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: : Feb 2003
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Krispy Kreme franchisee picks Clark County site.
The Pacific Northwest franchisee for Krispy Kreme doughnut shops has
proposed its first Clark County, Wash., location, the fourth site
it has identified in the greater Portland area for the famed chain.
.... [more]
28 Feb, 2003
Toys "R" Us Announces Webcast of 2002 Year End Results.
Toys "R" Us, Inc., will announce results for the fiscal year ended
Feb. 1, 2003 on Wednesday, March 5, 2003 and will webcast its conference
call at 9 a.m. (ET) that same day. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2003
Fred's Announces Year-end 2002 Conference Call Webcast. Fred's,
Inc. today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast
of its year-end earnings conference call on Tuesday, March 11, 2003.
.... [more]
28 Feb, 2003
Marriott and Intel Promote Wireless High-Speed Internet Access at
400 Hotels. Marriott International, Inc. and Intel Corporation
today announced an agreement to launch a joint marketing campaign
to promote the availability of wireless high-speed Internet access
at 400 hotels in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and
Canada. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2003
Weight Loss Forever International, Inc. Concludes Successful Franchisee
Convention. Weight Loss Forever International, Inc. announced
that the results of the first franchisee convention of BEVERLY HILLS
Weight Loss & Wellness®, since its acquisition, met expectations.
.... [more]
27 Feb, 2003
McDonald's goes classic. Craving a burger? The newly renovated
McDonald's in Atlantic Beach wants to satisfy your hunger and take
you back in time. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2003
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Announces Webcast. Checkers
Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. today announced a conference call on Thursday,
March 6, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time to discuss the Company's
financial results for the year ended December 30, 2002 and review
the business outlook for 2003. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2003
Plug fuel cell provides power to McDonald's restaurant. A
Plug Power fuel cell is providing some of the power at a McDonald's
restaurant in Long Island. .... [more]
26 Feb, 2003
AFC Enterprises Sees Flat U.S. Sales. AFC Enterprises Inc.,
which franchises and operates Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, Church's
Chicken, Seattle's Best Coffee and others fast-food restaurants, on
Wednesday said it expects flat domestic comparable-store sales systemwide
for 2003. .... [more]
26 Feb, 2003
Judge Delays Dispersal in McDonald's Case. A Cook County judge
is delaying the division of a $10 million settlement from McDonald's
over beef-laced french fries until the tax-exempt status of some of
the vegetarian recipients is clarified. .... [more]
25 Feb, 2003
Marriott is Most Admired Company in the Lodging Industry According
to Fortune. Fortune magazine named Marriott International,
Inc. the most admired company in the lodging industry. .... [more]
25 Feb, 2003
AFC Recognizes 4,000th Unit Opening. AFC Enterprises, Inc.
recently celebrated the opening of its 4,000th unit, a Church's Chicken
restaurant located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. .... [more]
24 Feb, 2003
Shuttered Burger King sites are going, going, gone.Several
new and existing fast food operations, including a Texas-based Burger
King Corp. franchisee, want to have it their way with some of Albuquerque's
14 Burger King locations that closed last summer. .... [more]
24 Feb, 2003
Temecula Will Be Home to California Pizza Kitchen's 150th Restaurant.
The much-anticipated arrival of the first California Pizza Kitchen
in the Inland Empire will take place on February 25th. .... [more]
21 Feb, 2003
Franchisees of Six Continents Hotels Extremely Concerned About Rumored
Hostile Takeover. The IAHI, The Owners' Association of Six
Continents Hotels, announces today their extreme concern regarding
rumored hostile takeover bids for Six Continents, PLC. .... [more]
21 Feb, 2003
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers to Webcast Review of Fourth Quarter Results.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. today announced that the Company will
broadcast its conference call to discuss fourth quarter results over
the Internet on Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. E.T. ....
[more]
21 Feb, 2003
McDonald's calls refiled suit 'senseless'. McDonald's Corp.
is calling the refiled lawsuit against it claiming its food causes
obesity "senseless." .... [more]
20 Feb, 2003
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference
Call. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation will hold its 2002 fourth
quarter conference call on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.
E.T. .... [more]
20 Feb, 2003
Health Express USA Announces Sale of First Franchise. Health
Express USA, the country's first fast-food restaurant franchise to
feature gourmet healthy food, announced the signing of its first franchise.
.... [more]
20 Feb, 2003
My Gym Children's Fitness Center opens first Ala. location Friday.
California-based My Gym Children's Fitness Center is opening its first
Alabama location on Friday in Birmingham. .... [more]
20 Feb, 2003
PODS begins nationwide expansion. Portable On Demand Storage
Inc. in St Petersburg reported Wednesday that it continues to move
ahead with aggressive expansion plans. .... [more]
19 Feb, 2003
Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees to fight UPS conversion. Mail
Boxes Etc. franchisees plan to bring a class-action lawsuit against
United Parcel Service Inc. to stop the planned conversion of Mail
Boxes Etc. stores to The UPS Stores. .... [more]
19 Feb, 2003
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Pander to 'Em. With anti-American sentiment
on the rise, international markets have become perilous for U.S.-based
multinationals. But that's just business as usual for McDonald's.
.... [more]
19 Feb, 2003
Wetzel's Pretzels to Open at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort.
Wetzel's Pretzels today announced that a new flagship company store
is scheduled to open March 28, 2003 at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort
near Orlando, Fla. .... [more]
19 Feb, 2003
Papa John's Number One in American Customer Satisfaction Index for
Fourth Consecutive Year. Consumers have again rewarded Papa
John's commitment to quality by rating the pizza chain number one
in customer satisfaction among all national fast food restaurants
for the fourth straight year. .... [more]
18 Feb, 2003
Re/Max expands into New Zealand. Greenwood Village-based Re/Max
International is opening an office in New Zealand, the 43rd country
where it now has operations. .... [more]
18 Feb, 2003
La Quinta(R) Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter Financial
Results. La Quinta Corporation today announced that it will
report fourth quarter financial results prior to the open of the market
on Tuesday, February 25, 2003. .... [more]
18 Feb, 2003
Fleet Feet trots east, sets up base in Carrboro. Fleet Feet
Inc., which franchises 46 athletic shoe stores in 20 states, has relocated
its corporate headquarters from Sacramento, Calif., to downtown Carrboro.
.... [more]
17 Feb, 2003
Blasting Juices to Open Flagship Location at Mann's Fox Westwood Theatre.
Blasting Juices, Inc. announced today that it will open its flagship
location at the world-famous Mann's Fox Westwood Theatre building
in the heart of Westwood Village, California. .... [more]
14 Feb, 2003
Speak With Franchisees Before Becoming One. Your money and
career are on the line when you buy a franchise. But some careful
detective work in advance can help you avoid surprises and develop
realistic expectations. .... [more]
14 Feb, 2003
Qdoba plans Indiana expansion. Qdoba Mexican Grill continues
its aggressive expansion efforts with a new franchising agreement
that will bring 18 new eateries to Indiana. .... [more]
14 Feb, 2003
Krispy Kreme sees sweet sales for FY 2004. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Inc. announced on Friday that its fiscal year 2004 store sales would
show stable increases. .... [more]
14 Feb, 2003
McDonald's sales decline pushes stock to 9-year low. McDonald's
Corp. stock slumped Thursday to its lowest level since 1994 after
the company reported a bigger sales decline than expected in Europe,
its second biggest market. .... [more]
13 Feb, 2003
Jack in the Box Inc. Announces First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
Jack in the Box Inc., operator and franchiser of Jack in the Box(R)
restaurants, will hold its first-quarter earnings conference call
at 8:30 a.m. PT Wednesday, Feb 19. .... [more]
12 Feb, 2003
Papa Murphy's Returns With the Heart-Shaped Pizza for Valentine's
Day. For those gift-giving challenged, Papa Murphy's Take
'N' Bake Pizza is offering heart-shaped pizzas to lovesick patrons
on Valentine's Day. .... [more]
12 Feb, 2003
Prime Hospitality With Two Brands in Top 20 of Entrepreneur's Top
New Franchises 2003 Rankings. Prime Hospitality Corp., announced
today that their AmeriSuites and Wellesley Inns & Suites brands were
both recognized for offering one of the best new franchise opportunities
available in the United States. .... [more]
11 Feb, 2003
Giving a hoot for Hooters. It's coming to San Francisco, but
its recipe for Southern-fried cheesecake may not be seasoned to local
tastes. .... [more]
10 Feb, 2003
UPS to extend Seattle test of rebranded Mail Boxes nationwide.
United Parcel Service Inc. said its test marketing of renaming Mail
Boxes Etc. stores in Seattle and St. Louis was successful, and now
plans to convert all 3,300 Mail Boxes stores in the US into The UPS
Stores. .... [more]
10 Feb, 2003
No-Frills Women's Health Club Growing. Three times a week,
Janis Paushter takes a half hour off from running an elementary school
to dash through a weight circuit at a spartan storefront health club.
.... [more]
10 Feb, 2003
Partners develop detailing system, move into franchising.
Craig Smith and John Richtscheidt are preparing to offer their mobile
automotive detailing system to franchisees starting in April. ....
[more]
10 Feb, 2003
Rent-A-Center buys Rent-Way stores. Rent-to-own operator Rent-A-Center
Inc., which was founded in Wichita and formerly had its headquarters
here, has completed its purchase of 295 stores from Rent-Way Inc.
and its subsidiaries for $100.4 million in cash. .... [more]
10 Feb, 2003
Yum Posts Higher 4th-Quarter Results, Bullish on 2003. Yum
Brands Inc. posted improved fourth-quarter results thanks to last
year's purchase of two restaurant chains. .... [more]
10 Feb, 2003
Panel hands out $8M decision against Krispy Kreme, franchisee.
An arbitration panel has entered a $7.93 million award against Krispy
Kreme Doughnuts Inc. and Golden Gate Doughnuts LLC, a franchisee.
.... [more]
10 Feb, 2003
McDonald's Offers New Brand Vision. McDonald's Corp. has a
new corporate mission statement - "our customers' favorite place and
way to eat," a theme it wants advertising agencies to embrace, the
company's global marketing chief said on Friday. .... [more]
7 Feb, 2003
Blockbuster Inc. Announces Its Fourth Quarter 2002 Conference Call.
In conjunction with Blockbuster Inc.'s fourth quarter 2002 earnings
release on Feb. 11, the company will hold a conference call to discuss
operating results at 10 a.m. ET. .... [more]
7 Feb, 2003
Entrepreneur Magazine Ranks GNC as Top Vitamin and Nutritional
Supplement Franchisor. GNC Franchising, Inc. announced today
that it has been named as the leading franchise organization in the
vitamin and nutritional supplements category for the 14th consecutive
year in Entrepreneur magazine's annual Franchise 500 list. .... [more]
7 Feb, 2003
EVENT - Hispanic chamber to host franchise seminar.
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will offer a free, three-week
seminar series on franchising, starting Feb. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
at the Wyndham Arlington Hotel in Arlington. .... [more]
6 Feb, 2003
Krieger's to open 5 new franchised restaurants. Krieger's
Pub & Grill will open five new franchise restaurants the St. Louis
area and southwestern Illinois, beginning with a restaurant at the
Holiday Inn-Riverport on Feb. 10. .... [more]
6 Feb, 2003
Marriott ExecuStay Signs Three More Franchise Agreements.
Marriott ExecuStay launched the new year with the signing of three
more franchise agreements, with a goal to have close to a dozen franchised
markets by year-end 2003. .... [more]
6 Feb, 2003
Del Taco Exceeds National Competitors. Del Taco today
announced its 13th consecutive year of same store sales growth, an
accomplishment made even more meaningful by the additional news that
average unit volume in 2002 surpassed the $1 million mark. .... [more]
5 Feb, 2003
Qdoba plans 14 Philadelphia locations. Qdoba Mexican Grill
has signed a franchise deal to open 14 locations in Philadelphia with
the Philadelphia Fresh Foods Inc. company. .... [more]
4 Feb, 2003
Cold Stone Creamery to open seventh NM store. Cold Stone Creamery
is establishing its presence in New Mexico with one store opening
this month and two more to come within the year. .... [more]
4 Feb, 2003
Architect helps bring life to Krispy Kreme, NCSA project.
For Tom Calloway, the $60 million project that will build a headquarters
for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and new theater venues for North Carolina
School of the Arts in downtown Winston-Salem is nothing less than
the stuff out of which architectural careers are made. .... [more]
3 Feb, 2003
Burger King: We'll help franchisees restructure. Miami-based
Burger King Corp. said it has launched a financial restructuring initiative
to address the financial challenges of the fast food chain's financially
distressed franchisee operations. .... [more]
3 Feb, 2003
7-Eleven to offer prepaid cash cards. Convenience store 7-Eleven
Monday announced a cash card aimed at the estimated 10% of Americans
who don't have bank accounts. .... [more]
3 Feb, 2003
Payless Car Sales, Inc. Continues Aggressive Growth Plan.
Payless Car Sales, Inc., a sister company to Payless Car Rental System,
Inc., announced today that its network of car sales dealers has grown
over 300 percent since adopting a new franchise concept in early 2002.
.... [more]
3 Feb, 2003
Multi-Branding Offers All-In-One Eats. It's lunchtime and
you're weighing the choices: chicken or a taco? Now you can have both,
at the same location - and grab a root beer float to wash it all down.
.... [more]
2 Feb, 2003
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