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New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts will face off Sunday at Miami's Sun Life Stadium (above), photo/sienar

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Judge Rules Super 8 Breached Contract

Reporter | Janet Sparks | Feb 8 | legal

SOUIX FALLS, SD – Last Wednesday District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol ruled that Wyndham Worldwide, parent to Super 8 Motels, Inc., breached its contract with 160 franchisees when it set an unauthorized mandatory fee of five percent on gross room sales in 2003.

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Huddle House Drops Franchise Fees

Reporter | BMM Staff | Feb 7 | buy, food
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Huddle House CEO Phil Greifeld, photo/huddle house
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Arby's CEO Steps Down, Looks at Becoming Franchisee

Reporter | BMM Staff | Jan 29 | food

ATLANTA – Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) announced that Tom Garrett, president and chief executive officer of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., is stepping down.

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Obama Pushes Small Biz and Health Care Relief

Reporter | BMM Staff | Jan 29 | manage

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama discussed the economy and the condition of small businesses in his first State of the Union address given to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night. “We cut taxes for small businesses,” he declared early on in his speech.

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Renewal Provisions: What an Existing Franchisee Should Do

Expert | Keith Kanouse | Feb 3 | legal
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If you are an existing franchisee, re-read the renewal terms of your franchise agreement. If this typical provision is in there, it's still not too late to do something.

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Burger King Drama

Member | jagsd01 | Feb 3 | manage
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With Burger King (NYSE: BKC) announcing earnings Thursday, look for more drama as we go.

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Noteworthy Independent Hotel Chains

Expert | Stan Turkel | Feb 2 | hotel
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Tom Magnuson, founder and CEO of Spokane-based Magnuson Hotels says, “Magnuson Hotels was established as a low-cost alternative to the franchise model, which can be very expensive….

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Submitted Press Releases

Crestcom to expand its network in the Indian... Feb 8
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Franchise Bowl 2010

WATCH: Franchise Commercials Face Off in Super Bowl XLIV

Kahuna | Mr. Blue MauMau | Feb 7 | entertainment

Franchise Bowl 2010

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Kahuna | Mr. Blue MauMau | Feb 7 | spoof

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Insuring Risk for Pizza Deliveries

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | Feb 7 | food

Today, Super Bowl Sunday, is the biggest pizza delivery day of the year. Papa John's alone expects to deliver 600,000 pizza pies.

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WATCH: No Brakes on Monro

Member | Craig Hsueh | Feb 6 | service

Portfolio manager Bryan Ashenberg points out on The Street that auto repair franchise system Monro Mufflers will continue to see sales growth as auto dealerships continue to close.

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BFA Copies IFA

Member | Lionel Hutz PA | Feb 5 | buy, franchising

The British Franchise Association announced Tuesday that it is launching a certification for franchise professionals. It’s called Qualified Franchise Professional.

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Toyota Helping Dealers; Opportunity in Crisis

Member | Craig Hsueh | Feb 4 | retail

Dealers are sounding off on how Toyota is dealing with them in the ongoing vehicle recall crisis.

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WATCH: Legal Expert Says Toyota Hurt Badly, Will One Day Rebound

Member | Lionel Hutz PA | Feb 4 | legal, retail

The Toyota car recall is the biggest public relations and legal nightmare since the 1982 killer Tylenol capsules that were anomymously laced with cyanide.

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KFC Franchisee Related Notes from YUM Earnings Call

Member | jagsd01 | Feb 4 | manage

In the YUM earnings call today, several KFC and franchisee related questions and discussions arose. In summary, David Novak indicated that they would continue to work the

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WATCH: Franchisors Find Ways to Devour Own Franchisees

Member | Lionel Hutz PA | Feb 2 | buy

A CNN "superstar" iReporter vlogs today on how in these tough times franchisors are looking to compete and devour their own franchisees. Case in point, he states, is Sunday's news about Allstate insurance giant shedding 20% of its agent franchisees. (Editor's warning: Video starts automatically when accessing this story.)

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