Lending lockdown leads franchisors to get creative
Lending lockdown leads franchisors to get creative
Aug 10, 2009
Dan Stone, director of franchise sales at The Melting Pot, a 140-unit-plus casual-dining chain, had spent months courting national lender CIT Group to garner preferential treatment for the fondue chain’s franchisees. He wrote...
Domino’s, Brinker and Darden chiefs highlight MUFSO panel
Aug 10, 2009
DALLAS Darden Restaurants, Doug Brooks of Brinker International and David Brandon of Domino’s Pizza will sit down with Nation’s Restaurant News’ editor Ellen Koteff for a frank discussion about how to compete and win in today’s challenging...
Quiznos rolls out 'Flex Plan' for new products
Quiznos rolls out 'Flex Plan' for new products
Aug 10, 2009
DENVER Quiznos, which has been on a roll this summer with new product development, has put a name to its process: the Flex Plan, which is designed to speed up the delivery of new menu items and promotions, company officials said Monday. Quiznos...
CiCi’s, Papa Murphy’s prep for So. Cal. debuts
Aug 06, 2009
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Karcher grandkids beat sales mark with new unit
Karcher grandkids beat sales mark with new unit
Jul 27, 2009
CARPINTERIA Calif. —A little hamburger must be woven into the double helix of the Carl’s Jr.’s founding family’s genes. Grandsons of Carl’s Jr. founder Carl N. Karcher opened a...
Chains, franchisees square off over discounted menu items
Chains, franchisees square off over discounted menu items
Jul 27, 2009
The recession-driven rush to grease sales with promotions and value deals is leading to mounting frictions between franchisors and franchisees. Brands such as Burger King, McDonald’s, Quiznos, Subway, Popeyes and KFC all have recently...
Fast Company’s Taylor, Harvard’s Frei headline MUFSO ’09
Fast Company’s Taylor, Harvard’s Frei headline MUFSO ’09
Jul 13, 2009
At a time when business is not operating as usual, Nation’s Restaurant News will present two influential keynote speakers who will offer insights into how to think innovatively during the 50th annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators, or MUFSO...
Haydel covers all bases to grow franchise business
Haydel covers all bases to grow franchise business
May 25, 2009
Victor Haydel, president of Hank Aaron’s 755 Restaurant Corp. of Atlanta, left a financial career nearly 10 years ago to become a restaurant franchise owner.His 20 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen units now employ more than 700 people throughout Georgia...
BK franchisee buys 34 Ontario units
May 14, 2009
MIAMI Heartland Food Corp. has purchased 20 Ontario restaurants from Burger King Corp.’s Canadian subsidiaries and acquired 14 other previously franchised Burger King units in Ontario. Burger King said the sale was part of its “ongoing...
BK sued by franchisees over soft drink contracts
May 13, 2009
ATLANTA Burger King franchisees are suing the franchisor, as well as The Coca-Cola Co. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., claiming Burger King Corp. is unlawfully diverting funds that once were earmarked for franchisees to the corporate advertising...
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