Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Hartland-based franchising company and retailer Batteries Plus LLC continues to grow at a rapid rate, thanks to the proliferation of battery-powered portable devices and the deep pockets of the firm’s owner. The company’s growth curve has steepened since Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm that specializes in franchising, bought Batteries Plus […]
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Wall Street Journal: Entrepreneur Rob Israel believes he has found a winning recipe. The founder of Doc Popcorn, which sells fresh-popped snacks in flavors such as “sinfully cinnamon” and “hoppin’ jalapeno,” has supervised the opening of 54 franchise outlets in five years and says he is working with another 200 in development. Mr. Israel would
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The Daily meal: Bryan Consolo, a three-unit McDonald’s franchisee in northern Illinois, immediately received an “overwhelmingly positive†response from regular customers when his restaurant in Mundelein, Ill., finished a complete reimaging in May 2011. Consolo said he knew the remodeled unit had made his McDonald’s business more contemporary and relevant when a family in the
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Sacramento Bee: Dickey’s Barbecue Pit settles into its new location in Idaho Falls. “We are happy to be in Idaho Falls and the community is extremely excited for us to open,” said local franchise owner Deanne Wilkins. “We are ready to open our doors in Idaho Falls and are excited to find a site in
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Franchising.net.au: Kitchenware retail franchise King of Knives is tempting potential franchisees with a $20,000 offer. The first three new franchisees to sign up before 30 April 2012 will receive $20,000 worth of stock, valued at $40,000 at retail. Daniel Hochberg, franchise manager, told Franchising “We are keen to promote the business and get some traction
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Courthouse News Service: More than 50 people say so-called janitorial franchisor Stratus Building Solutions of Orange defrauded them in a cold-blooded “corporate scam” aimed at Spanish speakers. The 51 Latino plaintiffs say GoldeneyeHoldings dba Stratus Building Solutions of Orange ran a “simple” scam that targeted “victims who don’t speak English by taking out ads in
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Herald Sun: Stan Gordon admits he is hungry. And he is not just talking about sampling the ice cream from the outlets covered by his brand management business, Franchised Food Company. He has an insatiable appetite for expansion with the company overseeing around 150 outlets from the Gold Coast to Fremantle. As the boss of
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Chicago Sun-Times: The history of American business was founded on the backs of entrepreneurs. Today’s economy is influencing some to consider whether working for themselves might be better than leaving their future in the hands of someone else. That’s the thought process of Phil Trabaris, 54, a Naperville resident who plans to open a new
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Hindu Business Line: The Indian franchising industry, estimated at about Rs 90,000 crore and growing at 25-30 per cent, will take on a new avtaar with the growth of the e-commerce industry. “Franchisees will become consumer delivery points for products and services with the growth of e-retailing,†said Mr Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India, an
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Dinningtontoday.co.uk: A brand new McDonald’s restaurant is set to be built in Gainsborough this Spring – The Gainsborough Standard can reveal. The application to build a 330 square metre, 85-seater drive-through restaurant with 31 parking spaces on land opposite the Tesco store on Trinity Street was granted by West Lindsey Council in December 2010. McDonald’s
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