Vernon Morning Star: When Sue Recksiedler looks past her husband’s shop – brown aluminum with custom wood windows – and down MacDonald Road to count the other home-based businesses in her neighbourhood, it takes her a minute. There’s the welder, the antique dealer, the couple who manufactures equipment for bridges and the veterinarian. “The whole […]
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Gerson Lehrman Group: Implications: Downturns in the economy are when strong franchise systems excel. They take advantage of the fact that there are so many people looking for their next vocation. Good systems use this time to reevaluate the strength of their franchisees and the viability of each of their units. They make their strong
Huntington Herald Dispatch: A new spot for bagels and more could be on its way to Huntington. Einstein Bros. Bagels is expanding nationally with franchises and strongly considering West Virginia, according to Kevin Kruse, vice president of franchise development for the Einstein Noah Restaurant Group. Kruse said Einstein Bros. already has company stores in places
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Indianapolis Star: HoneyBaked Ham Co. and Café of Avon is giving back to the community by making a special donation to Habit of the Heart Fund. The company is lending a helping hand by donating $5 for every bone-in ham sold during February to Habit of the Heart Fund through Hendricks County Community Foundation. Habit
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PR Web: 2008 was a tough year for restaurant operators and it only seems to be getting tougher. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008, the worst jobs performance since 1945. With consumer sentiment at historical lows, retail sales in December 2008 were down 9.8% versus December 2007.
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AdAge.com: The desire to burn harshly worded letters is nothing new, but Domino’s decided to do it on national TV on Wednesday in prime time during Fox’s “American Idol.” The pizza chain, which is fighting to gain a foothold in the sandwich business, launched a taste-test campaign in December claiming that consumers preferred its subs
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Franchise Key: One of the initiatives by the Howarth Franchising Group is to promote franchising to all sectors of the community. Alan Wilkinson, one of their Franchise Development Consultants, has gone back to the class room and helped produce a lesson plan in Franchising for GCSE students. Working with Alison Cooke of Castle Hall School,
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San Diego Union Tribune: Pat & Oscar’s, the San Diego restaurant chain built on breadsticks, has been bought by its management team, which hopes to steer the company through the recession and ultimately expand it. “The economy has really opened up an opportunity for the management,†said Chief Executive John Kaufman, who took the top
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Franchising.com: In support of “Responsible Pet Ownership Month” in February, Bark Busters, the world’s largest dog training company, offers guidelines for the estimated 44.8 million dog owners in the U.S. “A dog needs order and leadership from its pack leader, which means that good canine manners start with its owner. Making the decision to become
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