RestaurantNews.com: The hottest little burrito shop founded in Nashville, TN is officially open in Cookeville, TN after a ribbon cutting today by the Cookeville Chamber of Commerce and Blue Coast Burrito Franchisee, Tony Oliphant. Robert A. Speck, President & CEO of Blue Coast Burrito stated, “We are very excited about expanding the Blue Coast Burrito […]
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Toowoomba Chronicle: Joyce Mayne Toowoomba franchisee Micheal Paronetto is a little disbelieving at this summer’s hot item. The onset of summer usually heralds a storm of customers looking to install air conditioning or buy a nice big fan. But with all the rain, the air conditioners have stayed on the shelves while tumble dryers walk
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New York Post: A new CNBC documentary on franchising has one Scottsdale, Ariz., company ice-screaming mad. Cold Stone Creamery and a franchisee group are threatening legal action against the business cable network, claiming this month’s documentary, “Behind the Counter: The Untold Story of Franchising,” incorrectly portrayed the company as a cold-hearted firm that charges franchisees
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PR Newswire: Five Star Painting Inc. continues to be a big success story in the slumping home services market. Despite a sluggish economy, the painting franchisor posted a 45% percent gain in individual franchise revenue for 2010 and expanded its franchise system nationally and internationally. It is Five Star Painting’s fourth consecutive year of double
Franchising.com: Parker Finch, a leading full service community management firm based in Phoenix, announced today it has opened the first US-headquartered HOA management company in Dubai. Ali Tumbi, chief executive officer of a full service real estate company called Aqua Properties, is the joint venture partner. The new entity name is Highrise Owners Association Management
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Gothamist: As opponents fight tooth-and-nail to keep Walmart out of New York (some pols are threatening to not sell a plot to Related unless they get written assurances the retailer won’t end up there) hundreds of other chains have already plastered the city, a new study from the Center for an Urban Future hammers in.
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SmartCompany.com.au: New Krispy Kreme chief executive Nigel Glasby says the company must initially focus on letting customers know the chain is still open for business after it escaped from administration with the closing of 24 outlets. Glasby, who has been appointed as chief executive, after previously filling the chief financial officer’s post, says the restructuring
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Marketwire: When the Metrodome in Minneapolis succumbed to the forces of Mother Nature, the NFL was left with a dilemma, where do they stage the matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants? Most people don’t realize there was a second dilemma that came with that decision; this became clear once the NFL
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Orange County Business Journal: The parent company of Irvine-based Taco Bell Corp. is looking to the Mexican restaurant chain to drive growth next year. Taco Bell, part of Louisville, Ky.-based Yum Brands Inc., plans to open 54 restaurants next year, up from an average of 34 openings for each of the past three years. Longer
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In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to reach an ambitious goal: land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth by the end of the decade. Although many believed the mission could not be achieved, Kennedy succeeded in changing the narrative. Instead of dismissing the idea, scientists accepted the
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