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 UNITED STATES FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : June 2004
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Caring for Seniors Is A Lucrative Franchise. Demographics
are driving the growth of nonmedical eldercare services. Find out
what's involved in operating a franchise in this fast-growing niche.
.... [more]
30/6/04
Low-Carbs Lay Krispy Kreme Sales Low. U.S. sales of
packaged doughnuts have continued to slide since Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Inc. warned last month that the low-carb craze had taken a bite out
of business. .... [more]
30/6/04
Planet Smoothie Taking Regional Approach to Franchise Growth.
Planet Smoothie announces today that it has signed its first regional
representative charged with opening as many as 22 Planet Smoothies
in Colorado by 2008. .... [more]
30/6/04
Amazon hits back at Toys 'R' Us. Online retailer Amazon.com
has responded to a lawsuit from Toys 'R' Us by seeking to dissolve
their partnership, citing a "chronic failure" by the second
biggest US toy seller to adhere to a contract. .... [more]
29/6/04
Dunkin' Donuts says shop hurting its reputation. Dunkin'
Donuts Inc., the nationwide chain with the pink-and-orange logo, has
gone to federal court to force its Nashville franchisee to clean up
his Murfreesboro Pike shop. .... [more]
29/6/04
Shoe seller takes strides to stay on track. Executives
at Carrboro-based Fleet Feet Inc. spent some time last year examining
the support they offer their far-flung franchisees. .... [more]
28/6/04
Cookies for canines. Melanie Superack and her family
have set tails wagging with Just Dogs! Gourmet, their new dog biscuit
franchise in Cool Springs Galleria. .... [more]
28/6/04
Flooding the market. Seattle cleanup company Cure Water
Damage plans to soak the competition by selling franchises. .... [more]
28/6/04
Tony Roma's Signs New Development Deal for Ireland.
Romacorp, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Drumard
Trading LTD for the development of Tony Roma's restaurants in Ireland.
.... [more]
28/6/04
Wong's Wok franchiser sued by restaurant operators.
A family that runs two Wong's Wok restaurants is suing the chain's
franchiser after the company said it will terminate a contract because
of under-reported sales. .... [more]
28/6/04
Couple plans to expand pie biz. Can a couple who've
carved out a successful living in northern Michigan baking hand-made
pies compete in a growing, but competitive, slice of the restaurant
business? .... [more]
27/6/04
Air conditioning franchise hopes to heat up competition.
A Las Vegas company that specializes in residential air-conditioning
has hooked up with a national franchise that is promising to shake
up the local service market by emphasizing customer service. ....
[more]
25/6/04
Ground Round Franchisees Enter into Agreement to Acquire Chain's
Franchise Rights. The Ground Round Franchisee Council has
entered into an agreement to acquire the chain's franchise rights
and will form a new, cooperatively owned franchise operation - one
of the few of its kind ever created. .... [more]
25/6/04
The Advantages of Home-Based Franchises. With the economy
getting stronger and the labor market improving, running a franchise
might not seem quite as appealing as it did during harder times. ....
[more]
24/6/04
Golfer hopes to franchise new indoor training center.
Triplets change a man's life. Some become stay-at-home dads. Or, as
in the case of Rob Bearce, others open a year-round indoor golf training
center. .... [more]
24/6/04
Carvel's plan for expansion a hot idea, area franchiser says.
Atlanta-based Carvel Corp. is defying a downtrodden ice cream industry
with plans to open 25 or more franchise locations throughout the Tampa
Bay area in the next three years. .... [more]
24/6/04
Burger King searching for new CEO. Burger King is searching
for a new CEO less than two years into the tenure of its current boss,
according to published reports. .... [more]
23/6/04
Another investor files lawsuit against Krispy Kreme.
An investor has filed a lawsuit in federal court, contending Krispy
Kreme officials knowingly covered up business problems and falsely
blamed a stock decline on low-carbohyrdate diets. .... [more]
22/6/04
Cuts Fitness For Men Announces Sale of 100th Franchise &
Expands To Latin America. Cuts Fitness For Men has announced
the combination of selling its 100th franchise in the US and the opening
of its first international franchise in Latin America, all in the
inaugural year of the company. .... [more]
22/6/04
Top Franchisees Thrive Despite Low-carb Mania. Is the
entire universe on a low- carb diet? Probably not. At least not according
to the numbers of the top restaurant franchisees in the United States.
.... [more]
22/6/04
Chester's International, LLC, Announces First Franchisee.
Chester's International, LLC, formerly Chester Fried, today announced
its first franchise agreement with Love's Travel Stops & Country
Stores. .... [more]
22/6/04
Franchisors Seek to Attract More Minority Franchisees.
With African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans
representing 90 percent of the projected population growth over the
next 50 years, franchisors are increasingly viewing minority franchise
recruitment as a business imperative. .... [more]
21/6/04
Al Lapin Jr., co-founder of International House of Pancakes,
dies at 76. Al Lapin Jr., an entrepreneur who co-founded the
International House of Pancakes with a single restaurant in 1958,
has died. .... [more]
20/6/04
Wendy's builds drive-through-only stores in test. Wendy's
is betting on a new store format that will make its fast food even
faster by eliminating the dining room altogether, the company's North
American chief told Reuters Thursday. .... [more]
18/6/04
Franchising emerges as new way to spread the meatless message.
Once considered taboo in the veggie restaurant industry, corporate-style
business models are slowly gaining popularity as vegans seek to advance
their message with franchised restaurants nationwide. .... [more]
18/6/04
McDonald's serving up new kiosk ordering plan. McDonald's
has eliminated the middle man standing between the fast food lover
and his burger, with an advanced test of technology that promises
to shorten lines and give consumers more control over ordering. ....
[more]
17/6/04
Firehouse establishes lending subsidiary. The parent
company of Firehouse Subs has established a subsidiary to lend money
to franchisees and the graduates of the company's ownership program.
.... [more]
17/6/04
Panera offers Internet access, office environment for free.
One of the newest locations of Panera, a restaurant known for its
bread made fresh daily, is providing business customers with a place
- and the means - to work away from the office. .... [more]
17/6/04
iSold It to Open 47 Stores in Seattle, Dallas and Detroit.
iSold It announced today that franchise and development agreements
have been executed for forty seven new iSold It franchise stores in
Seattle, Dallas and Detroit. .... [more]
16/6/04
Pizza Patron Signs Agreement for Six Additional Stores.
Pizza Patron has executed a development agreement with Colorado Pizza
Partners, LLC to bring six additional stores to Colorado. .... [more]
16/6/04
Diedrich to upgrade Coffee People locations. With the
completion of a new $5 million capital facility, Diedrich Coffee Inc.
said it plans to upgrade its Coffee People locations. .... [more]
16/6/04
Owner of Omni Hotels to Buy Gold's Gym. The owner of
Omni Hotels is hoping to add some new muscle to Gold's Gym International
Inc., the fitness chain made famous by a bodybuilder named Arnold
Schwarzenegger. .... [more]
15/6/04
Health Express USA to Focus on Franchise Expansion.
As Americans embrace more healthy lifestyles, Health Express USA is
stepping up to the plate with plans to deliver them the food they
crave without the guilt. .... [more]
15/6/04
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits Increases Franchise Support with
Key Additions. Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits announced the
addition of industry-veteran, Bob Melberth, who recently joined Popeyes
as vice president of franchise support. .... [more]
15/6/04
Global Business Services Unit Rolls Out E-Bay Service.
Global Business Services, Inc.'s subsidiary, Postal Connections of
America (PCA) announces adding E-Bay drop off and listing service
to its franchise network. .... [more]
15/6/04
Moe's Crosses Mason-Dixon Line with Plans to Open 25 Restaurants.
As promised, Moe's Southwest Grill is off and running at an aggressive
pace to open 150+ restaurants in 2004. .... [more]
15/6/04
Earning bucks and business skills: Painting gigs not just summer
rite for some collegians. This summer, with graduation just
six months away, Dave Ecklund is running his own Tuition Painters
franchise with a goal of earning enough to pay his University tuition.
.... [more]
14/6/04
Fast-Food Chain Has Beef With Disney. When it comes
to its relationship with Walt Disney Co., McDonald's Corp. is hardly
lovin' it. .... [more]
14/6/04
Full Circle Image Begins Expansion Plan. Full Circle
Image has begun an expansion plan that calls for an international
expansion extending to Canada in 2004. .... [more]
14/6/04
Mayor to Mister Softee: You're driving N.Y. nuts. Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, in a sweeping anti-noise initiative unveiled last
week, is targeting an unlikely - and some say, blameless - noisemaker:
the city's ubiquitous ice-cream trucks. .... [more]
14/6/04
Franchises unlock 'American Dream'. Although franchise
businesses are often associated with fast-food restaurants, franchises
are much more than burgers, burritos and biggie-sized fries. ....
[more]
13/6/04
Kolache Factory spreads Czech-American delicacy nationwide.
A pastry with an unusual name and a Czech history is catching on beyond
the deep heart of Texas. .... [more]
13/6/04
Coffee shop winks at Utah's prim reputation. It's not
everyday a Utah-based company has a risqu play on words in its name
while at the same time marketing a high-caffeine product. Bad Ass
Coffee Company is doing just that. .... [more]
12/6/04
Five Phoenix-area franchisees sue Quiznos. Five operators
of Quiznos sandwich shops in the Phoenix area have sued the restaurant
chain, claiming deceptive trade practices, breach of contract and
fraud. .... [more]
10/6/04
Fast-Food Sales Set to Slow - Analysts. The heady growth
that has characterized fast-food sales in the past year may be headed
back to earth, leveled by tough comparisons and consumer belt-tightening,
analysts said on Thursday. .... [more]
10/6/04
Buffalo Wild Wings to open 65 stores in 2004. Buffalo
Wild Wings Inc. has announced that the newly-public chain of restaurants
is on pace to open 20 corporate and 45 franchise-operated stores in
2004. .... [more]
10/6/04
Suit closes restaurants. Florida-based Renaissance Restaurants
closed its two remaining Houlihan's Restaurants in North Raleigh and
Cary shortly after it was sued by the chain's corporate parent. ....
[more]
10/6/04
IHOP Corp. Signs Four Franchise Agreements to Develop 28 New
IHOP Restaurants. IHOP Corp. today announced that it has signed
Multi-Store Development Agreements with four of its existing franchisees
to develop a total of 28 new IHOP restaurants over the next two to
10 years. .... [more]
10/6/04
Century 21 starts Hispanic sales team. Real estate firm
Century 21 All Islands has launched a Hispanic sales team to target
the demographic in Hawaii. .... [more]
9/6/04
New 24-hour fitness concept opening in Wichita. Anytime
Fitness, a Minneapolis-based franchise gym concept, will open its
first Wichita location June 14. .... [more]
9/6/04
Bally sweats uncertain future. A shareholder in Bally
Total Fitness Holding Corp. on Tuesday, June 8, called on CEO Paul
Toback to sell the health club franchise amid a sharp fall-off in
its financial performance. .... [more]
9/6/04
First CiCi's Pizza franchise opens in Cincinnati. CiCi's
Pizza has opened the first of 13 restaurants planned for the Cincinnati
area. .... [more]
9/6/04
Payless Car Sales Growth Zooms with New Locations and Added
Services. Payless Car Sales, Inc. signed five new independent
dealers through the company's dynamic franchise package. .... [more]
9/6/04
Hollywood Tans targets Detroit. Hollywood Tans plans
to open 25 tanning salons in Metro Detroit by 2006, as it targets
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee for expansion. ....
[more]
9/6/04
Sweet Peppers opens Cordova franchise. Sweet Peppers
Deli Franchise Systems has opened a store in Cordova, the company's
second restaurant and its first in Tennessee. .... [more]
8/6/04
RELATED - Small Business Confidence Dips in May. Optimism
at small U.S. businesses faded slightly in May from a near-record
April as inflation became more of a concern, but job growth and profits
remained strong, a survey released on Tuesday showed. .... [more]
8/6/04
Famous Dave's opens restaurant in Las Vegas. Famous
Dave's of America Inc. has added Nevada to its venues, opening a new
Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que restaurant in Las Vegas. ....
[more]
8/6/04
SBC to Offer Wi-Fi Access at 6,000 McDonald's. SBC Communications
Inc. on Monday said it would sell wireless Internet access at up to
6,000 McDonald's Corp. restaurants, as well as providing the Internet
connections for the stores in its region. .... [more]
7/6/04
Firm adds digital advertising, seeks 200-franchise network.
By the end of this year, Tony Jacobson's advertising empire could
include as many as 75 franchises of AllOver Media across the country.
.... [more]
7/6/04
'Magic' Johnson to Become Burger King Franchisee. Basketball
legend and entrepreneur Earvin "Magic" Johnson has signed
up to franchise 30 Burger King restaurants in urban African-American
communities, the world's No. 2 burger chain said on Monday. .... [more]
7/6/04
Van Davis Resigns from Century 21 Real Estate Corporation.
The Cendant Real Estate Services Division today announced it has accepted
the resignation of Van Davis, president & CEO of Century 21 Real
Estate Corporation. .... [more]
7/6/04
McDonald's, Sony Singing Free Downloads. McDonald's
Corp. and Sony Corp. are teaming up to give away free music downloads,
in a step that analysts said raises questions about McDonald's long-standing
relationship with Walt Disney Co. .... [more]
3/6/04
Metals Stores Prove Magnets for Customers. Metal Supermarkets
calls itself "the convenience store of the metals industry,"
filling the void between modern hardware stores and huge service centers.
.... [more]
3/6/04
US Franchise Systems Once Again Earns Fair Franchising Seal
from AAFD. The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers
(AAFD) has announced that it is has once again awarded the prestigious
Fair Franchising Seal to US Franchise Systems, Inc. .... [more]
3/6/04
KFC Promises FTC to Tell Truth on Chicken. Yum Brands
Inc.'s KFC unit promised on Thursday not to make unsupported health
claims as part of a settlement with U.S. regulators over ads touting
fried chicken as a good choice for dieters. .... [more]
3/6/04
Papa John’s sues franchisee for using "Papa Tony"
name. Papa John’s International is suing Antoin “Tony”
Rezko, a franchise operator of 30 Papa John’s units in Chicago
and six in the Detroit area. .... [more]
2/6/04
AFC ponders Church's Chicken sale. AFC Enterprises Inc.
may put another one of its franchises on the selling block. .... [more]
2/6/04
RepairOne Drives Ahead to Franchise Auto Repair and Service
Concept. RepairOne® Automotive Concepts LLC will launch
their "Just One" national franchise program in the 4th quarter,
based on their "Be-the-One" mission statement. .... [more]
2/6/04
iSold It Launches Nationwide eBay Mail-in Service. iSold
It, the nation's fastest growing chain of franchised eBay drop-off
stores, announced today that it will now service the entire country
with the first ever mail-in eBay service. .... [more]
1/6/04
Regis Corporation Acquires Blaine Beauty Career Schools.
Regis Corporation today announced that it has entered the beauty school
business with the acquisition of Blaine Beauty Career Schools, an
established chain of 6 schools located in Massachusetts. .... [more]
1/6/04
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