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 UNITED STATES FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : July 2004
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Applebee's looking to be known for its food, not just its
size. Applebee's International Inc. is now in the midst of
a metamorphosis, an attempt to replace quantity with quality. ....
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31/7/04
Pub franchise to debut in U.S. Firkin & Fox, a Canadian
chain of English-style pubs, will open its first restaurant in this
country in Colonie. .... [more]
31/7/04
Krispy Kreme Reveals SEC Probe. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Inc. on Thursday said federal regulators are investigating its repurchase
of franchises and lowered earnings outlook. .... [more]
29/7/04
Ground Round Acquired by Franchisees. Today the Independent
Owners Cooperative, LLC successfully executed their strategy to acquire
a majority of the assets of The Ground Round Inc. .... [more]
28/7/04
Planet Smoothie Takes a Fast Casual Seat at the Healthy Table.
Planet Smoothie announces today it is launching Planet Smoothie Cafe,
a quick casual extension of its popular smoothie concept founded in
1995. .... [more]
28/7/04
My Girl Friday Fuels Growing Concierge Services Industry.
Julie Hagenmaier, President and CEO of My Girl Friday (MGF) announced
MGF's first-to-market concept is available for franchise opportunities.
.... [more]
26/7/04
Frisch's expanding into local market. An Ohio company,
Frisch's Restaurants Inc., will enter the Western Pennsylvania market
through an agreement announced Monday to develop and manage 21 Golden
Corral restaurants over the next seven years. .... [more]
26/7/04
Restaurants Gobble Up Savings as Customers Cut Down on Carbs.
Hold the bun and pass the lettuce. Eateries find they can charge the
same while offering less. .... [more]
25/7/04
Franchisees are finding child's play profitable. "Children-focused
franchises have been hot and continue to be hot," says Russ Moserowitz,
co-founder of Franchise Insights. .... [more]
25/7/04
Two Schlotzsky's exit area; third might join. Two independently-owned
Schlotzsky's Deli franchises in Eagan and Apple Valley have closed
and a third franchise, in Burnsville, could join them. .... [more]
23/7/04
IHOP closing more restaurants. IHOP Corp.'s ongoing
restructuring cut into its second-quarter earnings and has prompted
additional store closings, the restaurant chain announced Thursday.
.... [more]
23/7/04
Quik Internet leaves customers without service. The
man who referred to himself as "Cool Dave" in e-mails may
have made many of his Quik Internet customers around Northwest Colorado
lose their cool when the Internet service went offline without notice
Wednesday. .... [more]
23/7/04
McDonald's joins pay-with-plastic trend. The $105 billion
fast-food industry - searching for quick-n-easy ways to boost sales
- is finally embracing the one thing it snubbed for years: the credit
card. .... [more]
22/7/04
Rochester Flooring acquires 12 Invironmentalists franchises.
The Rochester Flooring Resource said Thursday it has acquired 12 locations,
including one each in Rochester and Syracuse, under the Invironmentalists
franchise. .... [more]
22/7/04
Salon caters to younger clientele. It's the newest edition
of child's entertainment that helps parents deal with an age-old situation
- having your child's hair cut and them liking to have it cut. ....
[more]
22/7/04
McDonald's posts 25% profit gain as recovery continues.
McDonald's reported a 25% jump in second-quarter profits Thursday,
buoyed by a fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit sales increases.
.... [more]
22/7/04
Baskin-Robbins Scoops Up Another Guinness World Record.
Baskin-Robbins New York franchisee, Mitch Cohen, today set a new Guinness
World Record for "Most Ice Cream Cones Prepared in One Minute,"
scooping 18 cones. .... [more]
22/7/04
Alamo Drafthouse's franchising arm sold to president, CEO.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Austin's movie theater and restaurant chain,
plans to add about 200 additional locations throughout the United
States under the leadership of new franchise owners. .... [more]
21/7/04
Kroger Opens 500th Supermarket Fuel Center. The Kroger
Co., one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains, today announced
the opening of its 500th supermarket fuel center. .... [more]
21/7/04
Panera inks deals to open franchises in Colorado, Georgia, S.C.
Panera Bread Co. has signed agreements with two franchisees to develop
27 Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Colorado, Georgia and South Carolina.
.... [more]
21/7/04
Captain D's on pace for store development record. Over
the past four weeks, Nashville-based Captain D's has opened four new
stores and is on target to have its largest new-unit development year
since 1994. .... [more]
20/7/04
iSold It Hires Former Mail Boxes Etc. Executive as President
& CEO. iSold It today announced Kenneth C. Sully as President
and Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, the company announced new
franchise contracts bringing the total number of iSold It stores under
development to over 150 nationwide. .... [more]
20/7/04
Convictions erased for four men in McDonald's game scam.
An appeals court has erased convictions for four men found guilty
in a multimillion-dollar scheme to cash in on stolen winning tickets
in McDonald's games. .... [more]
20/7/04
Moving company specializing in high-value items has franchising
plans. Nationwide Delivery Systems Inc. is moving ahead with
plans to expand to 25 national franchises. .... [more]
19/7/04
Handyman franchisees paint a bright outlook. Home repair
companies taking on small projects around the house have been capitalizing
on the increasing demand for home repair professionals. .... [more]
19/7/04
Former Snap-on Tool Dealer Awarded $314,000 Damages.
In a significant victory for franchisee rights, the American Arbitration
Association has awarded Brian Casey, a former Snap-on dealer in Middletown,
N.J., $314,608 in damages against Snap-on Tools of Kenosha, WI. ....
[more]
19/7/04
Noodles & Co. may be seeing last year on private co. list.
Noodles & Company is again among the area's fastest-growing private
companies, with revenue growth of 140 percent from 2001 to 2003. It
could be one of the last times the Boulder-based restaurant chain
lands a spot on the list. .... [more]
19/7/04
Franchise is mad about educating, entertaining using hands-on
science. The performers/scientists/entrepreneurs of Mad Science
of Greater Kansas City have turned pedestrian scientific experiments
into hugely popular teaching and motivational experiences. .... [more]
19/7/04
Krispy Kreme prepares to open first Montana outlet.
Sixty of the 80 employees needed have been hired, with the opening
in Billings set for July 27. .... [more]
18/7/04
Dairy Queen's ads go for 'crave-ability'. New ads from
Dairy Queen humorously spotlight new grill items and ice cream treats
to try to differentiate the 4,800-store chain from the Big Three:
McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's. .... [more]
18/7/04
Papa Tony’s Pizza on the block, could become Papa John’s
units again. Former Papa John’s franchisee Tony Rezko
wants to sell his troubled chain of pizzerias. .... [more]
16/7/04
Wage gap contributing to women-owned business, entrepreneur
says. Women-owned businesses are growing in part because of
the continued wage gap between men and women, The Entrepreneur's Source
in Des Peres, Mo., said Friday. .... [more]
16/7/04
MaggieMoo's franchisee to open four St. Louis-area stores.
A MaggieMoo's franchisee plans to open four new locations in the St.
Louis area in the next 12 months, the company said Friday. .... [more]
16/7/04
Domino's IPO at $14 a share, below targets; stock falters.
Domino's Pizza's stock stumbled in its trading debut Tuesday,
getting no rise out of investors despite an initial offering price
that was below expectations. .... [more]
15/7/04
Turnaround specialist named CEO of fading fast-food giant. Burger
King Corp. named a former president of Continental Airlines Inc. and
turnaround specialist to be its new chief executive Tuesday as the
chain struggles to keep its No. 2 position in the fast-food industry.
.... [more]
15/7/04
Subway Brings Jared Back in Anti-Obesity Campaign.
Sandwich chain Subway Restaurants, portraying itself as a leader
in the fight against childhood obesity, unveiled a new ad campaign
on Wednesday that brings back a long-time spokesman who lost nearly
250 pounds eating Subway sandwiches daily. .... [more]
14/7/04
McDonald's boosts global sales. McDonald's new range
of salads and other healthier options may be starting to win back
both customers and profits. .... [more]
14/7/04
Chain-link strategy: Papa Murphy's pizza hooks up with Wal-Mart.
When the Vancouver, Wash.-based Papa Murphy's take-and-bake pizza
chain company asked Kim and John Allen to open a store in the Wal-Mart
Supercenter in Great Bend, Kan., the couple had questions. .... [more]
12/7/04
O'Carr's ready for change, puts franchises on menu.
One of downtown Homewood's popular restaurants will soon begin selling
franchises. .... [more]
12/7/04
Wayport, SBC provide Wi-Fi at 17 new McDonald's. Seventeen
new McDonald's restaurants in Oklahoma are now offering high-speed
wireless Internet to their customers. .... [more]
12/7/04
Captain D's sets sail for Great Lakes. Captain D's Inc.
is preparing a major push northward, targeting some of the country's
biggest cities with a renewed emphasis on franchising. .... [more]
12/7/04
Ground Round Franchisees to Acquire Rights. A judge
has awarded a group of Ground Round franchisees the bankrupt restaurant
chain's franchise rights, despite objections from a Dallas real estate
company which made a higher bid. .... [more]
8/7/04
FTC, DOJ, U.S. Attorney Announce Indictment of Worldwide Coffee
Franchisors. The Federal Trade Commission and United States
Attorney Marcos Daniel Jimenez announced today the indictment of Jeffrey
M. and Terri L. Salley on criminal contempt charges. .... [more]
8/7/04
Assist-2-Sell Adds 70 Franchises. Assist-2-Sell, North
America's largest residential discount real estate company, added
70 franchises from Jan. 1, 2004, through June 30, 2004. .... [more]
8/7/04
CoolBrands acquires Kinnet Dairy DSD from Parmalat.
The distribution business is located primarily in the State of
Georgia, with additional distribution coverage in areas of Alabama
and South Carolina. .... [more]
13/7/04
McDonald's to redesign Chicago showcase restaurant. McDonald's
said Monday that its popular Rock 'N' Roll restaurant in downtown
Chicago will be leveled for the restaurant of the future - a two-story,
glass-clad eatery that will feature wireless Internet and a rooftop
garden. .... [more]
12/7/04
7-Eleven's same-store sales up 5.5 percent in June. Dallas-based
7-Eleven Inc., the nation's largest convenience store chain, said
Monday that its same-store sales were up 5.5 percent in June, compared
to sales during the same period last year. .... [more]
12/7/04
Gold's Gym founder dies at 82. Joe Gold, a bodybuilding
pioneer who founded a beachside gym made famous by then-bodybuilder
Arnold Schwarzenegger, has died. He was 82. .... [more]
12/7/04
Former Hooters manager pleads in videotaping case. A
former Hooters restaurant manager accused of secretly videotaping
female applicants as they changed into waitress uniforms pleaded no
contest Monday to felony charges. .... [more]
12/7/04
Most 7-Elevens in Utah going franchise. The nationwide
convenience store chain 7-Eleven is converting 93 of its 103 Utah
company-operated stores into franchise operations. .... [more]
10/7/04
McDonald's sued over fatty french fries.
McDonald's was hit with a lawsuit Thursday accusing the fast-food
giant of failing to reduce fat in the cooking oil used in its french
fries and other foods. .... [more]
9/7/04
Burger King owners hunt to fill throne.
A former Continental Airlines executive is considered to be on the
short list for Burger King's vacant chief executive job. .... [more]
10/7/04
Former Tumbleweed executive to expand pizza chain. A
former president and CEO of Louisville-based Tumbleweed Southwest
Bar & Grill Mesquite Restaurants has acquired the franchising
rights to Toledo, Ohio-based Marco's Pizza and plans to expand the
pizza chain across the Midwest. .... [more]
7/7/04
No end in sight: eBay drop-off stores continue to expand.
Among the more than 20 new companies accepting items for listing on
eBay, several have announced expansion plans in the past two months.
.... [more]
7/7/04
A Bakery Cafe Chain Sets Sights on the New York Area.
The Panera Bread Company already has about 640 bakery cafes in 35
states, but now the fast-growing St. Louis-based retailer, which specializes
in selling fresh-baked breads out of sleek cafes, has ambitious expansion
plans for the New York area. .... [more]
7/7/04
Schlotzsky's reduces workforce. Schlotzsky's Inc., an
Austin-based company, announced Tuesday it will reduce its workforce
as a result of declining revenues. .... [more]
6/7/04
Moving franchise in Twin Cities expands. Two Men and
a Truck, a residential and commercial full-service moving franchise,
plans to open three new franchise stores in the Twin Cities area.
.... [more]
6/7/04
Ultimate Franchise Systems, Inc. Rolls Out Twelve Month Strategy
on Gator's Dockside. Ultimate Franchise Systems, Inc. today
announced a twelve-month growth strategy for its Gator's Dockside
Restaurants. .... [more]
6/7/04
Italian Oven founder giving it another shot. At Brentwood
Towne Square, an Italian Oven Cafe Pizzeria opened last week, nearly
seven years after the company that ran the original chain disappeared
in bankruptcy court. .... [more]
5/7/04
McDonald's Ends Test of Diner Concept. McDonald's Corp.
on Friday said it was ending a limited test of diner-style restaurants,
as it focuses on its mainstay hamburger outlets. .... [more]
2/7/04
Burger King CEO Blum Leaves. Burger King Corp. on Friday
said its chief executive, Brad Blum, has left the company after 18
months on the job due to strategic differences with the company's
board of directors. .... [more]
2/7/04
Inno-Pac agrees to sell Shakey's Pizza chain to Jacmar Cos.
Singapore-based Inno-Pacific Holdings has agreed to sell its 61-unit
Shakey's Pizza chain to The Jacmar Companies for $4.5 million. ....
[more]
1/7/04
Cold Stone Creamery plans month-long fund-raising effort.
Cold Stone Creamery has announced its stores nationwide are teaming
in July with Make-A-Wish Foundation for a month-long fund-raising
effort. .... [more]
1/7/04
Franchises for dummies. Some people have a genuine head
for business. Their minds race with ideas for squeezing ever more
sales and profits out of whatever pursuit they're engaged in. Those
folks need not apply for most franchise operations. .... [more]
1/7/04
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