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News: Our Reporters Dig Up the Scoop
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Reporter | Janet Sparks | Jul 21 |
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (Blue MauMau) - Today, Judge Charles R. Norgle, Sr. granted one of the industry's largest makers of franchising start-ups, Donald Boroian, a Motion for Early Termination of Supervised Release, ending his two year term of probation.
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Reporter | Janet Sparks | Jul 18 |
LOS ANGELES (Blue MauMau) - On Tuesday, a federal court in California ruled that two groups of franchisees under the moniker Brown Shield Association (BSA) were entitled to a jury trial, in spite of franchisor Mail Boxes Etc. and The UPS Stores filing a motion against it.
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Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 18 |
NEW YORK (Blue MauMau) - NexCen Brands, Inc. announced this morning that it has managed to stave off immediate bankruptcy proceedings after interest payment on a sizeable loan came due yesterday.
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Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 16 |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Blue MauMau) – Papa John’s International, Inc. is requiring its New York City franchisees to create their own menu panels to meet city nutritional labeling requirements, resulting in some unhappy franchisees.
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Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 15 |
SAN DIEGO (Blue MauMau) - The Chair of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers, Robert Purvin, says that the organization's accredited franchise agreements should not be seen as an endorsement to buy that franchise.
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Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 15 |
SAN DIEGO (Blue MauMau) - Mr. Robert Purvin, a franchise law expert and chair of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers, discusses his disappointment over the last decade on the lack of progress franchisees have made in protecting their rights.
Blogs: News Clip Summaries
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Advertising Age reports that while Starbucks is closing stores and McDonald's is focusing its expansion efforts abroad, Subway, by far the largest fast-food chain, with 22,000 U.S. locations, is adding 800 this year.
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Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Jul 22 |
Business has not ended well for ex-franchisee, Anthony "Cousin Vinny" Agnello, who offered "Subway-style" grinders by day and exotic lap grinders by night.
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The Chicago Tribune reported the that Dairy Queen and Orange Julius are popping up throughout the Windy City – from Bucktown and Lincoln Park to downtown and the South Loop as part of Dairy Queen's effort to bolster its weak presence in urban areas.
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Ad agencies experiment with online media, social networking and new webisodes (video) in an attempt to bring interactivity and more sophisticated relations with the brand.
Columns: Expert Insights
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Expert | Jim Coen | 4:20 am |
Does the amended Rhode Island (RI) that was passed and agreed to by many parties including the IFA, CFA, DDIFO, Dunkin Brands and others set a new standard for termination clauses in franchise agreements, moving forward?
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Expert | Stan Turkel | Jul 22 |
In the recent past, I have written about the shortcomings of arbitration as a dispute-resolving format for hotel franchise agreements.
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Member | Seamus Muldoon | Jul 20 |
Over the years I have moved from envy of lawyers who represent, and can brag about being the lawyers for, celebrity clients, to happiness that I rarely represent celebrity clients.
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