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 UNITED STATES FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : Mar 2000
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Those Bagel Shops: Are They Toast? Bagel shops, home
of one of the hottest low-fat food fads of the 1990s, appear to be
headed the way of the frozen yogurt stand as more Americans indulge
in decadent foods such as doughnuts and ice cream. .... 31 Mar, 2000
Domino's Settles Heated Bag Lawsuit. Domino's Pizza
and the R.G. Barry Corp. have settled Barry's patent infringement
lawsuit over the heated delivery bags used by Domino's. .... 31 Mar, 2000
Takeover of Ben & Jerry's may end in raspberry split. The
ice cream company founded by two caring capitalists in a renovated
gas station, could become Ben and Big Business after takeover talks
with Unilever. .... [more]
30 Mar, 2000
Individual Outlet Owners Create E-Commerce Sites. Here's
a new twist on how the Internet is slicing through the bricks-and-mortar
structure of franchising: Individual outlet owners are setting up
their own e-commerce sites. .... 30 Mar, 2000
Bagel Chain's Future in 'Substantial Doubt.' After years
of bleeding cash and struggling with heavy debt, Einstein/Noah Bagel
Corp. revealed this week that the company may not have enough money
to continue operating after October. .... 30 Mar, 2000
McDonald's Eyes Non-Burger Eateries. McDonald's will
open 160 to 180 new restaurants under its Chipotle Mexican Grill,
Donatos Pizza and London-based Aroma Cafe brands. .... 30 Mar, 2000
U.S. Franchise profits are disappointing. Hotel franchiser
U.S. Franchise Systems Inc. on Thursday reported lower-than-expected
1999 fourth-quarter operating earnings and said it had had unsuccessful
talks with parties interested in buying the company. .... 30 Mar, 2000
Ben & Jerry's Confirms Talks. Ice cream maker Ben &
Jerry's Homemade Inc. on Wednesday confirmed it has held talks that
could result in the firm going private in a possible deal involving
Europe's Unilever Plc. .... 29 Mar, 2000
UPDATE 1-Ben but no Jerry? Ice cream firm may go private. Ice
Cream maker Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., whose clever flavor names
and socially responsible business style launched a cult following,
could be going private - perhaps without Jerry. .... 29 Mar, 2000
McDonald's to Add Non-Burger Restaurants. McDonald's
Corp., the world's largest fast food chain, plans to open a total
of 160 to 180 non-hamburger restaurants in 2000, according to the
company's annual report. .... 29 Mar, 2000
Ben & Jerry's considers buyout. Ben & Jerry's Homemade,
the US ice cream group with a reputation for being socially active,
is contemplating going private in a $260m buyout to escape the clutches
of would-be bidders. .... [more]
29 Mar, 2000
Ben & Jerry's Confirms Talks. Ice cream maker Ben &
Jerry's Homemade Inc. on Wednesday confirmed it has held talks that
could result in the firm going private in a possible deal involving
Europe's Unilever Plc. .... 29 Mar, 2000
Ben & Jerry's Confirms Discussions(PR). Ben & Jerry's
Homemade, Inc. today confirmed that there are ongoing discussions
between representatives of the Company, Unilever, Meadowbrook Lane
Capital and Ben Cohen, and that a "going private" transaction
was presented to the Board of Directors at its meeting last Thursday.
.... 29 Mar, 2000
City May Call Cab Competition. Officials say a franchise
system would better serve the increasing tourist population anticipated
with the completion of Disney's California Adventure theme park and
the Convention Center because it allows the city to set strict standards.
.... 29 Mar, 2000
New World Continues to Recapture Master Franchise Territories(PR).
New World Coffee-Manhattan Bagel Inc. today announced that
it has recaptured a Manhattan Bagel master franchise territory covering
28 stores in Georgia and the Carolinas. .... 29 Mar, 2000
McDonald's boosts sales in Hungary by 22pct in '99. McDonald's
claims a 64 percent share of the fast food market. .... 28 Mar, 2000
RELATED - An unfriendly marketplace. Wilbraham chain
closes 80 restaurants in struggle to secure its niche in increasingly
crowded field. .... 28 Mar, 2000
Variety of Challenges Face Restaurant Operators According to
New Industry Report (PR). Despite Upward Sales Trends, Companies
Must Focus on Operations And Same-Store Sales to Improve Market Share.
.... 28 Mar, 2000
Children's Orchard (PR). Atlanta Prime for Recruiting
Women And Minority Franchises Through National Minority Franchise
Initiative. .... 27 Mar, 2000
McDonald's Veteran Purchases Mr. Rooter as Second Career. From
Burgers to Plumbing, It's the Franchise System That Counts.
.... 24 Mar, 2000
SUBWAY® Restaurants Introduces New Bread. SUBWAY® Restaurants
announces the roll out of its re-formulated Italian and wheat bread
because "the better the bread, the better the sandwich."
.... 23 Mar, 2000
Pick-Ups Plus Announces Corporate Strategy for Year 2000.
Pick-Ups Plus intends to add five (5) new franchise stores
and one (1) new Company owned store, bringing the total number of
stores to seventeen (17) by year end. .... 23 Mar, 2000
Pizza Restaurant Wins Panel's Support. The
Schaumburg Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday unanimously recommended
the Village Board grant a special-use permit for a proposed Chicago
Street Pizza restaurant. .... 23 Mar, 2000
Number of New Businesses Fell Last Year, Study Finds.
The number of start-up businesses fell 2.7% last year, to
151,016 after declining 7% to 155,141 in 1998, according to a survey
by Dun & Bradstreet Corp. .... 23 Mar, 2000
Century 21 Real Estate Corporation Announces Record
Year in Franchise Sales. Century 21 Real Estate Corporation
today announced sales of franchises in 1999 representing nearly $196
million in annual Gross Closed Commission income. That number represents
a seven percent increase over 1998 sales and sets a new benchmark
for the System. .... 20 Mar, 2000
Takeout aims to be in. Are penny-pinching Beantown
eaters ready for upscale takeout food? With a new kind of $1 million
store that's part restaurant and part grocery, the owners of Zathmary's
Specialty Foods Marketplace are betting they are. .... 21 Mar, 2000
Burger King Corporation Names President for Latin America/Caribbean
Region. Within his new position, Silva will be responsible
for managing the operations, marketing and development of the more
than 470 Burger King restaurants in Latin America. .... 20 Mar, 2000
On the FasTrak to fast food. Fast food may get
a lot faster next month. The McDonald's restaurant at 3141 Harbor
Blvd. will be one of four county franchises that will allow drive-through
customers to pay with FasTrak devices. .... 18 Mar, 2000
Ford Service Gets in the Quick Lane. After decades
of watching customers pull out of the showroom with their newly purchased
Ford vehicle but pull into the nearby Sears for a battery or Midas
for a muffler or Goodyear for tires or Jiffy Lube for an oil and filter
change, Ford Motor Co. has decided enough is enough. .... 17 Mar, 2000
Tandy Changing Name to RadioShack. Tandy Corp.
is changing its name to RadioShack Corp. in what the company called
a sign of confidence in the future of its electronics stores. ....
17 Mar, 2000
Wendy's Taps U.S. Chief to Lead Company. Wendy's
International Inc. said Friday that its board named John Schuessler
chief executive officer and president of the fast food restaurant
operating and franchising company. .... 17 Mar, 2000
US Office Products May Sell Mail Boxes. US Office Products
Co. is exploring strategic opportunities for its Mail Boxes Etc. unit,
a box shipping and postal services franchisor with about 4,100 locations
worldwide, the company said on Thursday. .... 16 Mar, 2000
Food.com to Deliver Blockbuster Videos, Games. Blockbuster
Inc., the world's largest video-store chain, said it will offer home
delivery of movies and video games through Food.com, which delivers
restaurant takeout meals. .... 16 Mar, 2000
Burger King Ad Angers Muslims. Burger King has agreed
to drop a character named Rasheed from a radio commercial after an
Islamic group complained that the ad suggested that a Muslim was eating
pork in what would be a violation of religious law. .... 15 Mar, 2000
Ben & Jerry's Speculates on Buyout. The social mission
of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. would probably not survive a takeover
by a large traditional company, said co-founder Ben Cohen. .... 15 Mar, 2000
Sandwich Shop Seeks Elusive Link to Success.
Standing in the doorway of his sausage sandwich shop, Bryan Johnson
is frustrated by the long lines he sees at the nearby fast-food joints.
Why pass up a healthy, gourmet sausage sandwich washed down by a premium
microbrew, no waiting necessary? .... 15 Mar, 2000
Retail Sales Surge in February. Americans went on a
buying binge in February, pushing up retail sales by 1.1 percent,
the government said today. .... 14 Mar, 2000
Papa John's Pizza Rated Best in Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
Not only is Papa John's International, Inc. the fastest-growing
national pizza chain the Louisville, Ky.-based pizza franchise company
also has grabbed first place in each of two recent national customer
satisfaction surveys. .... 13 Mar, 2000
Grin and Bear it? Shareholders Have Other Ideas When
Stocks Sink. Cendant, the big franchiser of Ramada hotels
and Avis rental cars, agreed to pay its stockholders $2.8 billion
to settle charges of widespread accounting fraud that wiped out billions
in the company's market value. .... 13 Mar, 2000
Go-cart whiz takes on business bumps. At 22,
Lucas Strackerjan sees himself as a battle-hardened veteran of the
business wars. He's a much tougher nut than when he went into business
2½ years ago, he insists. .... 13 Mar, 2000
New Dry Cleaning Method Tested. Joseph DeSimone set
out to make a better plastic and instead could revolutionize the dry-cleaning
business. .... 12 Mar, 2000
McDonald's Invests in Online Food Company. McDonald's
Corp., the world's largest fast food chain, on Thursday said it made
an investment in online food takeout and delivery service company
Food.com, as it explores e-commerce opportunities for its non-hamburger
brands like Donatos Pizza. .... 9 Mar, 2000
Drugstores in a street fight. ''It's really a dogfight,''
says Bruce Kaufman, a partner with Finard & Co. of Burlington, a commercial
real estate firm. .... 9 Mar, 2000
Triple Threat Steps up to Fast-Food Restaurant Plate. It's
a strange mix, but a new fast-food restaurant opening next week in
Chicago will cater to customers who want to dine on such disparate
food offerings - all at once, if that's what tempts their tongues.
.... 9 Mar, 2000
Interest: - A Quiet Opening Awaits Two New Restaurateurs. After
years of planning and a practice weekend of serving friends and family
in their new, upscale Washington, D.C., restaurant, Todd and Ellen
Gray are finally ready to open to the public. .... 8 Mar, 2000
Thrifty Car Rental Franchises 7 New Territories. According
to Jeff Bevis, Staff Vice President for Franchise Sales, as Thrifty
looks to continue its worldwide expansion, the addition of key U.S.
markets to the Thrifty franchise portfolio remains a high priority
for the company. .... 7 Mar, 2000
Officials Take Aim at Easy-Money Ventures.
Federal and state agencies file complaints against 68 operations accused
of deceiving people about work opportunities. .... 7 Mar, 2000
FTC Tips on Recognizing Phony Jobs. Federal Trade Commission
recommendations for people to consider before entering into business
opportunities. .... 6 Mar, 2000
Hardee's Uses Music to Strike Chord with Customers (PR).
The fast food burger chain has enlisted the talents of Lou Bega, Boys
II Men, Lace and the duo of Smokey Robinson and Vonda Shepard to increase
awareness and recognition of the Hardee's brand. .... 6 Mar, 2000
Independent Bookstore Took the Road Less Traveled to Success.
Huggard left behind a failed Dunkin' Donuts franchise in Rolling
Meadows and work as a corporate general manager to own the business
he had longed for since his childhood, when he couldn't afford books.
.... 6 Mar, 2000
Kenny Rogers loses his chicken but keeps on tickin'.
The perfect place to lunch Kenny Rogers would be Kenny Rogers Roasters.
Alas, the last of his chicken-and-biscuits restaurants in Toronto
has shut down and the chain is in bankruptcy protection. .... 4 Mar, 2000
Retail Sales in Feb. Unexpectedly Strong. Economy: Roiling
stock market and rising interest rates and oil prices didn't deter
American shoppers. ... 3 Mar, 2000
Top Stores' Retail Sales Figures. The sales compare
the current year's sales with those of the previous year. Retailers
are ranked according to results at the end of February. .... 2 Mar, 2000
Retail Sales Surged in February. Consumers shrugged
off stock market volatility, rising interest rates and a jump in oil
prices and kept spending in February, lifting sales at many of the
nation's retailers to better-than-expected levels. .... 2 Mar, 2000
Does Social Class Determine What You Eat? A couple of
years ago, Yale University researchers came out with a study advocating
a "fat tax." .... 1 Mar, 2000
Dunkin' Donuts Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary. The
celebration began today in South Boston at 11 a.m. as Dunkin' Donuts
turned a shop completely gold in honor of this golden anniversary!
.... 1 Mar, 2000
Serruya suddenly leaves CEO post at Yogen Fruz. Michael
Serruya, who built Yogen Fruz World-Wide Inc. from a single store
to one of the world's largest yogurt franchisors, stepped down yesterday
as chief executive after the company's stock market meltdown last
year. .... 1 Mar, 2000
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