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
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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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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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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Franchise Herald: Clint Ehlers, owner of FASTSIGNS® of Culver City has been named the 2012 FASTSIGNS “Franchisee of the Year” by the International Franchise Association (IFA). “Clint has achieved an impressive amount since opening his location and his success comes from sound business, marketing and management practices,” said Catherine Monson, CEO of FASTSIGNS International, Inc.
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Adelaide Now: He has been called a sandwich pioneer and has been told he should be the mayor. But Tony Nico said he was just the humble guy at Gawler Subway. Mr Nico has become an internet sensation with a Facebook page dedicated to his sandwich-making skills. The 32-year-old has owned and operated the Murray
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The Australian: DOMINO’S Pizza will flick the switch on software that will stamp out territory disputes among franchisees that threaten to hurt its $800 million business. The product will replace years of manual, labour-intensive processes used to outline franchisee territories, which have led to confusion, conflict and revenue loss. Today, customers are one swipe away
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Washington Post: An Ohio franchisee who runs several western Pennsylvania Panera Bread stores has agreed to pay more than $76,000 to settle discrimination claims by current and former black employees. Chief U.S. District Judge Gary Lancaster on Monday told attorneys for Guy Vines, the black worker, and the company he sued in January, Warren, Ohio-based
