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Informative articles to support business buyers, franchisees, and franchisors in California.
Recently, Groupon and LivingSocial, two leaders in daily deal website offerings, have been hit with multiple lawsuits.
- Maureen E. Mulvihill
- 44,764 Reads 29 Shares
When Sunita Sagar was a teenager working as a part-time cashier at a Jack in the Box in California, she dreamed of the day she would become a doctor.
- John Carroll
- 6,282 Reads 82 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 6,417 Reads 429 Shares
Most people receive their monthly natural gas bill from their local utility, open it up, look at the total cost, get mad about it, and then write a check for the total amount. Since most of you have always relied upon your local utility to supply the natural gas for your business, you do not believe that you have a choice. WRONG! In most locations around the United States you do have a choice.
- By: Jim Isenhour
- 17,089 Reads 2 Shares
Pollo Campero will open three Houston locations by year-end featuring its new design and menu.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,081 Reads 119 Shares
For Dev and Sunita Sagar, branching out from their Denny's restaurant into Baja Fresh and Jack in the Box allowed them to cover different segments of the restaurant business in Northern California
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 5,361 Reads
Consumer survey results indicate that 97 percent of consumers investigate products and services over the Internet before buying.
- Kerry Pipes
- 4,311 Reads 57 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a changing economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,549 Reads 179 Shares
One common thread linking this year's group of multi-unit dominators is how none planned a career in franchising.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,240 Reads
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 4,040 Reads 224 Shares
A lawyer or doctor who acts negligently can be sued for malpractice. Many franchisees rely on the franchisor's purported expertise in running their business.
- Glenn Plattner and Shelly Gopaul
- 6,159 Reads
Having survived five decades, including eight recessions, a bankruptcy, the closing of nearly half its restaurants, a reputation-killing E. coli outbreak, and multiple ownership changes, Sizzler, the original "American Family Steakhouse," was on the mend as it celebrated its 50th anniversary in January 2008.
- Michael Branigan
- 3,966 Reads 38 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a changing economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,645 Reads 195 Shares
Americans' love affair with big, chewy cookies was just taking off in the late 1970s when Lawrence "Doc" Cohen exited the retail pharmaceutical industry after 15 years to open his first Great American Cookies store in Lafayette, La.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 7,685 Reads 8 Shares
The inspiration for Randy Elias's expansion into a new franchise concept came from a restaurant he'd been frequenting for years.
- Tracy Staton
- 6,628 Reads 84 Shares
Online marketing, social media, and social commerce have created an environment that places an increased burden on franchise marketing departments.
- Keith Klein
- 11,012 Reads 1 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a changing economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 6,953 Reads 445 Shares
As multi-unit franchisees with 24 Sizzler restaurants, Gary and Sally Myers spend a lot of time together at work, where he is president and CEO of their Temecula, Calif.-based company, and she is vice president of marketing.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 14,822 Reads 1 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a challenging economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 8,140 Reads
It would be fantastic to have a franchise that is so far and away superior to anything else on the market that there is simply no comparison. In the real world, most of us have competitors that have products and services (shiny objects) that perform reasonably well compared to ours.
- David LaBonte
- 6,679 Reads 353 Shares
As multi-unit franchisees with 24 Sizzler restaurants, Gary and Sally Myers spend a lot of time together at work, where he is president and CEO of their Temecula, Calif.-based company, and she is vice president of marketing.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 7,178 Reads 46 Shares
With the much anticipated release of the 2010 U.S. Census data, it is time for businesses and franchises to gear up for the new customer demographic adjustments that will inevitably follow. The biggest news to emerge thus far is the rapidly expanding Latino population, estimated to have become a trillion-dollar customer base in the 10 years since the previous census was taken.
- Jose Torres
- 6,683 Reads 1 Shares
Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine honored the 2011 MVP (Most Valuable Players) at a special session of the 10th annual Multi-Unit Franchising Conference on April 28, which highlighted the brand leadership, franchise innovation, commitment to quality, outstanding customer service, and community involvement of the award winners who were in attendance. The conference was held at The Venetian in Las Vegas, April 27-29.
- PRESS RELEASE
- 6,990 Reads 125 Shares
Menchie's, the Encino, California-based frozen yogurt franchise brand, is turning to technology to separate itself from the competition while building an even stronger bond with its customers.
- Franchise Update
- 3,587 Reads 63 Shares
Anand Gala can remember working in his family's Jack in the Box restaurants when he was still in elementary school.
- Anand Gala, CEO, Gala Corp.
- 3,480 Reads 13 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a challenging economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 9,597 Reads 1,014 Shares
Almost five years ago, in April 2006, nearly 59,000 employees obtained class certification in a lawsuit claiming that Brinker Restaurant Group violated California labor laws by failing to ensure that its non-exempt employees took meal and rest breaks. In July of 2008, the appeals court vacated the class certification based upon a finding that employers need not ensure that meal and rest breaks are taken. The California Supreme Court then vacated the decision and granted review on October 22, 2008.
- Grace Y. Horoupian
- 4,623 Reads 28 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a challenging economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, and continuing to grow. And, as the U.S. struggles through its "jobless recovery," growth-oriented franchisors continue to look overseas for expansion opportunities.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 9,895 Reads 93 Shares
I certainly enjoyed successful broker relationships over the past 20 years. Discovering qualified franchise owners through the professional efforts of franchise and business brokers contributed to the growth of several franchise companies I represented. Based on my personal experience and the insights from hundreds of franchisors who have sold broker-referred prospects, here's how to increase your popularity and closing rates with broker networks.
- Steve Olson
- 6,199 Reads 324 Shares
In the previous issue, I presented observations about defects I perceived in the U.S.'s system of franchise sales regulation. The essence of my position was that having duplicative regulation at the federal and state levels adds significant costs to the regulatory system--with little improvement in the regulatory environment.
- Rupert M. Barkoff
- 7,297 Reads 5 Shares
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