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 UNITED STATES FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : April 2006
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Franchise operators look to former CEO's son for some foresight.
Wendy's International Inc.'s franchisees have been concerned that
the company's attention has been on matters other than its flagship
hamburger operations. .... [more]
28 Apr, 2006
BP to sell off 44 gas stations. BP Products North America
Inc. is selling 44 convenience and gas retail sites and 18 surplus
locations in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania. .... [more]
28 Apr, 2006
Frozen Custard chain's plans for San Antonio are red hot.
Entrepreneur James Oberg is enjoying a good start to his Freddy's
Frozen Custard & Steakburgers franchise. .... [more]
28 Apr, 2006
2006 FOOD 50 Awards Announced by Franchise Business Review.
Franchise Business Review, a franchise market research firm, announced
today the launch of a food industry study of franchise owner satisfaction
levels across the country. .... [more]
28 Apr, 2006
Burger King to pay debt. In another sign that Burger
King is trying to mend fences with its franchisees, the company has
agreed to honor the $1.7 million debt owed to the National Franchisee
Association. .... [more]
27 Apr, 2006
McDonald's focuses on next rival: Wendy's. "This
is the face of the enemy over the next 18 months," correspondence
recently distributed to McDonald's Corp.'s franchisees asserts, in
highlighting a series of potential problems. .... [more]
27 Apr, 2006
Cuts Fitness For Men Launching Several Initiatives To Educate
Men. Cuts Fitness For Men has announced several strategic
education initiatives focused on educating and connecting with men
about leading healthy lifestyles. .... [more]
27 Apr, 2006
McDonald's says adios to Chipotle. McDonald's Corp.
said Wednesday it would part with its remaining stake in Chipotle
Mexican Grill restaurants, selling five million more shares in the
next two months and completely exiting by the end of the year. ....
[more]
27 Apr, 2006
Sovereign widens franchise-lending focus. Sovereign
Bank said Wednesday it was expanding its franchise-lending operations
in the Midwest and Southwest. .... [more]
26 Apr, 2006
Best Beach Real Estate Makes Major Move Into Franchise Arena.
Partners announce expansion as newly franchised WEICHERT, REALTORS®
- Best Beach Real Estate brings brand to Miami .... [more]
26 Apr, 2006
Redbox Aims to Up Presence of DVD Kiosks. The big red
vending machine at the McDonald's whirrs and hums and spits out rental
DVDs of Chicken Little and King Kong - and maybe, if McDonald's is
lucky, profits. .... [more]
25 Apr, 2006
1st Anchor Bar franchise will be in N.C. Six months
after launching its franchise concept, the famous Anchor Bar has signed
its first development agreement. .... [more]
25 Apr, 2006
Ruth's Chris restaurants to be sold to parent company.
Ruth's Chris Steak House Inc.'s largest franchisee will sell seven
restaurants to the steakhouse chain for $37 million. .... [more]
25 Apr, 2006
Wendy's taps franchisee for new operations post. Wendy's
International Inc. on Monday named franchisee Dave Near to the new
post of chief operations officer for the Wendy's brand and said its
executive vice president of operations is leaving the company. ....
[more]
24 Apr, 2006
IHOP Corp. Signs International Expansion Agreement for Franchise
Development in Mexico. IHOP Corp. today announced that during
the first quarter 2006 it signed a Multi-Store Development Agreement
for international expansion in the state of Nuevo Leon in the country
of Mexico. .... [more]
24 Apr, 2006
Papa John's could ante up to spur international growth.
Papa John's International is looking for the first time at investing
its money in markets outside the United States and Great Britain to
speed up its development abroad. .... [more]
20 Apr, 2006
Marriott profit dips, beats expectations. Marriott International
Inc. on Thursday said first- quarter profit fell 55 percent due to
a charge for an accounting change, but results beat analysts' expectations.
.... [more]
20 Apr, 2006
eBay Drop-off Store Offers Kiosk Service for Retailers.
eBay drop-off store franchise company Auction it TODAY announced a
new kiosk service. .... [more]
19 Apr, 2006
Marco's Pizza launches innovative franchisee referral-reward
plan. Marco’s Pizza has launched an innovative franchisee
referral-reward plan to help it achieve its goal of 500 units by 2010.
.... [more]
19 Apr, 2006
DoodyCalls: Finding a gold mine in dog poop. The inspiration
came in 2000, when Jacob D'Aniello was sitting in bumper-to-bumper
traffic on the outskirts of Washington. .... [more]
19 Apr, 2006
7-Eleven Celebrates 200th Franchise Location in D.C.
7-Eleven Inc. has plans to celebrate as its 200th Washington, D.C.
area 7-Eleven store becomes a franchise operation. On Friday, April
21. .... [more]
19 Apr, 2006
CFO Anderson to lead Wendy's. Following months of declining
sales and a host of image problems, Wendy's CEO Jack Schuessler, 55,
resigned late Monday. Named as interim CEO was Kerrii B. Anderson,
48. .... [more]
18 Apr, 2006
Krispy Kreme's results not so sweet. The doughnut company
sees fewer stores and lower sales to franchise-holders. .... [more]
17 Apr, 2006
Squabble sours Java Brewing. Once on the verge of becoming
a regional player in the specialty coffeehouse segment, Java has closed
several Louisville stores and has a lawsuit brewing in federal court.
.... [more]
17 Apr, 2006
McDonald's will defend image, sales ahead of critical film.
McDonald's said Monday it would increase efforts to educate consumers
about the quality of its food ahead of a highly-anticipated book and
movie that are expected to criticize the world's largest fast-food
chain. .... [more]
17 Apr, 2006
Unique Pizza and Subs launches 1,000-store national expansion
plan. Unique Pizza and Subs Corp. expects a fast delivery
in its national expansion plans, as it looks to serve up 1,000 new
locations within five years. .... [more]
17 Apr, 2006
Rockelle Announces Third State For Stewart's Franchise Expansion.
Rockelle Corporation is pleased to announce Maryland as the next State
in its Stewart's Original Root Beer Restaurant franchise expansion.
.... [more]
17 Apr, 2006
Every Franchising Obstacle Presents an Opportunity to Improve
Your Position. Hospitality Solutions LLC assists California
franchisee facing $110,000 in liquidated damages in exiting the franchise
contract with zero LDs. .... [more]
13 Apr, 2006
Tips on buying a franchise. Grant Fawcett had worked
for his family's six McDonald's restaurant franchises. So when he
was looking at business ownership last year, he and wife Amy, another
McDonald's franchising veteran, chose franchising. .... [more]
12 Apr, 2006
Firehouse Subs Founders Watch Their Franchise Grow.
Days spent traveling on a tour bus once used by Garth Brooks' children
and nanny might sound like a glamorous life, but the founders of one
of the country's fastest-growing sub shops say the schedule is grueling.
.... [more]
11 Apr, 2006
McDonald's owner wins top award. Miles Ichinose, owner
and operator of McDonald's Corp. franchises on Oahu, has received
the company's prestigious Golden Arch Award. .... [more]
11 Apr, 2006
Three Tips for Financing Your Franchise Purchase. If
you're headed to the bank for a loan, this advice may help speed along
your application. .... [more]
11 Apr, 2006
Print franchiser planning four Jacksonville locations.
A Michigan printing and graphics company is planning to open franchises
in Jacksonville by helping franchisees purchase existing printing
businesses. .... [more]
11 Apr, 2006
Lucky 13: Famous Dave's franchisees lay out growth plan.
Famous Five Dining hopes to go from five to 13. The Franklin-based
franchisee of Famous Dave's barbecue eateries plans to open a restaurant
every nine months until it hits 13. .... [more]
10 Apr, 2006
Burger wars. Frank Valenti, his brother Charles Valenti
and two business partners have shut down their five Burger King restaurants
in the St. Louis area. .... [more]
9 Apr, 2006
Burger King chief leaves ahead of IPO. urger King said
Friday that its chairman and CEO is resigning to return to running
his private equity firm, ahead of the initial public offering for
the No. 2 fast-food chain. .... [more]
7 Apr, 2006
Starbucks sales soar on Hawaii conversion. Starbucks
Corp. reports March sales up 10 percent from last year, but much of
the improvement was the conversion of Hawaii franchises to owned locations.
.... [more]
7 Apr, 2006
Wendy's Franchisees Form Association. The Old Fashioned
Franchise Association is pleased to announce the formation of a Franchise
Association designed to represent the interests of the U.S. franchisees
of Wendy's International, Inc. .... [more]
6 Apr, 2006
Command Center Assumes Management and Financial Control of 41
Franchise Locations. Command Center, Inc., an emerging provider
of temporary staffing services in the United States, announced today
that it has assumed management and financial control of 41 franchise
store locations. .... [more]
6 Apr, 2006
Captain D's expanding into Puerto Rico. Captain D's
has signed a letter of intent with Restaurant Development Group LLC
to develop 125 restaurants over the next 10 years in Puerto Rico.
.... [more]
5 Apr, 2006
Gym Franchisee Says Program Is a Good Fit. The administrative
work has been the biggest challenge for a former real-estate agent
turned franchisee. .... [more]
4 Apr, 2006
Netflix sues Blockbuster to stop its online service.
Online DVD rental company Netflix sued rival Blockbuster for patent
infringement, asking a federal judge in Northern California to shut
down Blockbuster's 18-month-old online rental service and award Netflix
damages. .... [more]
4 Apr, 2006
Regis Corporation Acquires Famous Hair Salons. Regis
Corporation today announced the acquisition of a well-established
chain of 105 salons located primarily in Ohio and four other states.
.... [more]
4 Apr, 2006
Dollar Financial Buys Franchisee Outlets. Dollar Financial
Corp., which provides financial services to low- and middle-income
customers, said Monday it bought six stores from a franchisee in southeast
England for $1.7 million. .... [more]
3 Apr, 2006
Choice Hotels Expands Franchise Ownership Among Minorities.
Worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International, Inc. today
announced that 2005 was a watershed year for the company's Emerging
Markets Division. .... [more]
3 Apr, 2006
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