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 UNITED STATES FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : Sep 2003
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McDonald's charity chips in for hurricane relief. Ronald
McDonald House Charities has joined forces with several Baltimore-Washington
area McDonald's restaurants in an attempt to help local communities
affected by Hurricane Isabel. .... [more]
30 Sep, 2003
web2zone Cyber Center Celebrates Two Year Anniversary, Plans
Nationwide Rollout. web2zone, the nation's leading retail
Cyber Center, today announced its two year anniversary of operating
its 10,000 square foot New York City flagship center. .... [more]
30 Sep, 2003
Local chiropractor to open franchised clinics. Austin
chiropractor Dr. Bart Patzer plans to develop at least 100 clinics
across Texas over the next 10 years as the new area representative
and franchisee for Los Angeles-based Chiropractic USA Inc. .... [more]
30 Sep, 2003
New tastes at Shoney's. Hoping to overhaul two of its
best-known products, Shoney's Restaurants Inc. has entered into a
partnership with Breyers Ice Cream and S&D Coffee Inc. .... [more]
29 Sep, 2003
Super-size Me: Top U.S. Franchise Companies Bring in the Big
Bucks. You may think of McDonald's when you someone says the
word "franchise," but the big guy of burgers isn't the only
super-sized franchise out there. .... [more]
29 Sep, 2003
What franchisees don't know can hurt them. The International
Franchise Association estimates that there are more than 300,000 franchises
in the United States employing more than 8 million people and generating
more than $1 trillion of income annually. .... [more]
29 Sep, 2003
Strained Relations. With the franchisor and franchisees
at odds, can Shakey's survive? .... [more]
29 Sep, 2003
Lease-to-own franchises land in Valley, more planned.
A Denver businessman is selling lease-to-own franchises in Arizona
to help credit-challenged families buy the homes of their dreams.
.... [more]
29 Sep, 2003
Pizza Patron aims for a slice of the Houston market.
Garland-based Pizza Patron has executed development agreements with
two groups of restaurant operators to open a total of 28 units in
Houston within the next 36 months. .... [more]
29 Sep, 2003
Subway to sell Kids Pak meal that focuses on health.
Fast food's race to sell the first better-for-you kids meal nationally
has an unlikely winner: Subway. .... [more]
26 Sep, 2003
Mexican Restaurants Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Franchisee
Restaurants. Mexican Restaurants Inc. today announced that
it has signed an agreement to acquire 13 restaurants and related assets
from its Beaumont-based franchisee. .... [more]
26 Sep, 2003
ABQ gets fifth Cold Stone Creamery. Cold Stone Creamery
will open its fifth store in Albuquerque on Oct. 4. .... [more]
26 Sep, 2003
Taco Time Opens 1st B.C. Cantina Restaurant in Nanaimo.
Taco Time President Ken Pattenden is pleased to announce that local
entrepreneurs Ray and Leeanne Menard will open the company’s
first B.C. Cantina in Nanaimo, in early October. .... [more]
25 Sep, 2003
The Truth About 'Discovery Days'. Usually billed as
friendly getting-to-know-you meetings, franchise introductory sessions
often are carefully designed to close a deal. One expert's advice:
Beware of the "hard sell" and leave your checkbook at home.
.... [more]
24 Sep, 2003
Back Yard Burgers to open 21 stores in 5 states. Memphis-based
Back Yard Burgers has signed three development deals for a total of
21 stores in 5 states over the next 7 years. .... [more]
24 Sep, 2003
Taco Time Launches Ken’s Mexican Adventure Contest.
Beginning in October, Taco Time Canada launches "Ken’s Mexican
Adventure Contest". Ten people, five rooms and one week in Puerto
Vallarta. .... [more]
24 Sep, 2003
What a Franchisor Wants. You're not the only one making
a list and checking it twice. Entrepreneur.com reveals the 4 things
most franchisors are looking for when evaluating you. .... [more]
23 Sep, 2003
When the franchisee gets tired of paying royalty fees.
The lack of focus placed on marketing and the creation of a marketing
engine by many franchisors is a leading cause of failure for the franchisor's
system. .... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
Regulators pinch legal franchise. Texas Supreme Court
committee sues We The People firm for unauthorized practice of law.
.... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
Joints changing hands? After 12 years at the helm, Cold
Beer and Cheeseburgers owner Steve Head wants to sell restaurant chain.
.... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
Liberty Tax Service Offers Free Amending of Returns for Hurricane
Disaster Areas. Liberty Tax Service will offer free amended
tax returns for those who have suffered casualty losses due to Hurricane
Isabel. .... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
Pizza Hut unveils gift card program. Yum Brands Inc.'s
Pizza Hut chain has begun selling gift cards that may be used to make
dine-in, delivery or carryout orders at more than 5,200 participating
locations in the United States. .... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
New company brings computer training home. A former
technology consultant opened her own franchise of Computer moms after
downsizing left her looking for work. .... [more]
21 Sep, 2003
Dunkin' Donuts Brings Espresso Mainstream. Dunkin' Donuts,
a place where regular people go for a regular coffee, is starting
to offer a brew associated with fancy restaurants and upscale shops:
espresso. .... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
Wendy's testing healthy kids meals in Columbus. Columbus
is one of four markets where Wendy's International Inc. is testing
an offer of milk and fruit with its Kids Meals. .... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
Blockbuster shares rise on report of deal talks. Shares
of Blockbuster jumped Friday after a report that the video-rental
giant is in the early stages of talks about a possible merger with
Columbia House, the mail-order music and movie retailer. .... [more]
19 Sep, 2003
McDonald's says quality campaign is leading to franchisee turnover.
A McDonald's Corp. executive boasted Thursday that the company's stepped-up
monitoring of its restaurant operations has led more franchisees to
leave the system in the past 12 months than had exited in the previous
five years. .... [more]
19 Sep, 2003
US coffee capital Seattle votes no on espresso tax.
Caffeine-infused voters in the US city that spawned global coffee
giant Starbucks have given a resounding thumbs down to a 10-cent "expresso
tax" on their beloved drinks. .... [more]
17 Sep, 2003
McDonald's testing healthier, adult 'Go Active' meal.
McDonald's has enlisted the aid of Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer,
Bob Greene, to promote a healthier, adult version of the Happy Meal.
.... [more]
17 Sep, 2003
Moe's Franchisees Setting Records In-Store and Out.
Moe's knows what it's like to outperform the giants of the industry.
McDonald's Chiptolte and Wendy's Baja Fresh have fallen behind emerging
player, Moe's Southwest Grill. .... [more]
17 Sep, 2003
Lawsuits claim racial discrimination at Waffle House restaurant
chain. More than 50 black customers are suing the Waffle House
restaurant chain, claiming they were discriminated against because
of their race, lawyers said Wednesday. .... [more]
17 Sep, 2003
Burger King Eyes Spot At Healthy Table. Burger King
is planning to jump on the healthy fast-food bandwagon with low-fat
baguette-style chicken sandwiches, its latest attempt to breathe new
life into its struggling fast-food business. .... [more]
17 Sep, 2003
Krispy Kreme New-Store Sales Weak. Sales at some newer
stores of doughnut chain Krispy Kreme are unexpectedly weak, the Wall
Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing internal company figures.
.... [more]
16 Sep, 2003
A key to success: 'She pestered me'. Persistence has
led Debbie Deland to open the first American franchise of Cartridge
World - a growing Australian chain. .... [more]
15 Sep, 2003
Wingman chain takes flight. The Northglenn-based Wingman
restaurant chain's franchising efforts are taking off. .... [more]
15 Sep, 2003
What's Hot: Noodles. A new generation of noodle restaurant
chains is moving to the forefront of franchising. .... [more]
15 Sep, 2003
Real Living taps executive to lead expansion drive.
The executive who helped rebuild Royal LePage into Canada's largest
residential real estate brokerage now has a similar task to accomplish
in the United States for Columbus-based Real Living Inc. .... [more]
15 Sep, 2003
Perking up D-FW. Aiming at Starbucks, Dunn Bros. Coffee
prepares to invade the Metroplex with 60 new stores. .... [more]
15 Sep, 2003
Fast-Food Becomes Slow-Food. Ray Kroc would not be pleased.
Now, with some fast-food chains offering Internet access and remodeling
restaurants with padded seats and fetching architectural details,
they're slowly moving away from their origins as purveyors of an in-and-out
dining experience. .... [more]
12 Sep, 2003
Fresh Brands Begins Search for New Chief Financial Officer.
Fresh Brands, Inc. announced that the company and its chief financial
officer, Pat Plumley, have agreed, effective today, to end their relationship.
.... [more]
12 Sep, 2003
Krispy Kreme to Open Store in Wal-Mart. Krispy Kreme
Doughnuts Inc. plans to open one of its doughnut-making retail stores
within a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Supercenter as part of a test with the
retail giant. .... [more]
10 Sep, 2003
Assist-2-Sell Adds 30 Franchises. North America's largest
residential discount real estate company, added 30 new franchises
from June. 1, 2003, through Sept. 1, 2003. .... [more]
10 Sep, 2003
IHOP franchisee to serve up 29 more Texas restaurants.
A Plano company plans to develop 29 more IHOP restaurants in Texas
- including Austin - through 2016 under an agreement with IHOP Corp.
announced Tuesday. .... [more]
9 Sep, 2003
Chiropractic USA Opens Clinics Nationwide. Chiropractic
USA Inc., a Banyan Corporation subsidiary, opened its first franchised
clinics on September 1. .... [more]
8 Sep, 2003
McDonald's to Test McCafe Coffee Bars. Fast-food giant
McDonald's Corp. says it will test market a string of coffee bars,
called McCafes, in the U.S. in an attempt to cut into the market share
of retail coffee leaders Starbucks Corp. and Dunkin' Donuts. ....
[more]
6 Sep, 2003
Pizza Outlet becomes Vocelli Pizza. Pizza Outlet, a
delivery and carryout pizza franchise with its headquarters and a
significant presence in the Pittsburgh area, is changing its name
to Vocelli Pizza, effective Sept. 8. .... [more]
5 Sep, 2003
Judge Throws Out Obesity Suit Against McDonalds. A federal
judge on Thursday threw out a revised lawsuit against McDonald's Corp.
that accused the fast food restaurant of using misleading advertising
to lure children into eating unhealthy foods that make them fat. ....
[more]
4 Sep, 2003
Lantis Fireworks Says Business Is Booming. Lantis Fireworks
and Lasers has been a major presence in the West, but is looking to
expand its concept nationwide via an aggressive franchising program
throughout North America and eventually worldwide. .... [more]
4 Sep, 2003
Why U.S. Franchises Face Problems Abroad. Although the
demand for American products and services is rising overseas, selling
franchises abroad is becoming more of a challenge. .... [more]
4 Sep, 2003
RadioShack creates 'business innovation' group. RadioShack
Corp. said it has created a "business innovation team" to identify
and analyze emerging growth opportunities. .... [more]
3 Sep, 2003
Lamar's Donut founder steps down at 87. Ray Lamar, 87,
founder of the Englewood-based Lamar's Donuts International chain,
is retiring, citing age-related health problems. .... [more]
3 Sep, 2003
McDonald's Remodeling Plan Gets Challenge. McDonald's
Corp. owner-operators are challenging the company's plan for them
to pick up most of the tab for refurbishing older restaurants. ....
[more]
3 Sep, 2003
Burger King gives Diageo heartburn. More than nine months
after Diageo plc sold its troubled Burger King franchise, the world's
second-largest hamburger chain is still giving Diageo indigestion.
.... [more]
3 Sep, 2003
Justin in Sync with McDonald's. Popstar Justin Timberlake
is set to headline a new series of commercials for McDonald's, the
fast-food giant announced Tuesday. .... [more]
2 Sep, 2003
Animal rights group to drop KFC action. An animal rights
group claims it has forced Kentucky Fried Chicken to change statements
it makes about the way it treats chickens. .... [more]
2 Sep, 2003
Signs of a big turnaround. FastSigns franchise owner
Carl Dickie has turned his sign-making shop into a moneymaker with
an aggressive strategy. .... [more]
1 Sep, 2003
McDonald's Launching 1st Global Ad Push. McDonald's
Corp. is gearing up to launch its first global advertising campaign
in its 50-year history, at a time when it is facing stiff competition
and badly needs ad investments to pay off. .... [more]
1 Sep, 2003
Franchising offers swamp low-carb retailer. In the course
of a 55-minute interview co-founder Rick Schott received four e-mails
from people wanting to buy a Castus Low Carb Superstores franchise.
In the next 24 hours, 40 more applied. .... [more]
1 Sep, 2003
Dixie Queen plans to grow by 200 units. After more than
50 years in the Memphis area, the Dixie Queen fast food franchise
plans to add up to 200 franchises in Memphis and across the Southeast
region. .... [more]
1 Sep, 2003
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