USA TODAY: Food marketers are pulling a page from fast-food menus and touting dollar deals to promote their products. As cash-strapped consumers face escalating food prices, Wal-Mart, Kraft, Unilever and Campbell are using the magical $1 price to tap into the trend of people eating and cooking more at home. “It seems like that’s the […]
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CNNMoney.com: An emergency loan program designed to shore up struggling-but-viable small businesses will open for applications in mid-June, the Small Business Administration announced Monday. The news came during a speech by SBA head Karen Mills kicking off the SBA’s annual National Small Business Week program of publicity and networking activities. Known as America’s Recovery Capital
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The Franchise Magazine: FDS Midlands is a highly successful member of the Franchise Development Services Group, serving clients throughout Central England and Wales. The business offers a wide range of consultancy services to new and established franchisors and provides franchisee recruitment services via publications, which include The Franchise Magazine and the online UK Franchise Directory.
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Forbes: British luxury goods company Burberry Group PLC made a 5.1 million pound ($7.9 million) loss for the year after it heavily discounted products to maintain sales, wrote down the value of Spanish stores and bore the cost of moving its London and New York headquarters. The net loss for the year to March 31
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AccountingWEB.co.uk: TaxAssist Accountants, the UK’s leading accountancy and taxation service for small businesses is delighted to announce the opening of their 85th Shop Front. The franchisee that hit the 85th spot is Donovan Crutchfield who operates from Putney in West London. The shop front concept was developed with the aim of attracting the local small
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Kansas.com: A national pizza franchisee will open its third store in west Wichita, with more to come as the market grows for “family-priced pizza.” Kris Anderson and Jeff Krause’s Little Caesar’s Pizza will open in a month in about 1,300 square feet at 1444 N. Maize Road, in a strip center leased by InSite Real
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Bundaberg NewsMail: ZARRAFFA’S Coffee franchisee Kathy Baldwin depends on her early morning customers just as much as they depend on their caffeine fix. After opening last July, the Bargara cafe showed strong growth, but now Mrs Baldwin says she has to go the extra mile to keep customers coming in. “A lot of people who
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Marine Business News: On the eve of Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, where the company is exhibiting as part of the Honda stand, Boab Boat Hire is celebrating great figures, unprecedented interest in franchises and a new partnership with the engine manufacturer. “Of course, like any company at the moment, we’ve had to tighten our
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Courthouse News Service: Wendy’s www.wendys.com/ claims a former franchisee serves unapproved and possibly tainted food, continues to use the Wendy’s name though his franchise was revoked, and says he hurled equipment and obscenities at an auditor. In its federal complaint, Wendy’s claims that Jacob Zachariah threw a laptop and other equipment and shouted invectives at
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Franchise International: Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck opened the first Subway restaurant in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, in the summer of 1965. The company was later incorporated in the name of Doctor’s Associates Inc. The Subway franchise is the largest restaurant chain in North America and is aiming to become the largest
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