Tampabay.com: Executives with the Planet Smoothie chain pulled out all the stops when their “Franchise U” tour pulled into town this month to entice prospective franchisees across Florida. A franchisee wearing the Atlanta chain’s trademark “Cupman” suit paraded around a conference room. Attendees’ names were thrown in the hopper to vie for a $5,000 discount […]
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Dayton Daily News: The Denny’s Restaurant at 1136 S. Main St. plans to reopen today under a new owner and a new look. Franchisee Jack Thompson and previous district manager bought the restaurant when he saw the lease was not going to be renewed. He closed it for a week for “mouth dropping†renovations. “It’s
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fnbnews.com: Italy-based “Caffe Pascucci,” one of the leading coffee brands in Italy, has launched its first outlet to retail imported blended coffee at MG Road, Bangalore. The company also signed an agreement with Madhura Beverages as its master franchisee in setting up coffee chain outlets across the country. Currently, Pascucci has around 100 outlets in
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Bizjournals.com: One of Central Ohio’s largest travel agencies has expanded its headquarters at a new location in New Albany. Travel Solutions Inc. signed a lease for more than 18,000 square feet at the Water’s Edge business campus after New Albany Village Council signed off on a tax incentive deal with the business travel management company
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Financial Post: What began as a passionate career in sales for Joel Nelson took him to senior sales positions with major pharmaceutical companies and by most measures a very successful job, but there was something missing. “As I moved up the corporate ladder, that joy of the [customer] interaction was replaced by grueling deadlines and
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This is Local London: Whether it was gobstoppers, rhubarb and custards, humbugs or lemon drops, there was a whole array of sugary delights which got stuck in our teeth when we were kids. But as confectioner specialists dwindled along with the demise of independent shops, our favourite fancies became harder and harder to get our
FranchiseUpdate: To offset the crisis of confidence in today’s economy, franchisors are offering discounts, money-back guarantees, and other financial incentives and stimuli to help interested franchise prospects take the final step to franchise ownership. As with any prospective franchise purchase, read the FDD for full details. As one franchisor noted on its website promoting its
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Franchise Key: United Country has announced that Dun and Bradstreet’s AllBusiness.com has named United Country Real Estate the top-ranked real estate franchise system and placed it in the Top 20 among more than 2,500 global and national franchise companies in its annual AllStar Franchise List. According to the information provided, United Country is the only
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QSR magazine: Starbucks Coffee Company has announced its new global store design strategy. Inspired by Starbucks Shared Planet, the company’s ongoing commitment to ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship, and community involvement, the new designs will reflect the character of each store’s surrounding neighborhood and help to reduce environmental impacts. As company-operated stores are built and renovated,
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Chain Leader: Cyprus, the Mediterranean’s third largest island, and one of its most popular tourist destinations, is the newest Home of the Original Hamburger, Johnny Rockets. The first Johnny Rockets restaurant will open in the Famagusta District, a celebrated tourist area and home of the largest university on the island, in September 2009. The terraced,
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