October 2011

Franchise Opportunities Targeted To Veterans

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Sacramento Bee: CRAL Franchise Development, Inc. joined the national VetFran program in order to offer financial incentives to veterans interested in franchise opportunities. CRAL provides duct cleaning, mold remediation and related environmental services through a national franchise program. As a VetFran member, CRAL offers training, mentoring and a discounted franchise fee to honorably discharged veterans […]

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Primed For Growth

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National Post: Franchising must be in his blood: Vancouver entrepreneur Brian Scudamore took an idea to start a company in junk removal and built it into a $100-million-a-year industry-dominating franchise force – 1-800-GOT-JUNK – across Canada, the United States and Australia. Now he’s at it again. Mr. Scudamore partnered with Jim Bodden, who started a

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McDonald’s Latin American Franchisee Posts Big Revenue Growth

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QSRweb.com: Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Latin America’s largest restaurant chain and the world’s largest McDonald’s franchisee, today reported unaudited results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. Third Quarter 2011 highlights include: * Revenues increased by 24.7 percent year-over-year, or by 19.8 percent on a constant currency basis, to $984.0 million (U.S. dollars); *

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Covelli Paneras Spread To Lake Nona, Disney Area

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Bizjournals.com (blog): A neighborhood Panera may be closer for many of us. Panera Bread’s Central Florida franchisee earlier this year kicked off an aggressive expansion plan involving 19 new Central Florida bakery-cafes with drive-throughs, plus three more on the state’s east coast, in the next 18 months. Franchisee The Covelli Family LP is investing nearly

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Auntie Anne’s Tops Food Franchise List

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Central Penn Business Journal: Lancaster-based soft pretzel giant Auntie Anne’s Inc. topped the 2011 food franchises list recently released by Franchise Business Review. The New Hampshire-based market research company said it surveyed nearly 1,800 franchisees from the food sector, representing 78 franchise brands and 20,522 operating businesses. The ranking formula is primarily based on overall

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Parker: Pasquini’s Pizzeria Founder Battling Franchisee In Court

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Denver Post: Pasquini’s Pizzeria founder Tony Pasquini, who has been trying to buy back franchised and licensed restaurants that bear his name, has been in a legal oven for a year with Scott Holtzer, the Denver Tech Center franchisee. I first reported about Pasquini’s re-entry into the restaurant chain’s ownership last week when it was

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