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STATES
Four Likely Franchisor IPOs for 2010.
bluemaumau.org - Cold Stone Creamery, Dunkin’ Donuts, Pinkberry and Harley Davidson are franchisors highlighted by the crack team at Dow Jones Investment Banker as likely candidates for a possible IPO in 2010. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
Snack-in-a-cup franchise ready to grow.
qsrweb.com - The owner of a budding four-unit franchise is hoping to capitalize on consumers' love for portable food with a new mall-based concept called Cup It. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
McDonald's Bets Pricing Drinks At $1 Will Heat Up Summer Sales.
online.wsj.com - McDonald's executives have been trying to sell franchisees on the offer in recent weeks at regional meetings, where Coca-Cola Co. representatives have also pressed the case for $1 drinks, according to two... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
Maid Brigade Announces Chicago Franchise Expansion Opportunities.
finance.yahoo.com - Maid Brigade, the nation's first and leading green-cleaning franchise, announced today the launch of an aggressive growth plan to increase its presence in Chicago, Illinois. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
Shay resigns as IFA President & CEO.
franchise.org - International Franchise Association Chairman Ken Walker, chairman & CEO of Driven Brands, announced today the resignation of Matthew Shay as IFA President & CEO. ... [more] 17 Mar, 2010
Sotheby's brand honored by Franchise Business Review.
seacoastonline.com - Anne Erwin Sotheby's International Realty, a real estate firm based in York, recently announced that the Sotheby's International Realty brand won Franchise Business Review's Best in Category... [more] 17 Mar, 2010
Ray Kroc Would Be Proud of These Operators.
qsrmagazine.com - McDonald's honors its top restaurant managers today with the 2009 Ray Kroc Award, an annual performance-based recognition of the top- performing McDonald's restaurant managers in the country. ... [more] 16 Mar, 2010
Sit Means Sit Launches New Franchise Opportunity Program.
finance.yahoo.com - Fred Hassen's Sit Means Sit, the largest U.S.-based dog training company, has launched a new franchise business program in the fastest growing franchise sector, the pet-related industry. ... [more] 16 Mar, 2010
CANADA
Second Cup coffee chain converting to corporation.
thestar.com - Mississauga-coffee store chain operator Second Cup Income Fund returned to profitability in the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2009 despite sliding same-cafe sales, the company said Thursday. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
UNITED
KINGDOM / IRELAND
M&S boss Rose to take 25% pay cut.
news.bbc.co.uk - Marks and Spencer's chief executive and chairman Sir Stuart Rose will give up his executive role in July and take a 25% pay cut, the company has announced. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
French Connection sees its annual losses narrow.
news.bbc.co.uk - Struggling fashion retailer French Connection is selling its Nicole Farhi subsidiary as it reported that its annual loss had narrowed. ... [more] 15 Mar, 2010
EUROPE
SOUTH
AFRICA
AUSTRALIA
Blockbuster video stores not in rewind like entertainment company in US.
news.com.au - Blockbuster stores in Australia claim to be doing well and have distanced themselves from the strife that threatens to topple the giant home entertainment company of the same name in the US. ... [more] 19 Mar, 2010
Franchising Opportunities Expo in Sydney.
franchise.net.au - Anyone interested in buying a franchise has the chance to view a host of franchise opportunities this weekend when Sydney hosts the Franchising and Business Opportunities Expo at Darling Harbour. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
NEW ZEALAND
Babywear retailer in administration.
tvnz.co.nz - Sydney-based babywear company Bay Bee Cino has been placed in administration, just three years after undertaking a capital raising and unveiling plans to grow aggressively through franchising. ... [more] 16 Mar, 2010
ASIA /
PACIFIC
MALAYSIA - AmBank to assist 7-Eleven franchisees.
thestar.com.my - 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the owner and operator of 7-Eleven convenience store chain, has teamed up with AmBank (M) Bhd to provide financial assistance to potential 7-Eleven franchisees. ... [more] 19 Mar, 2010
CHINA - Café Jubilee to open outlet at Shanghai World Expo.
timesofmalta.com - Café Jubilee will open its second overseas presence during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo with an outlet located within the Malta Pavilion. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
MALAYSIA - 7-Eleven to sign up 200 franchisees.
btimes.com.my - 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn Bhd, operator of the 7-Eleven stores in the country, expects to sign up a total of 200 franchisees by year-end, chairman Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun said today. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
MIDDLE
EAST
Crate and Barrel opens first store.
zawya.com - Al Tayer Trends opens the first Crate and Barrel store in the Middle East in Dubai, also the brand's first venture outside North America. ... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
Franchising Middle East achieves huge success.
ameinfo.com - The seventh annual edition of Franchising Middle East (FME), the region's leading exhibition for the franchise sector, proved a huge success for those exhibiting local brands at the show. ... [more] 16 Mar, 2010
Pizza Inn Opens New Restaurant in Kingdom of Bahrain.
moneycentral.msn.com - Pizza Inn, Inc., an international pizza restaurant chain with more than 300 restaurants in 12 countries, announces the opening of its newest location in the Oasis Mall in the Kingdom of Bahrain. ... [more] 15 Mar, 2010
OTHER
Peru experiences second franchise boom with more domestic brands.
andina.com.pe - According to market indicators, the country is experiencing its second franchise boom, but with greater participation of Peruvian brands that fit this model of business expansion... [more] 18 Mar, 2010
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