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: : Jul 2003
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Friendly's Announces Franchise Agreement. Friendly's
Restaurants Franchise, Inc. announced today they have entered into
a franchise agreement to build and operate Friendly's branded restaurants
in the Jacksonville, Florida area. .... [more]
31 Jul, 2003
McDonald's Tests High-Tech Way to Fry. Later this year,
a Chicago-area McDonald's restaurant will fry up hamburgers with an
automated grill that dispenses patties directly onto the griddle from
a separate freezer compartment, reducing labor and promising fresher
sandwiches. .... [more]
31 Jul, 2003
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven net up 18% on strong sales.
Convenience-store giant 7-Eleven Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter
earnings rose 18 per cent, boosted by strong sales. .... [more]
31 Jul, 2003
Ace Cash aims for more Hispanic customers. Ace Cash
Express said Wednesday it has inked a deal with two advertising agencies
to develop a marketing plan that would help the Irving, Texas-based
operator of check-cashing stores gain Hispanic customers. .... [more]
30 Jul, 2003
Dollar Thrifty to buy franchises to boost revenue. Discount
car renter Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. on Tuesday said it
would buy 16 of its Thrifty franchises as a way to increase revenue
during the ongoing travel slump. .... [more]
29 Jul, 2003
Fantastic Sams sold in bankruptcy for $17 mln. A California
bankruptcy court has cleared the way for a group of investors to acquire
Fantastic Sams for just over $17 million from its debt-laden parent
Opal Concepts Inc. .... [more]
29 Jul, 2003
Weak foreign sales hurt McDonald's. McDonald's Corp.
reported a five per cent drop in second-quarter profit today but said
sales at established McDonald's-brand restaurants in the United States
grew at the fastest pace in five years. .... [more]
29 Jul, 2003
$30 million Burger King bankruptcy spreads pain to Wichita creditors.
Following major management changes within the corporate structure
and declining national and local sales, 28 Burger Kings in Kansas
and Nebraska have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Buying an Existing Franchise. How to get the right price
on a "used" franchise. Part 2 of an article that featured last month
at Entrepreneur.com. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Haircolorxpress has plans to open 25 salons in Pittsburgh market.
Haircolorxpress, which hopes to succeed in hair coloring the way Subway
has with sandwiches, is ready to saturate the Pittsburgh market with
franchise stores. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Three restaurant concepts merge in franchise effort.
Tony Boombozz Pizzeria, Bazo's Fresh Mexican Grill and Benny B's Famous
Sandwiches are being brought together under a new company called Cool
Eats Inc. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Franchises offered for everything from maid service to investigations.
The early history of successful franchising in America was arguably
written by the spatula: See McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's. But
a lot has changed since McDonald's opened its first franchised store
in 1955. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Nashville on Bennigan's growth menu. Bennigan's Grill
& Tavern is setting the table for an expansion program that will see
the restaurant chain re-enter Nashville as early as next year through
franchise agreements. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Cart Blanche. Think retailing is strictly a brick-and-mortar
opportunity? Not so. The sky's the limit with a kiosk as your venue.
.... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Cartridge World plans dozen stores for San Jose area.
A new chain of stores for refilling printer ink cartridges is opening
in Silicon Valley, the backyard of one of the biggest makers of new
cartridges. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Famous Dave's Appoints New CEO. Famous Dave's of America
Inc. said Monday that David Goronkin will take over as chief executive
Aug. 11 and will fill a vacancy on the restaurant company's board.
.... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Franchise to open in Grain Exchange building. The first
Crescent City Beignet franchise in Milwaukee is slated to open Aug.
11 in the former Grain Exchange building. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
7-Eleven to sell lottery tickets online at kiosks. 7-Eleven
Inc. is putting lottery tickets at its customers' fingertips through
kiosks manufactured by Dayton-based NCR Corp. .... [more]
28 Jul, 2003
Sylvan Hopes to Sell Tutoring Franchise. Sylvan Learning
Systems Inc. is looking for a buyer for its Wall Street Institute,
an international franchise that tutors adults in English. .... [more]
25 Jul, 2003
Yum hires executive to oversee nutrition programs. Louisville-based
Yum Brands Inc. has hired Al Baroudi as the company's chief scientific,
health and regulatory affairs officer - a newly created position.
.... [more]
25 Jul, 2003
McDonald's Appeals to Mothers With Web Promotion. McDonald's
Corp. has revitalized a 9-year-old marketing concept called McMoms
with an online newsletter that attempts to draw more mothers into
the restaurants with coupons, parenting advice, and health and nutritional
information. .... [more]
25 Jul, 2003
Applebee's plans to slim down menu. Applebee's, the
world's largest casual dining chain, will announce on Friday a five-year
joint deal with diet giant Weight Watchers International to offer
low-calorie alternatives across the menu at Applebee's. .... [more]
24 Jul, 2003
California Pizza Kitchen Announces CEO Resignation.
California Pizza Kitchen Inc., announced today that Fred Hipp, President
& CEO has resigned from the Company and as a member of the Board of
Directors. .... [more]
24 Jul, 2003
Paul McCartney Joins PETA Campaign Against KFC. Singer
Paul McCartney has joined an animal rights campaign against fast food
chain KFC. .... [more]
24 Jul, 2003
Franchise Regulation - Past, Present and Future. Franchisees
and franchise sellers typically don't see eye to eye on whether more
laws governing the business are needed. So before you decide to buy
a franchise, it pays to learn more about how they're regulated and
why. .... [more]
24 Jul, 2003
Parent plans to franchise MedTech operations. Citing
what it called a recent trend among service businesses, World Health
Alternatives Inc. said it plans to franchise the operations of its
MedTech unit. .... [more]
23 Jul, 2003
Wendy's earnings down slightly in Q2. Wendy's International
said today that earnings fell four per cent in the second quarter
compared with a year ago because of changes in state tax laws. ....
[more]
24 Jul, 2003
Taco Time Golf contest to benefit Children's Cottage Society
charity. Taco Time's Calgary stores will begin promoting a
Club Taco Golf Contest to win four passes to the Calgary Classic,
a Nationwide Tour event and the grand prize - a set of Jack Nicklaus
golf clubs. .... [more]
23 Jul, 2003
TGI Friday's restaurants sold. Sacramento's three TGI
Friday's restaurants have been sold. .... [more]
23 Jul, 2003
Tennessee gets first Pizza Hut-Pasta Bravo cobrand restaurant.
Yum! Brands will roll out its first Pizza Hut-Pasta Bravo restaurant
in Clarksville, Tenn. in October. .... [more]
22 Jul, 2003
Radio Shack earnings up 11% in Q2. RadioShack's profit
rose 11 per cent in the second quarter, beating analysts' estimates
on strong sales of toys and wireless communications gadgets. ....
[more]
22 Jul, 2003
Payless Car Rental Offers Cash Back Referral Program.
Payless Car Rental System, Inc. customers can receive $5 for each
friend, family member or business associate they refer that rents
a Payless vehicle through a new customer referral program. .... [more]
22 Jul, 2003
Cendant Profit Up on Mortgages, Travel. Cendant Corp.,
owner of Avis car rental, Days Inn hotels and Century 21 real estate,
said on Monday a faster-than-expected travel rebound and a booming
mortgage business helped second-quarter earnings surge from a year
earlier. .... [more]
21 Jul, 2003
Former execs go franchising. KaBloom franchise owner
Kim Lohnes wasn't dreaming about selling daisies and carnations when
she got laid off last March. .... [more]
21 Jul, 2003
The Customer is Always Right. These fast-growing Craters
& Freighters franchisees see customers as the key to their success.
.... [more]
21 Jul, 2003
Wing Zone takes off in D-FW. A national competitor in
the burgeoning chicken-wing industry is flying into the Metroplex
to expand its base of six local stores, with a new location opening
every month here for the rest of 2003. .... [more]
21 Jul, 2003
Leadership Lessons From Franchisors. Even if you're
not a franchisee and don't want to be, you can still learn a thing
or two from franchisors about how to treat your people. .... [more]
21 Jul, 2003
Fireworks franchisor foresees profit potential for pyrotechnics
purveyors. Franchising offers explosive opportunity in today's
economy, and Salt Lake City-based Lantis Fireworks could be a sparkling
example. .... [more]
20 Jul, 2003
Bill aims to block obesity suits. A top Republican US
senator is planning legislation to stop people from suing food companies
for making them obese. .... [more]
18 Jul, 2003
Fake McDonald's Coupons Spread Via E-Mail. Fast-food
giant McDonald's is the latest big business to be hit by an Internet
scam. .... [more]
18 Jul, 2003
Bagel owner tries to get back on a roll. The company
that bought Golden-based Einstein Bros. Bagels out of bankruptcy two
years ago barely dodged the same fate itself after a punishing period
of scandal and tragedy. .... [more]
18 Jul, 2003
Widow sues pizza franchisee for husband's death. Former
Papa John's general manager Tony Ritter didn't like the idea of making
deliveries to dangerous neighborhoods. But the franchisee of the pizza
store franchise where he worked didn't want to redline any areas.
.... [more]
18 Jul, 2003
Wetzel's Pretzels Expands to Philippines and Mexico.
Wetzel's Pretzels, the pretzel bakery chain renowned for its super-premium
hand-rolled soft pretzels, continues rolling into international territories.
.... [more]
17 Jul, 2003
Better Business Bureau lists top complaint generators.
The Better Business Bureau of Central and Northern Arizona is out
with its list of industry inquiries and complaints, with franchised
auto dealers topping the complaints list. .... [more]
17 Jul, 2003
REZconnect Technologies, Inc. Announces Overwhelming REZcity.com
Franchise Sales in the First Nine Months of Operations. REZconnect
Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has sold the franchise
rights to 185 U.S. cities, and five Master Territories on the world's
largest community Internet portal, REZcity.com. .... [more]
17 Jul, 2003
Bear Rock Cafe to open restaurants in Philadelphia.
Bear Rock Cafe, a Cary-based chain of bakery cafes with several outlets
in the Triad, plans to open 20 restaurants in the Philadelphia area.
.... [more]
16 Jul, 2003
Wireless Toyz Now Offers Master Franchises Nationwide.
Wireless Toyz, a Michigan-based national wireless retail franchisor,
partners with Franchise Growth Systems to begin offering a Master
Franchise program. .... [more]
16 Jul, 2003
State Department predicts more attacks against US fast food
outlets abroad. Private US firms and non-official Americans
abroad have faced at least 139 security incidents so far in 2003,
according to a report released Tuesday by State Department analysts
who predicted an increase in attacks against fast food franchises
in the second half of the year. .... [more]
15 Jul, 2003
Junk food may be addictive - research. Junk food could
be as addictive as cigarettes or heroin, according to explosive research
which could pave the way for massive lawsuits against manufacturers.
.... [more]
15 Jul, 2003
McDonald's to Test Fruit in Happy Meal. McDonald's is
working on an alternative for parents who wish their kids would lay
off the french fries in Happy Meals - apple slices that can be dipped
in caramel. .... [more]
15 Jul, 2003
Starbucks completes purchase of Seattle Coffee. The
deal includes the Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia coffee
brands, as well as the franchises on the North American continent.
.... [more]
15 Jul, 2003
Squabble erupts between old, new ExecuTrain operators.
The death of one training program and the birth of a new one have
created a nasty dispute among private training operations. .... [more]
14 Jul, 2003
Lunch time: Angie's Subs plans franchise. A popular
Jacksonville Beach sub shop is getting ready to launch into the world
of franchising. .... [more]
14 Jul, 2003
Krispy Kreme's largest franchisee interested in sale.
US doughnut maker and retailer Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has confirmed
that its largest franchisee, Southern California's Great Circle Family
Foods, is interested in putting itself up for sale. .... [more]
14 Jul, 2003
Burger King to stop selling frozen drinks. Unhappy with
sales of frozen Coke and other frozen beverages, Burger King told
franchisees that it will stop selling the products. .... [more]
14 Jul, 2003
A franchise push for Taco Del Mar. After two years of
work, Taco Del Mar's franchising effort is finally starting to sizzle.
.... [more]
14 Jul, 2003
Sweet Rewards. Baking and creating cookie bouquets has
blossomed into a fun business for this franchisee. .... [more]
14 Jul, 2003
Ground Round concept growing with expansion to west Wichita.
Ground Round Grill & Bar, which opened in east Wichita this April,
is expanding to west Wichita. .... [more]
14 Jul, 2003
Red hot franchise spat. Sammy Bohringer spent the past
28 years establishing his Taste of Chicago fast food restaurant in
West Allis and now he's defending his name in a franchise deal gone
bad. .... [more]
14 Jul, 2003
Cold Stone Creamery to add area stores. Ice cream shop
franchise Cold Stone Creamery plans to add 10 new stores in Wisconsin
over the next two years. .... [more]
11 Jul, 2003
Buyers Learn to Beware At Franchise Boot Camp. Eyeing
a franchise purchase, but don't know a UFOC from a UFO? Then it might
be wise to take a seminar on the basics. Here's a look at where you
can turn for help. .... [more]
9 Jul, 2003
Togo's Sues Allied Domecq for Trademark Infringement.
Togo's, Inc., which operates Togo's sandwich shops in Michigan, announced
Tuesday it has filed a federal lawsuit against Allied Domecq North
America Corp., Inc. and others based on their improper use of Togo's
Inc.'s trademark TOGO'S. .... [more]
3 Jul, 2003
Cash 4 Homes 247 - Vu Buy Properties Inc. Selling Franchises.
Master Vu planned very well, as always; Cash 4 Homes 247 is pleased
to announce that it has sold the first two Vu Buy Properties Inc.
franchises in Las Vegas. .... [more]
2 Jul, 2003
McDonald's to Sponsor Bourdais Car. McDonald's has added
CART to its drive-thru menu. .... [more]
2 Jul, 2003
Cold Stone Creamery plans month-long benefit. Scottsdale-based
Cold Stone Creamery and its nationwide chain of stores this summer
will stage a month-long fund-raising effort on behalf of the Make-A-Wish
Foundation of America. .... [more]
1 Jul, 2003
Cash America to Acquire 118 Store Consumer Finance Chain.
Cash America International, Inc. announced today that it has executed
a purchase agreement for the future acquisition of Cashland, Inc.
.... [more]
1 Jul, 2003
Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill Celebrates 20 Years. Rubio's
Fresh Mexican Grill is celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer
by offering its world famous fish taco for the original price of $1
to its Southern California guests during July. .... [more]
1 Jul, 2003
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