Reuters: Robert Penney has seen his financial future and it involves heaps of frozen yogurt. Penney and his wife, Dayna, purchased a Menchie’s franchise, offering self-serve frozen yogurt, in Bellingham, Washington, in July 2011. They expect the business, open since April, to be profitable its first year. It better be. “We basically had to put […]
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Equities.com: Firemans Contractors, Inc., a commercial contractor offering business to business commercial franchises and services in the pavement maintenance and parking lot maintenance industry, announced today that the opportunity to expand the company’s franchise into Louisiana has presented itself at an accelerated rate due to an estimated $30+ million dollars in potential aid required to
Franchising.net.au: It is now 45 years since the Beatles, in the world’s first live global television link, informed 400 million people in 26 countries that “all you need is love”. It’s a powerful slogan with a simple message and universal appeal. Why then the question mark? Is love not all you need? Well, in the
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RestaurantNews.com: Burger 21®, a new fast casual concept founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., announced today that it plans to target several key territories in South Florida, including Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and Aventura, for expansion. Earlier this year, the “beyond the better burger†concept signed four franchise deals for a
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Small Business Trends: I have a challenge for you, if you’re up to it. Are you ready? I want you to ignore every pre-conceived notion you have about franchising for a few minutes. Pretend that it’s your first time learning about the franchise model. Be at one with the newness of it. Deal? Let’s say
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Fast Casual: Corner Bakery Café has added Nick Booras and Gregg Koffler as directors of franchise sales to support the brand’s national expansion efforts. Booras and Koffler are the latest to join the company’s growing development sales team to help the chain double its footprint in the U.S. throughout the next four years. Earlier this
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Pizza Marketplace.com: Throughout October, Michigan-based Hungry Howie’s Pizza will host its annual Love, Hope & Pizza campaign, which has raised almost $500,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. throughout the last three years. This year’s goal is to raise more than $250,000 during the campaign. The chain has adopted a new tagline for the
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Seeking Alpha: For the past three and a half years, Jamba Inc (JMBA) has been working on a rigorous corporate transformation from smoothie shop to healthy, active lifestyle brand. Since taking his role as CEO in late 2008, Mr. White has increased Jamba’s adjusted operating margin by 190% (from 8.5% to 24.7% as of Q2
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QSRweb.com: Captain D’s turnaround efforts continue to make headway with the brand’s 13th consecutive month of positive same-store sales increases. The 527-unit seafood chain produced a record third quarter 10.8 percent total same-store sales increase, with a 12.5 percent increase in company restaurants and a 9 percent increase in franchised restaurants. “Our positive turnaround and
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Business Review Europe: Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System®, a leading franchisor of commercial cleaning businesses, has launched an easy-to-navigate website with improved interactive features, making it more convenient for potential Franchise Owners and customers to learn about Coverall’s science-based cleaning System and business opportunities. Features of the site include: * An effortless way to request a
