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Franchise Chains Recruit Veterans. But Is That A Good Thing?

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Forbes: ‎While employers may shy away from hiring returning veterans, one segment of the business community has rolled out the welcome mat: the big franchise chains. They’ve signed up thousands of freshly returned veterans as franchise owners, possibly helping to cut the high unemployment rate for vets. One travel franchisor, CruiseOne, is even giving away […]

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McDonald’s Comp Sales Fall In Japan And China

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QSRweb.com: McDonald’s Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 3.3 percent in May. Performance by segment was as follows: • U.S. up 4.4 percent • Europe up 2.9 percent • Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa down 1.7 percent “Our commitment to providing customers with menu variety, value and convenience delivered global comparable sales growth

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Raving Brands Wins Lawsuit Against Former Moe’s Southwest Grill Franchisees

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Fast Casual: On April 17, 2012, Richard W. Story, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, entered judgment against a group of plaintiffs in their case alleging fraud and racketeering against Raving Brands, Moe’s Southwestern Grill and its founder Martin Sprock, for failure to assert these and other

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Subway Franchisee Accused Of Underpaying Workers More Than $50000

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StartupSmart: A Subway franchisee is in hot water for allegedly underpaying 11 staff by more than $50,000, with an industry expert warning that franchisors should ensure their franchisees receive proper legal information. The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the operator of four Subway outlets in Newcastle in northern NSW. According to Fair

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Former Pat & Oscar’s Franchisees To Launch New Concept

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‎Nation’s Restaurant News: A group of former franchisees of the Pat & Oscar’s brand in Southern California have rebranded their nine restaurants to a new concept called O’s American Kitchen. The move follows the liquidation of the Pat & Oscar’s franchising company, which filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in September 2011, closing the three remaining corporate

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Suit: Dunkin’ Did Me Wrong

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New York Post: More lawsuits are brewing at Dunkin’ Donuts. A franchisee is suing the coffee-and-donut chain for racial discrimination, in particular against “Asian Indian American women of color.” Priti Shetty, who is Indian American, filed a suit in New Jersey state court last week against publicly traded Dunkin’ Brands, accusing it of a poor

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Six Recruitment Lessons From The $1.2 Million Billy Baxter’s Case

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SmartCompany.com.au: A recent Victorian Supreme Court decision that has awarded $1.2 million in damages to a franchisee of an unsuccessful outlet of coffee and restaurant franchise Billy Baxter’s contains serious lessons for both franchisees and franchisors. First of all, the case was an appeal, which overturned a previous decision that required the franchisee to pay

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