March 9, 2012

Pizza Capers Deal To “Supercharge” Franchisees, Co-Founder Claims

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StartupSmart: Retail Food Group’s $30 million acquisition of Pizza Capers www.pizzacapers.com.au/ will “supercharge” the growth and operations of Pizza Capers’ franchisees, co-founder Anthony Russo says. Russo and Scott Geiszler founded Pizza Capers in 1996, in the Brisbane suburb of Kenmore. It launched 12 outlets before embarking on a franchising program in 2005. There are now […]

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Spanx Make Inventor A Billionaire

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The Guardian: In business it’s all about the bottom line, and for the American entrepreneur Sara Blakely, banishing unsightly bulges and the curse of VPL (visible panty lines) has proved her ticket into the ranks of the world’s super rich. Blakely has made her debut on Forbes magazine’s list of world billionaires thanks to the

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Applebee’s Franchisee Tops Restaurant Industry In “Toys For Tots” Cash Contributions

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RestaurantNewsRelease.com: Since 1998, Doherty Enterprises, the franchisee for Applebee’s in northern and central New Jersey and Long Island, NY, has raised over $2.7 million for the U.S. Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” program thanks to its annual Breakfast with Santa fundraiser. According to Bill Grein, Vice President of Marketing & Development of the Marine Toys

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Five Lessons For Franchising In The Labor Leadership Tussle

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SmartCompany.com.au: The recent Labor Party leadership contest has important lessons for franchising at a number of levels, particularly dispute resolution. Under the Franchising Code of Conduct, disputes that can’t be resolved between the parties should be mediated at either party’s request and, in the main, mediations achieve an outcome acceptable to either party in about

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Burger King Corporation And BK Racing Announce Licensing Agreement

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SpeedwayMedia.com: Burger King Corp. (BKC) announced today that the company has entered into a licensing agreement with franchisee Ron Devine and BK Racing LLC. As part of the agreement, BKC has licensed the primary paint scheme on the No. 83 and 93 Toyota Camry Sprint Cup cars which debuted during this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup

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Is Buying A Franchise Safer Than Starting Your Own Business?

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NuWire Investor: Investor interest in the franchise industry has been waning for the past three years as the U.S. struggles to emerge from a national debt crisis while attempting to stave off the impact of a wider global financial crisis, but now the International Franchise Association is predicting growth in 2012. Prospective franchisees are attracted

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