Livemint: JSM Corp. Pvt. Ltd, the Indian franchisee for Hard Rock Café, California Pizza Kitchen and Trader Vic’s, is looking at raising Rs120 crore to Rs.150 crore from private equity investors for expansion. The Mumbai-based company, founded by Jay Singh and Sanjay Mahtani in 2004, has revenues of nearly Rs.150 crore. It is looking at […]
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PR Web: With economic uncertainty still surrounding small business owners, franchisees are finding challenges accessing capital needed for expansion. While franchisees want to grow through additional units, the economic climate has made it difficult to execute on those opportunities. Yet with growth opportunities available, franchisees need to explore their financing options. For most franchisees, the
WhichFranchise.co.za: Taste Holdings, the owner of the Maxi’s, Scooters Pizza, St Elmo’s and NWJ brands, posted gains in revenue and earnings in the six months to August helped by robust spending on fast food and despite the unpredictable spending on jewellery. The group posted a 27 percent rise in systemwide sales to R416 million and
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The Scottish Franchise Magazine: In just one day Domino’s Pizza UK has earned more than £1 million in online sales. As well as its £1 million in online sales, on the 8 October Domino’s Pizza also achieved 13 per cent of sales through mobile devices, which is a record for the company. According to Chris
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TheStreet.com: You’re watching as your parent company heads into a debt restructuring program. The company, a chain of sandwich shops known for toasted subs, had been trying to negotiate with its creditors, store landlords and others to avoid bankruptcy, but Quiznos and its creditors agreed this week to hand over majority ownership to Avenue Capital
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gulfnews.com: The sub-franchising menu is getting bigger. Whether it is Charley’s Grilled Subs, the US chain which has just extended its interests to Oman through its regional partner, or the homegrown Just Falafel, now looking to grow a regional footprint, a prospective sub-franchisee has a few options to choose from. And the options now extend
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Motley Fool: Paul Chi and I co-manage The Motley Fool’s Street Fighter portfolio, looking for cheap, unloved stocks with home run potential. In a recent video, Paul and I shared the one emerging market stock to buy. Today, after some weakness in the stock, I’m making the move and buying that stock for our portfolio.
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Nation’s Restaurant News: Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc., the franchisor of the fast-casual Spicy Pickle sandwich concept, defaulted on loan obligations earlier this month, resulting in the closure of six out of seven corporate-owned locations in Colorado. According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the publicly traded company was unable to make payments
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Sacramento Bee‎: The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), an international trade association representing more than 500 companies who offer electronic transaction processing products and services, announces its engagement with Trevelino/Keller to promote its Certified Payments Professional (CPP) program to merchants. The purpose of ETA is to influence, monitor and help shape the merchant-acquiring industry by providing
MarketWatch: BoeFly, the premier online marketplace connecting small business borrowers with lenders, announced today a strategic alliance with the International Franchise Association (IFA), the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchising, representing the nation’s 825,000 franchise businesses which support nearly 18 million jobs and contribute more than $2.1 trillion in economic output. The strategic alliance
