Crain’s New York Business: A veteran McDonald’s franchisee, Irwin Kruger, who owns the 17,000-square-foot McDonald’s on W. 42nd St. in Times Square, as well as three others in the city, is selling his stores. Mr. Kruger opened the first McDonald’s in midtown Manhattan, across from Madison Square Garden, in 1973 and he has been a […]
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Franchising.com: The tragedy of the recent Haitian Earthquake has touched the lives of thousands and individuals around the country are looking for ways to help. Local business owner of BounceU of Sarasota has taken it upon herself to make a difference by working with a local organization that is directly benefiting the victims of this
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The Patriot Ledger: Dunkin’ Donuts is serving up a termination notice and federal lawsuit against a franchisee after the Canton-based company said he helped his wife open a rival restaurant in Boston. Dunkin’ sued Panagiotis Vorvis and his business partner, Olga Pithis, last week, alleging that Vorvis violated terms of their franchise agreement to run
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Ethiopian Review: According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the German division of hamburger giant McDonald’s is being accused by several franchise holders of sharp practices designed to force them out of their contracts. The report says court records show that in one case McDonald’s hired private detectives to seek evidence of conflicts
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Yakima Herald-Republic: The only Yakima location for a national pizza chain closed suddenly this morning. Owners of Papa John’s Yakima outlet closed its doors after nearly nine years in business. No one, including the building’s owner, Oscar Francis, was notified of the closure. Francis only heard about the closure from another tenant in the building,
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PR Newswire: Dunkin’ Donuts, Lexington’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, is teaming up with the American Red Cross and Coach John Calipari’s “Hoops for Haiti” program with a special in-store fundraising initiative. For every dozen donuts sold at Lexington Dunkin’ Donuts** between January 25-31, $1 will be donated to the American Red
Franchising.com: Shannon Toler-New, president 1-800-DryClean franchise, recently announced positive results from the leading dry-clean delivery service franchise’s “We Miss You Call Program.” “In November we introduced this program where home-office support staffers call franchisee customers who for whatever reason have dropped our free pick up and delivery dry-clean service,” said Toler-New. “We found that 85%
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Green Bay Press Gazette: Cousins Subs, 667 S. Green Bay Road, temporarily closed Friday after city health officials pinpointed it as the source of a suspected norovirus outbreak. The Neenah Health Department received about 25 reports of acute gastroenteritis, according to its director Judy Crouch-Smolarek. “We were informed about midday (Thursday) of a number of
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Wall Street Journal: The price of a double cheeseburger is generating a lot of heat among Burger King franchisees. In an ongoing dispute that could affect how the nation’s hundreds of franchise organizations set prices, the burger chain is insisting that its two beef-patty sandwich be sold for no more than $1—in line with other
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Toronto Sun: This doesn’t sound finger lickin’ good. An Acton teen was left with second-degree burns Saturday after having an epileptic seizure inside a KFC outlet and landing face-down in her piping-hot poutine. Her irate father told the Sun Monday he’s not after a multi-million dollar lawsuit, he just wants to speak out to warn
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