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 UNITED STATES FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : Jan 2000
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Burger King to Run Recall Ads. Burger King plans
to run national ads next week publicizing a second recall of its Pokemon
toy balls after a 4-month-old Indianapolis boy suffocated in his crib
on one of the toys. .... 28 Jan, 2000
Ramada Inn Plans Win City Approval. The Oak Forest
City Council this week unanimously approved plans for a Ramada Inn
franchise in the city's industrial park on Frontage Road on the east
side of Interstate Highway 57 near Kilbourn Avenue. .... 28 Jan, 2000
Ben & Jerry's Consideration of Buyout Offers Leaves
Its Fans Cold. Hear the screams for ice cream ripple across
this low-fat, calorie-conscious land: "Multi-flavors NOT multinationals!"
"Save the cow!" "Don't sell out!" .... 27 Jan, 2000
McDonald's Reports Modest Profit. McDonald's
Corp. reported a 9 percent gain in fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday
as booming sales in North America and Europe offset shaky performances
in Japan and Latin America. .... 26 Jan, 2000
McDonald's Falls Short of Estimates. McDonald's Corp.
on Wednesday reported higher fourth-quarter profits, due in part to
growth in domestic sales, but fell short of Wall Street forecasts
by a penny. .... 26 Jan, 2000
McDonald's Reports Record Global Results (PR). McDonald's
Corporation today announced record global results for the year and
quarter ended December 31, 1999. .... 26 Jan, 2000
Doughnut, Ice Cream Shop Plan on Way to Approval. The
Mundelein Village Board has instructed the village staff to prepare
an ordinance that will pave the way for a new Dunkin' Donuts restaurant
at U.S. Highway 45 and Hawley Street. .... 24 Jan, 2000
'Subway' Called Key to Weight Loss. Jared Fogle
stands at the counter of a Subway shop near the campus of Indiana
University, watching an employee assemble a foot-long vegetable sub
that he has ordered. .... 23 Jan, 2000
Plans for Motel get a Preliminary OK. Oak Forest's
Planning and Zoning Commission gave unanimous preliminary approval
this week to the first phase of a motel complex in an industrial park
on Frontage Road near Kilbourn Avenue. .... 21 Jan, 2000
Fazoli's Announces Ninth Consecutive Quarter of Positive
Comparable Sales Growth; Franchise Growth Exceeding Expectations (PR).
Seed Restaurant Group, Inc. the parent company of Fazoli's®
"Real Italian. Real Fast."® restaurants, announced today
that Fazoli's company- and joint venture-owned restaurants recently
completed nine consecutive quarters of positive comparable sales growth.
.... 21 Jan, 2000
Successful, Affordable, Canadian Funeral Concept Targets
Texas for First Expansion Into United States(PR). If Victor
Erwin has his way, families throughout Texas will soon have a convenient,
affordable, and common sense alternative to the outrageously high
costs of burying a loved one. .... 21 Jan, 2000
Carlson Opens Hotel Near Knott's as 400th Radisson.
Carlson Cos. on Tuesday dedicated a renovated hotel beside Knott's
Berry Farm as the 400th Radisson and said it will spend $1 billion
to $2 billion this year expanding its hotel chains with an emphasis
on making Radisson more upscale. .... 19 Jan, 2000
Friendly Ice Cream says expects fourth-quarter loss. Friendly
Ice Cream Corp on Wednesday said it expects to report a fourth-quarter
loss of 25 cents per share, below analysts expectations. .... 19 Jan, 2000
Ben-&-Jerry's Sale Opposed. Ben & Jerry's has
a powerful following not only for its gourmet ice cream, but also
for its brand of corporate social activism. .... 18 Jan, 2000
Startup.wsj.com and BizBuySell.com Announce Strategic
Alliance. Startup.wsj.com, The Wall Street Journal's Web
site for entrepreneurs, announced a strategic alliance with BizBuySell.com,
the leading Internet resource for buying and selling a business. ....
18 Jan, 2000
Welcome News for Marriott. Hotelier's Future
Includes Room to Grow, Analysts Say. .... 15 Jan, 2000
Wahoo's Fish Taco goes national. Costa Mesa-based
company is part of Merrill Lynch ad campaign spotlighting small business
owners. .... 15 Jan, 2000
David Erickson Joins Famous Dave's of America Inc. as
Director of Business Development (PR). In this new position,
Erickson will develop Famous Dave's franchising program in addition
to researching business opportunities, locate venues for increased
distribution, and establish viable new outlets for Famous Dave's award-winning
food products. .... 13 Jan, 2000
Wendy's Announces Strong December and Fourth Quarter
Sales (PR). Dublin, Ohio - Wendy's International, Inc. today
announced that same-store sales at Wendy's U.S. company restaurants
increased nearly 7 per cent in December and about 6.5 per cent in
the fourth quarter, ended January 2, 2000. .... 13 Jan, 2000
McDonald's, Teletubbies Plan Tie-In. Tinky Winky,
Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, the amorphous characters who star in the popular
"Teletubbies" television show for preschool-age children, soon will
have a new job selling hamburgers and fries. .... 13 Jan, 2000
American Kiosk Corp. Announces the Signing of Five Franchises
for the Florida Region (PR). Richard Michael, President and
CEO of American Kiosk Corporation, Franchiser for Pizza Place and
Zero's Mr. Submarine, welcomes to its increasing Zero's Mr. Submarine
expansion effort. .... 12 Jan, 2000
Del Taco Settles Lawsuit Over Ad Character. The swashbuckling
masked hero in last year's Del Taco commercials won't be quite the
same if he makes a return engagement. .... 12 Jan, 2000
Suburban Lodges of America Unveils EXTEL 2001 Prototype(PR).
Suburban Lodges of America, Inc., the nation's largest economy
extended stay hotel company, announces Extel 2001, its latest Suburban
Lodge prototype. .... 12 Jan, 2000
Burger King President Quits to Become Jamba Juice CEO.
Burger King Corp.'s North American chief resigned Monday
to become chief executive of privately held juice-bar chain Jamba
Juice Co., the companies said. .... 11 Jan, 2000
Little Caesars Expands to Mexico. Little Caesars Enterprises
Inc. is continuing its expansion in the global market, planning to
open 300 restaurants in Mexico by 2010. .... 11 Jan, 2000
Mail Boxes Etc. Selects USA.NET to Manage All Customer and Franchise
Email. USA.NET, the world's largest email outsourcer, and
Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE), the world's largest franchisor of retail business,
communication and postal service centers, today announced a contract
that establishes USA.NET as the email provider of choice for MBE's
customers and franchisees. .... 11 Jan, 2000
The Power of Pharmacy Franchising. A group of
independent pharmacists is about to enter into a collaboration its
members hope will give them some new power in the industry as they
try to compete against gigantic chains. .... 10 Jan, 2000
One for the Beards. I was delighted to read
the Jan. 4 Metro brief "Franchise Relaxes Beard Prohibition" about
Prabhjot S. Kohli's hard-earned legal victory over Domino's Pizza.
.... [more]
9 Jan, 2000
Monstrosity of the Pokemon Promo. Let me begin by acknowledging
that the loss of any life under needless circumstances is most tragic
["Burger King Is Recalling Pokemon Balls," Dec. 28]. That said. ....
9 Jan, 2000
City Plan Envisions Mom, Pop Downtown. Get in the loop
seeks to pave the way for smaller stores. .... 9 Jan, 2000
Realty Merger Shows Who is in the Drivers Seat. If
you were paying close attention last summer, you may have caught a
glimpse of the wave of the future in real estate. ....
9 Jan, 2000
December Sales Beat Expectations. Shoppers gave a Christmas
bonus to retailers of both pricey and discount goods in December,
lavishing dollars on such items as jewels from Tiffany and basics
from Wal-Mart. .... 7 Jan, 2000
Sizzler USA Names President, CEO. Sizzler International
Inc., the Culver City-based operator of Sizzler restaurants in the
U.S. and overseas, has named Thomas Metzger president and chief executive
of the company's flagship Sizzler USA unit. .... 7 Jan, 2000
Nuts, Bolts of Resale Build Store's Profits. When contractors,
homeowners or other handymen in the western suburbs take on projects,
Sandwich resident Mike Partipilo hopes they will buy used tools rather
than new ones. .... 7 Jan, 2000
Soup Restaurant Seeks Presence in Area. Sweet
Tomatoes, seeking to establish itself in St. Charles, could be the
next restaurant franchise to build a presence in the Chicagoland market.
.... 7 Jan, 2000
Schuessler Appointed to Wendy's Board of Directors (PR).
Wendy's International, Inc. announced today that the Company's
board of directors has appointed John T. (Jack) Schuessler as a director,
effective immediately. .... 6 Jan, 2000
Some Jenny Craigs Refuse Lewinsky. Some Jenny Craig
franchises have decided to run old advertisements rather than use
the company's new campaign featuring Monica Lewinsky as a spokeswoman
for the weight-loss program. .... 6 Jan, 2000
VillageWorld.com to Launch Franchising Program - VillageWorld
First Public Company to Franchise Internet Services (PR). VillageWorld.com,
the parent Company of VillageNet Inc., a community-oriented Internet
Service Provider, and Intelligent Computer Solutions, Inc., a systems-integration
firm, today announced that it will become the first publicly traded
franchiser of Internet services. .... 6 Jan, 2000
Marriott Sees Business Travel Slowdown. Marriott International
Inc., the biggest U.S. hotel company, said it expects to see fewer
business travelers this month because of last year's concern about
the Y2K computer problem. .... 6 Jan, 2000
Budget Cutting 1,000 Jobs, Car Sales. Budget Group Inc.,
the money-losing parent of the Budget car and Ryder truck rental operations,
announced a new wave of cost cutting on Tuesday, including elimination
of 1,000 jobs. .... 4 Jan, 2000
hsupply.com Teams With New Division of U.S. Franchise Systems
To Offer Procurement Solution to AAHOA Membership. (PR) Partnership
With USFS's Independent Hotel Owners Affiliated Provides Members Of
the Asian American Hotel Owners Association Access to World-Class
Internet Hospitality Marketplace. .... 5 Jan, 2000
Wendy's Hong Kong franchise closes operations. As Y2K
came and went in Hong Kong so did the last of Wendy's restaurants.
.... 4 Jan, 2000
Papa John's Ordered to Drop Slogan, Pay Rival Pizza Hut.
Papa John's International Inc. must stop using its "Better
Ingredients, Better Pizza" slogan in three weeks and pay rival Pizza
Hut almost $468,000 in damages, a federal judge ruled. .... 4 Jan, 2000
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