franchise Magazine: In less than two years since launching his robertson technologies franchise, Mike Pyne has built it into the most successful business within the franchise network. Pyne, 48, was the first to be awarded a robertson technologies franchise and is now leading the pack of six franchise areas ranging from the Central

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Google Heads-Up Display Glasses in 2012

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I’ve been waiting for something like this my entire life. According to the NY Times, Google plans to introduce heads-up display glasses by the end of the year. The glasses are expected to be based on the Android platform, and will also have a 3G data connection and GPS. People who constantly reach into a

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Greenz Wellness To Promote Healthy Diners

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Fast Casual: Dallas-based Greenz, salads for z’ adventurous, is using a three-tier wellness program for its guests that includes special menu guides (such as points-based diet plans and gluten-free eating), 400-calorie portioned meals and an online nutritional calculator. The new wellness program includes: 1. Wellness Menu Guides: Guests can choose from menu recommendations that match

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