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Uptick in Breakfast Sandwich Offerings

Reporter | BMM | May 15 | trends

CHICAGO—The country's largest chain restaurants have been increasing sandwich offerings as part of the breakfast scene in order to grow same-store sales.

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Giordano's Franchisees Get Bigger Piece of Pie

Reporter | Janet Sparks | May 7 | food, legal
Giordano's Pizza Chicago
Neon sign of a Giardano's Pizza restaurant in Chicago. photo / thomas hawke

CHICAGO – A judge has dismissed all claims against Giordano’s Pizza franchisees brought by the former owners of the bankrupted company, stating the husband and wife team do not have individual standing to sue.

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Arby’s Hires on Paul Brown as CEO

Reporter | BMM | Apr 30 | food, manage

ATLANTA – Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. announced today that it has hired hospitality executive Paul Brown as its chief executive officer.

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Trends

Annual Meat Consumption per Capita by Country

Reporter | BMM | May 18

via chartsbin.com

This map from ChartsBin shows current worldwide annual Meat Consumption per capita. World average meat consumption: 41.90 kg per person per year.

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Relax! Resorts Are Recovering

Expert | Robert Mandelbaum | May 16

Conventional wisdom says that high-end resort hotels should be particularly vulnerable to economic recessions because of the discretionary nature of the expenditure.

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Forty Percent Loyal to Favorite Restaurant Regardless of Promotions

Reporter | BMM | May 3
Loyalists versus Bargain Hunters
Question: Which of the following best describes you?
NPD: Loyalists vs Bargain Hunters at restaurants
Source: The NPD Group/ How Consumers Choose to Eat Out

CHICAGO —More than forty percent of consumers say they are loyal to their favorite restaurants and will go there whether or not the establishment has a promotion, reports market researcher The NPD Group.

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Maine Lawmakers Listen to Franchisees and Franchisors

Reporter | Don Sniegowski | May 10
Jim Coen testifies before Maine lawmakers on how this bill will help franchisees in its state
Franchise expert Jim Coen testifies in support of bill, photo/wolak

BLUE MAUMAU PODCAST - Maine state senators and representatives listened Wednesday afternoon to a filled room of franchisees and some franchisors argue for and against Maine's LD 1458, the Maine Small Business Investment Protection Act.

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Big QSR Chains Beef Up Dollar Menu

Reporter | BMM | May 5

Taco Bell, McDonald's, Burger King and other major chains battle to attract consumers with cheap menu items. Restaurant unit economist John Gordon explains the "barbell" strategy of QSR pricing.

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Menu Mistake Leads to Stealing Seven Stores
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Industry Voices

McDonald's Owner/Operators Temperature Check

Expert | john a. gordon | May 22 | food, op-ed
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Recently I gained additional perspective on the issues and discontent in the McDonald's U.S. owner/operator community.

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An Audacious Business Goal that was as Big as a Buffalo

Member | Dan O'Brien | May 20 | small business
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More than 15 years ago I was struggling in the beef cattle industry because I was doing things exactly the way everyone else was doing them—raising cattle and then taking them to the feedlot. It’s a great business when things are good but when the market is down you are in the dumps as well.

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Franchising Myth Six: Many Franchises Means Critical Mass of Market Penetration

Expert | Robert Purvin | May 20 | buy
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Too many prospective franchise buyers I know assume that a franchise is successful because it is “big enough” to sell franchises or because it already has hundreds of franchises in operation.

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Nobody Asked me, But... A Hotel Consultant's Eclectic Opinions

Expert | Stanley Turkel | May 20 | hotel
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For the past 25 years, I have written hundreds of articles, columns, essays, editorials and blogs.  They have appeared in many different formats.

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Forty Six Million Reasons Why Restaurants Should Think Ahead

Expert | john a. gordon | May 16 | food, manage
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Note from John Gordon: Several 'fast casual' summits will be conducted this year, one this week before the NRA Show kicks off in Chicago. Steve Johnson, the Grocerant space expert, and I feel the future of food retail is not to look back and see what worked in the past, but to look forward, thinking carefully about the customer.

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Au Contraire, Mon Ami

Expert | Bob O'Brien | May 15 | trends
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Is there anything the U.S. press likes more than a piece of news that makes the French look less French and more, well, American?

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Should I Franchise My Business?

Expert | Mario Herman | May 14 | franchising
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If you own a business, you may have considered expanding by franchising. Other companies have found success through franchising, so why couldn't you?

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A Legacy for My Grandchildren

Member | Jay Ricker | May 10 | legal
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One of the main reasons why we all work hard is to leave something behind for our kids and grandkids. The choices we make today have consequences we can’t even imagine in the future.

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International Voices

Australian Franchising Code Review Recommendations

Australia | Ray Borradale | May 17
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Alan Wein’s review of the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct has presented 18 recommendations. Here they are but first;

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Franchise Review Report Released: Good Faith and Penalties Recommended

Australia | simon young | May 17
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The Report by Mr Alan Wein (from his Review of the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct conducted earlier this year) has been released today and makes 18 recommendations for improving the franchi

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Members Blog Trade News

McDonald’s May Trim Its Menu

Member | Don Sniegowski | May 17 | food
Angus burger items missing in this Kentucky McDonald's
Angus burgers pulled Monday from this Kentucky McDonald's. photo/bmm

Engaged in a race to boost more traffic and same-store-sales than competitors, fast food chains have understandably gone the route of adding more menu items. Over the years those menus have become bloated.

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Smuggling Service Delivers KFC Chicken through Tunnels to Gaza Strip

Member | Janet Sparks | May 16 | food

KFC DeliveryFor six years Rafat Shororo has been longing for the taste of KFC he had eaten in Egypt, and this week the  Gaza resident got his “finger lickin’" fix at home.

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Senate Passes Marketplace Fairness Act

Member | Janet Sparks | May 12 | legal

The United States Senate passed on the Marketplace Fairness Act (S 743) by a vote of 69 to 27, reports DLA  Piper in its US Tax Alert. The bulletin explains:

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McDonald's and Wendy's Vie for Cost-Conscious Customers

Member | Janet Sparks | May 9 | food

McDonald's Website

McDonald’s Corp. and Wendy’s admit it is getting more challenging in winning customers with value menu deals, not just in the U.S. but also globally.

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Internet Tax Passes U.S. Senate

Member | Dave Tanaka | May 7 | legal

The U.S. Senate passed the Internet Tax bill yesterday in a bipartisan vote of 69 to 27. It faces an uncertain future in the House. President Obama has said that he supports it.

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