April 2, 2012

US Lawns Adds 4 New Franchisees

MMD Newswire: Continuing an aggressive expansion in its 26th year in business, Orlando-based U.S. Lawns announces the addition of four new franchisees to its network of more than 250 landscape-management franchises nationwide. The newest set of U.S. Lawns franchisees completed training recently at the U.S. Lawns Home Office in Orlando, FL. The six days of […]

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Spring-Green Lawn Care Reinvests In Franchise Owners’ Success

Seattle Post Intelligencer: Spring-Green Lawn Care has made reinvesting in its franchise owners’ success a priority in recent years and they plan on doing more in 2012 with their green industry initiatives. Spring-Green will finance a portion of the franchise fee to help reduce the entrance cost for all franchise candidates. The Flex Start program

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Top Of The Food Chain – Hardee’s Manager Receives Award

Suffolk News-Herald: A local restaurant manager has been named among the company’s top 10 general managers. Jackie Scott of the Hardee’s at 2301 Pruden Blvd. received the Carleton Noell Achievers award, which is the highest award given by Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchisee in the country. This is the third time Scott has received

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Kumon North America Announces Settlement In Lawsuit With Former Franchisee

SunHerald.com: Kumon North America today announced a settlement with a former franchisee, Maria Wachtel. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, each side releases the other from all claims. The settlement also requires Wachtel to pay $2,500 to Kumon. “Kumon is pleased that this matter has been amicably resolved and that further litigation has been

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Domino’s Pizza Tops Off $1.7 Billion Recapitalization

CoStar Group: Affiliates of Domino’s Pizza Inc. completed recapitalization transaction issuing $1.575 billion 5.216% fixed rate notes and also entered into a revolving financing facility of up to $100 million. The notes were issued in a securitization transaction of substantially all of the company’s revenue-generating assets. A portion of the net proceeds will be used

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Dunkin’ Brands Announces Appointment Of Ginger Gregory As Chief Human Resources Officer

MarketWatch: Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts (DD) and Baskin-Robbins (BR), today announced the appointment of Ginger Gregory as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. She will join the Dunkin’ Brands Executive Leadership Team and report directly to Dunkin’ Brands’ Chief Executive Officer Nigel Travis. Gregory has held executive-level

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Staying Ahead Of Copy Cats

‎QSR magazine: Even companies with no plans to expand into China may find the world’s most populated country hard to ignore. Take, for instance, In-N-Out Burger Inc., the Irvine, California-based burger enterprise with 277 locations in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Texas. The privately owned hamburger chain boasts a cult-like following of its limited menu,

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Keith Gerson, CFE, Widely Admired Franchise Executive, Joins FranConnect, Inc. As President Of Global Operations

PR Web: FranConnect, Inc., the world’s #1 provider of franchise management systems, today announced that Keith Gerson, a well-known, highly respected industry leader, has been named president of the company. “Keith is a world class franchise executive who has transformed franchise operations at every company he has worked with. With Keith joining us, it tells

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