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The building, which Seale Solar calls a “Micro-Franchise” is only 17? x 40?. The developer says that it is the first commercial facility in the U.S. to be given a license to use a composting toilet and the first to use a rain water recovery system. According to the building specs, the solar system can [...]
News that Subway has overtaken McDonalds as the top fast food outlet has caused quite a stir in the industry. The advertising campaign implemented by Subway, has been lauded in some quarters as well as the timing of the ads.One of the key slots it has used is during ITV’s The Biggest Loser, which focuses [...]
A report on franchising which promised to be very interesting is scheduled to be shown on CNCBC on December 19. The reporter Darren Rovel who is responsible for the report says why am I “delving into the world of franchising? Well, anyone who knows me well knows that I’m fascinated with brands and how they [...]
“On Wall Street,” he says, “I was making a prodigious amount of money and I was miserable. I didn’t like who I’d become. In this biz, it’s the total opposite: Everybody is helping one another. And that’s what I love.”
Tasti D-Lite, the great-tasting, better-for-you frozen dessert chain with a cult following among health conscious consumers as well as celebrities, is expanding beyond its East Coast roots. The lower calorie frozen treat brand plans to open at least 25 locations in Orange County in the coming years. Since its inception in New York City in [...]
Written on the 13th of October 2010 by Fiona Taylor The Australian franchise sector is still strong despite a decrease in the number of franchise systems following the economic downturn, according to new franchise research findings. Findings of the Franchising Australia 2010 study, conducted by Griffith University’s Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence and sponsored by the Franchise [...]
SINGAPORE, Oct. 21 – Singapore’s Franchising and Licensing Association (FLA) said on Thursday it plans to set up a Franchise Development Center to promote and champion the development of local franchising and licensing industry. Expected to be open by early next year, the center will be supported by local government agencies as well as in [...]
Taco del Mar was auctioned in a bankrupcty sale Thursday, and the winning bid of $3.25 million came from a Connecticut company called Franchise Brands. A bankruptcy court judge still must approve the sale, said Les Winograd, a spokesman for Franchise Brands. He said it’s premature to comment on the firm’s plans for the brand. [...]
Want to succeed in the franchise world? Open a Culver’s Restaurant – if you can scare up the money. The Wisconsin-based chain has posted a strong performance record, with very few franchisees failing over the last decade. In fact, judging by one scale, Culver’s franchisees are only one-tenth as likely to fail as the average [...]
OPERATORS of franchises, including fast-food outlets, gardening operations and baking, will be given new protection from coercion and unfair business dealings by their often large parent companies.
The Essar Group’s telecom retailer, The MobileStore, is all set to make its substantial presence by opening stores pan India. The company is planning to open 700 outlets in the next 6 months. With the aim to scale up the business by around 50-60 per cent by the end of March, the company is sanguine [...]
Franchise businesses make up more than 10 percent of all U.S. businesses that have employees, according to a new survey. The survey, the 2007 Economic Census Franchise Report, is the result of cooperation between the U.S. Census Bureau and the International Franchise Association (IFA) and is the first detailed and comprehensive report on this segment [...]
Red Mango (3354 W. Friendly Ave., Suite 143 ; 856-9463; www.redmangousa.com) has opened at The Shops at Friendly in Greensboro. The all-natural nonfat frozen yogurt and fruit smoothie shop offers 10 self-serve yogurt options daily and a toppings bar featuring more than 40 items, including freshly prepared fruit, nuts, grains and flaxseed. Cost is 45 [...]
A professional full-service hair care franchisor is eager to add a little style to the Greater Hartford area by opening 10 new units in the region over the next three to five years and as many as 50 across the state in the next decade. Despite a gloomy economy and strict lending standards, executives at [...]
The smoothie business is hot. It’s grown to a $2 billion business, and it’s only going to get bigger, as consumers continue to eat healthier.
I remember one business coach once saying something to the effect of “how can you loose when you are selling cups of coffee, over 90% of your product is water!” He may have been over-simplifying things a little, but some coffee franchises have been amazingly successful. Here is a story from the Sydney Morning Herald [...]
Richmond International Raceway’s Ed Booth has been named the eighth recipient of the ServiceMaster Clean “Extra Mile Award” this season. A 12-year veteran of RIR’s operations department, Booth maintains all of the ServiceMaster Clean wrapped equipment during an event, as well as the backup generators and light towers. In addition to his race weekend duties, [...]
When Michael Mastous began his start-up business in 2006, he always envisioned it as a national brand. Now, everything seems to be falling into place for the president and founder of Delta Disaster Services, the Arvada, Colo.-based full-service mitigation and reconstruction business. This month, Inc. magazine ranked Delta Disaster Services at 482 in its annual [...]
Fast-food entrepreneur aims to expand across West based on Edmonton success
Franchising: Expand or Die: Is it always a good thing to have multiple outlets in the hands of the same management?
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The past few years have been extremely challenging for the pizza industry
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – (Business Wire) Saladworks, the nation’s first and largest fresh-tossed salad franchise concept, announces today that it has signed an agreement with a multi-unit developer for three locations in Northern Orange County, CA. Saladworks’ nationwide expansion continues with this deal, following previous agreements for stores in Southern Orange County, CA, Knox County, TN, [...]
Steve C. Bullard, owner and president of the Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty organization, was once again included in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Who’s Who” of “The 100 Key People Who Are Shaping Atlanta’s Housing Industry”. Called a listing of “the top 100 men and women who are guiding the future of this key local industry”, [...]
HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Healthy Fast Food, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HFFI), parent to U-SWIRL International, Inc., the owner and franchisor of U-SWIRL Frozen Yogurt® cafes, today announced that River Jordan, Inc. has signed a new franchise agreement with plans to open a U-SWIRL self-serve frozen yogurt cafe in Marietta, Georgia, one of [...]
MARYVILLE, Tenn., Aug 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a leader in high-quality casual dining is increasing its franchised restaurant presence in Hawaii. RT Hawaii Restaurants, Inc. plans to open three new Ruby Tuesday restaurants within the next three years; the first restaurant is slated to open in June 2011. Principal investors in [...]
