August 6, 2009

Franchisor Behind Donut King And Brumby’s Posts Impressive Profit

SmartCompany.com.au: Retail Food Group, the brand manager and franchisor behind the Donut King, Brumby’s Bakeries, Michel’s Patisserie and bb’s cafÃ© brands has posted 33% rise in net profit to $23.5 million for 2008-09. Despite the downturn putting the brakes on household spending, RFG managed to boost sales by 6.8% to $632 million across the company’s […]

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Just Between Friends Offers The Ultimate Consignment Shopping Experience

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It is not always easy for a company to do better as the economy gets worse, but Just Between Friends is definitely doing well. It might be the opportunity for mom’s to clear out their closets or the fact people are looking to buy quality used items, but either way business is good for JBF

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Six Food Franchises In Fast Starters Top 50

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Franchising.net.au: Six food franchising businesses have been listed in the top 50 in BRWâ€™s 2009 Fast Starters, four making a debut appearance. List newcomers food home delivery service Aussie Farmers Direct shot into third place while fellow first-timer Greek casual dining chain Souvlakihut took 16th slot; Pie Face and Dinky Di Pies moved from 34th

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College Hunks Hauling Junk Partners With Ireuse Hauling

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Franchising.com: College Hunks Hauling Junk is pleased to join forces with iReuse Hauling to keep more than 80% of junk collected from ending up in landfills by maximizing donation and recycling opportunities. iReuse Hauling is an industry leading, green hauling company in California. Now in partnership with College Hunks Hauling Junk, the largest U.S. based

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Shuttered Palatine Subway Could Reopen This Fall

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Chicago Daily Herald: Fremd High School students love their Subway sandwiches. Franchisee Tim Ryan is so sure of that, he’s willing to put $250,000 into remodeling the shuttered sandwich shop at Palatine and Quentin roads. But he can’t install seating without the shopping center owner adding parking. And without seating to accommodate the hungry teens,

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Mafatlal To Set Up 50 Showrooms This Year

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Business Standard: Mafatlal Industries (MIL), a flagship company of Arvind Mafatlal Group, is planning to open 50 showrooms this year across the country at an investment of Rs 6 crore. With the domestic economy is growing at a sustained growth of over 5 per cent despite drawdowns in global economies, MIL is in the process

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Break-Even Analysis Is Key To Biz Decisions

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SmartBrief: Learn the benefits of break-even analysis as a tool to making business decisions as CIT Small Business Lending’s Chris Reilly explains how to calculate and utilize it. “The longevity of break-even modeling speaks to its usefulness and versatility in evaluating business decision,” writes Reilly in Franchising World’s special monthly feature that provides financial solutions.

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