On Presidents’ Day, I always celebrate the term of my favorite President, William Henry Harrison. William Henry Harrison served the shortest presidency in American history. After giving a two hour inaugural address (the longest in American history) in the freezing rain without a hat or coat, he contracted a cold and died after serving only […]
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Washington Business Journal: The Soup Nazi would be proud: Washington is getting its first soup-focused franchise come April. Abhay Manglik will open his initial location of Zoup, a franchise of a Southfield, Mich.-based restaurant company, in about 2,000 square feet at 1101 Vermont Ave. NW. Although Zoup serves sandwiches and salads, soup is the headliner:
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Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: Dairy Queen has sued a disgruntled franchisee it says is threatening to hurt the company in a $13 million extortion scheme. International Dairy Queen Inc. wants a federal judge to sever its ties to the operator of four Iowa stores who says he’ll go public with information that would
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Chicago Tribune: Giordano’s, known for its “world famous Chicago stuffed pizza,” won court approval Thursday to use a portion of its $36 million bankruptcy loan to continue operating. Fifth Third Bank provided the financing. The bank agreement outlines the possible sale of the company. Giordano’s operates six company-owned stores in the Chicago area, four joint-venture
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CSP Daily News: The Subway sandwich chain reached a record of 33,000 total worldwide locations in June 2010 and finished out the year with a total of 33,959 stores, including 2,147 new locations that opened in 67 countries, seven Canadian provinces and in all 50 U.S. states. The new openings for the year include 1,006
KJCT8.com: Pablo’s Pizza is heading out to the front range. The locally owned franchise is opening up a location in Fort Collins. Pablo’s owner, Paul Knaysi, says it’ll be the biggest pizza location yet. The 2500 square foot pizzeria will even sport items the Grand Junction and Fruita locations won’t. Knaysi says he’s been looking
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Business Wire: MonkeyMedia Software®, a provider of web-based software, strategy and education services for multi-unit restaurant operators, today announced that S.M.A.R.T. Restaurant Group will deploy MonkeyCateringâ„¢ to 11 franchised Which Wich units to enable increased operational control over the company’s catering business. The “2010 Which Wich Franchisee of the Yearâ€, S.M.A.R.T. Restaurant Group delivers on
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‎Asheville Citizen-Times: Eat at Applebee’s, 275 Smoky Park Highway in West Asheville, on Monday Feb. 21 and 10 percent of your check will be donated to a family raising money for medical bills. Diners must present a printed flier for the event to their server in order to trigger the donation. To have the flier
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