Zacks.com: Cosi Inc., a premium casual dining restaurant chain, reported a loss of 5 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the loss of 11 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. The loss narrowed down due to positive comparable store sales growth and shrink in operating loss. In fiscal 2010, loss […]
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White Mountain Independent: Denny’s restaurants across Arizona have raised more than $30,000 to support Ella’s Tea Party with the goal of establishing a specially designed Arizona license plate, the sale of which will provide funding for childhood cancer research. The Show Low restaurant raised over $250 toward the effort. The 2011 initiative, which brought 59
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Deccan Herald: Tyre maker Bridgestone today said it has joined hands with Indian Premier League franchisee, Mumbai Indians as an associate sponsor for the team till 2014. “Bridgestone India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corp, has signed up as the associate-sponsor of the Mumbai Indians (MI),” the company said in a statement. The tyre
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EIN News: Fleet Enterprises, a fleet maintenance company that provides mobile repair and maintenance services to the transportation industry, announced today that it has sold a second franchise to Wes Yonkman in Flint, Michigan, as it continues to expand its presence into the Central region of the United States. The franchised business is expected to
PR Newswire: CEC Entertainment, Inc. is pleased to announce the development of ten Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants in northeastern Mexico by franchisee company CECFranquicias, S.A. de C.V. The new locations will mark the family entertainment company’s first presence in the country. “The opportunity to become a part of the Chuck E. Cheese’s family is a
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Times LIVE: While some South African franchisers and franchisees suffered or even went out of business during the recession, other brands used the economic downturn to build their presence in the market. Vera Valasis, executive director of the Franchise Association of South Africa, said feedback from members indicated that the industry had survived the recession
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PR-USA.net: Great Clips, the world’s largest hair salon brand, was recently named one of the nation’s top franchise opportunities by three highly respected national media outlets. The staffs at Forbes, Entrepreneur and AllBusiness.com independently evaluated the best franchise companies in operation through a number of diverse criteria, and Great Clips, which boasts nearly 3,000 North
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If you have five minutes and you’re lucky enough to be picked as one of five people, you might have a chance to win $5000. According to NPR, two entrepreneurs in Grand Rapids are trying to kick start the economy by feeding the entrepreneurial spirit. Grand Rapids, like most Michigan cities, is struggling to overcome
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Trade Arabia: The Franchising Middle East (FME), the largest international franchise expo in the Middle East region, saw local and international brands maximising on new business opportunities in the region. The FME concluded on March 16 after providing three days of business opportunities, industry education and networking. More than 3,400 visitors attended the exhibition, which
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After spending years offering prosthetic care to amputees, Paula Franetti felt it was time to go in a different direction. So she started a business that would take a preventive approach to health care. According to TribLive, many of the people she was helping had lost limbs due to problems that could have been avoided.
