Fast Casual: Sarku Japan has launched a new Teriyaki and Sushi Express concept and restaurant franchising opportunity. Touting the new brand promise “Fresh Happens Here,” Sarku chefs prepare made-to-order sushi and signature teriyaki recipes on a Teppanyaki grill. The concept is reaching for a brand goal of 1,000 new units, all projected to open within […]

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Baltimore Business Journal: Papa Bello Enterprises is starting to franchise its Italian eatery chain in Maryland this month after moving its headquarters to Baltimore. The restaurant chain, which touts pizza, calzones and pasta on its menu, is one of several companies eyeing Maryland as a new hot spot for pizza. Maryland and the mid-Atlantic have […]

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BUSINESS WIRE: 10 til 2 is pleased to announce that its newest franchisee, Jessica Cosgriff, has opened an office serving the Alexandria/Fairfax area of northern Virginia. Jessica previously worked in the D.C. area in association management. Founded in 2003 by a team of mothers who were not satisfied with the existing workforce options, Denver-based 10 […]

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PR-inside.com: A high-quality gourmet pizza store in Simi Valley, CA – Garlic Jim’s Famous Gourmet Pizza – is kicking off its second-year anniversary celebration with special prices and 25 percent discounts for ordering online – as a sponsor of Monday Night Football this season. Garlic Jim’s, www.garlicjims.com, is the delicious gourmet pizza with garlic thin […]

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Grand Forks Herald: McAlister’s Deli, a casual restaurant chain based in Ridgeland, Miss., plans to add a location in Grand Forks in 2010. “The Upper Midwest, from Minnesota to Grand Forks to Bismarck and South Dakota, will be a very strong growth area for McAlister’s,” said Bill McClintock, senior vice president of development, in a […]

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Inside Retailing Online: UK chocolatier Thorntons traded strongly throughout its first quarter, growing sales by 2.3 per cent to £46.8 million. Thorntons’ own store sales increased by 1.9 per cent to £27.1 million with like for like sales growth of 1.3 per cent. Despite the growth in own store sales, franchise sales declined by 15.2 […]

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National Post: An iconic GTA Chinese food chain made popular by its “No MSG” promise has closed most of its locations, citing poor economic conditions. Hungry Torontonians calling Ho-Lee-Chow’s order line on Wednesday were greeted by an answering machine message in which the company thanked its customers for more than 20 years of business. “Due […]

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Wouldn’t it be great if our bodies could diagnose and fix themselves so we wouldn’t have to worry about going to the dentist, or visiting the doctor and you’d never fall foul of the usual round of cold and flu viruses that magically appear at this time of year?  Unfortunately, there isn’t yet a Matrix […]

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WAtoday: AUSTRALIA’S largest pizza maker, Domino’s Pizza, has committed to ramping up its franchise footprint across Australia and New Zealand during the next 12 months. Its franchise development manager, Pat McMichael, said the shop growth would include strategies for metropolitan as well as regional stores. ”We launched our three-year strategic plan recently and we are […]

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USATODAY.COM: Lane Cardwell has one of the toughest jobs in the restaurant business: trying to revive Boston Market. The once-highflying rotisserie chicken chain and pioneer in home meal replacement continues to shrink nine years after emerging from Chapter 11 reorganization and seven years of ownership by McDonald’s. Along with other recession-weary chains, its same-store sales […]

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Cape Business News: IN the late nineties there was a lot of froth blowing around the pub ‘n grub industry. One of the big movers and shakers was entrepreneur Basil O’Hagan, who tested the limits with a forecast that his fast growing O’Hagan’s pub chain could top 150 outlets by 2001. Unfortunately by 2001 O’Hagan’s […]

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PR Newswire: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its most recent location in Evansville, Ind. as Little Caesars franchisee Michael Coe opened his doors for business at 2007 Washington Ave. “I’m excited to bring the very best in pizza carry-out to Evansville,” Coe said. “I look forward to offering a large, fresh […]

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PR-inside.com: Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DAVE) website has been voted Best Restaurant Website by the Web Marketing Association’s 2009 WebAwards. The visually engaging site, www.FamousDaves.com : , was designed by Denver-based digital marketing agency Xylem Digital and conveys the vibrant Famous Dave’s brand and voice to the Web. A member of the judging […]

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Earth Times: Del Taco, the nation’s No. 2 Mexican quick serve chain, today announced the company has strengthened its franchise support services with the addition of two new franchise business consultants. Chip Bialzak has joined Del Taco as senior franchise business consultant and Chris Carr has joined the company as a franchise business consultant. Both […]

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Irish Franchise Magazine: Telecommunications giant O2 has started franchising its successful retail concept in Ireland, and plans to have 35 new franchised stores up and running by the end of 2009. O2 is aiming to recruit 25 franchise owners by the end of September and already has signed franchise agreements with 20 independent retail businesses […]

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TCPalm.com: The KFC at 1226 U.S. 1 in Vero Beach has closed, Louisville, Ky.-based KFC Corp. said Thursday. “We greatly appreciate the loyalty of our customers in Vero Beach, but our franchisee was unable to negotiate an extension of his lease on the property when it expired,” said KFC spokesman Rick Maynard. “We hope our […]

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EMAILWIRE.COM: Richmond, VA – Mr. George Hostetler, franchisee, of Dryer Vent Wizard, a dryer vent cleaning, repair and installation company, finds his business a rewarding. “I purchased the dryer vent cleaning franchise this summer, after my neighbor had a dryer fire,” said George. “Over 15,000 dryer fires are reprted every year; I’m committed to making […]

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Business for sale by owner, or FSBO, is an attempt by a business owner to sell his or her own company. While it is understandable that offers of this kind can easily attract a lot of interest, prospective buyers of FSBO should exercise a significant amount of caution; such an opportunity can often prove to […]

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BRANDWEEK: From Domino’s sandwich launch and in-your-face ad campaign to Quiznos attacking at every price point, Subway has had more than its share of competition this year. However, the chain continues to see gains on top of the double-digit growth it experienced last year. Sales may be coming in $5 at a time, but that’s […]

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USATODAY: It’s Friday night and Mehdi Hatim and his wife, Beverly, are doing something they’ve never done: having a dinner date at McDonald’s. It isn’t just the recession that lured the couple from nearby Vienna, Va. It’s also McDonald’s new Angus Third Pounder burger. At $3.99, it’s the most expensive burger the chain has sold, […]

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