PNJ.com: Sue Shattuck’s sauces are sizzling. Jars of the Milton native’s ready-to-serve Bayou Creole, Maui Sunset and Milano Marinara sauces are a hot commodity in several area stores. And a recent deal with Whole Foods Market soon will stock San Francisco store shelves with the tasty toppings. Gourmet Mom’s is the little business that just […]
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Lies, fake news about Facebook and outright scams have grown more common on the giant social network than weeds in a Farmville player’s fields. ReadWriteWeb reports that now the problem has reached the very top of the organization, with one of only four members of Facebook’s hyper-exclusive Board of Directors apparently handing his account credentials
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Pottstown Herald: FASTSIGNS of Pottstown, Pa., a franchisee of FASTSIGNS INTERNATIONAL, Inc., announced today an expansion of services and products to local businesses and developers. The company will offer a transaction capable Web store with a complete line of signs for interior and exterior use that are guaranteed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities
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BusinessWeek: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered Jack in the Box Inc.‘s outlook on Friday, citing its softer-than-expected operating performance. The ratings agency cut the outlook to negative from stable and maintained the restaurant operator’s BB- corporate credit rating, which is considered non-investment grade. Analyst Jackie E. Oberoi said in a statement that Jack in
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HotelWorld Network: Question: What concerns should I have when reviewing my hotel franchise agreement? Answer: The franchise agreement is the most important legal document you’ll need when buying a hotel franchise, since it comprehensively details the nature of the ongoing relationship between the franchisor and franchisee. You should have the contract reviewed by a lawyer
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Earthtimes: The popular home service brands of Mister Sparky®, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing®, and One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning® partnered with NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice for the program’s ninth season. The episode aired on Sunday, May 2nd from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT. During the episode, the celebrity contestants had to create three 30-second creative radio commercials
QSR magazine: R.J. Brunelli & Co. LLC, the preferred broker for restaurant franchisor Muscle Maker Grill in central and northern New Jersey, announced signed leases for two new locations. In the first deal, a Muscle Maker franchisee leased 1,500 square feet at the new 350,000-square-foot Bayonne Crossing, to be located on Route 440 and East
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San Antonio Express: Cooking shows such as “Ace of Cakes†and “Kitchen Nightmares†have would-be chefs salivating at the thought of ruling over swanky dining rooms, but many professional cooks get humble starts in the fast-food industry. Lita Salazar, a former schoolteacher who co-owns three area McDonald’s franchises, said her eateries have been the proving
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biz.yahoo.com: Denny’s Corporation today released a letter from Craig Barber, Chairman of the Denny’s Franchisee Association (DFA), to Debra Smithart-Oglesby, Denny’s Chair, regarding certain claims made by a group of dissident stockholders currently waging a proxy contest against the Company. The letter from Mr. Barber, on behalf of the DFA, refutes the claims of the
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True/Slant: The IRS, various cash-strapped state and local agencies, members of Congress and the Obama administration are all engaged in an effort to crack down on the misclassification of independent contractors. In many cases, small businesses are the focus of these efforts, something I recently wrote about for Bloomberg/BusinessWeek. Now, it looks like franchises are
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