Today's news for the franchise & small biz owner

The digital age has spawned effective ways for auto marketers to swipe customers from competitors. By monitoring the online shopping habits of millions of consumers, marketers can place online ads in front of shoppers quickly and precisely.

A Chrysler Group dealership in central New Jersey has filed a lawsuit to stop the automaker from terminating the dealership's franchises.

Retired Texas auto dealer Sterling McCall surprised fellow dealers in April when he testified in favor of Tesla Motors Inc.'s bid to carve out an exemption to state franchise law.

A Chrysler Group dealer in Jackson, Mich., has turned a 30-second routine into a better way to demonstrate his technology-laden vehicles.

Grecian Delight Foods, a manufacturer, national marketer, and distributor of Mediterranean-inspired foods based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, announced it is another step closer to surpassing aggressive growth goals with the hiring of three top-level executives.

Recently hired executives include Michael Lerch as chief financial officer; Peter Cokinos as general manager and executive vice president; and William Nagle as director of business development.

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Huddle House is offering a $25,000 financial incentive to the first 100 franchisees who commit to a remodel by July 31, 2014.

Franchisees would use $20,000 of the incentive to offset the costs of the remodel, with the remaining $5,000 to be used for local marketing efforts.

Should Huddle House reach its goal of 100 participants, the overall company investment in the incentive program would be $2.5 million.

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Merchant Warehouse and LevelUp announced a $1 million co-sponsored development fund, which will support the creation of custom-branded mobile payment apps running on the LevelUp White-Label platform for merchants around the country.

Qualifying merchants will be able to tap into the fund to sponsor 25 percent of the cost of a custom-developed LevelUp White-Label mobile payment and loyalty app, along with seamless integration with the Merchant Warehouse GeniusM Customer Engagement Platform.

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Meager U.S. growth was Carlos Ghosn's biggest disappointment last year, and Nissan's CEO has responded by giving his team a big order: Double the brand's sales by 2017.

Greg Nathan, Chairman, Franchise Relationships Institute, highlights some common challenges associated with multi-unit franchising.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has announced that LA Metro Blaze Pizza Holding Co LLC has signed an agreement to open 20 franchise stores in the greater Los Angeles area over the next five years. In …

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National Restaurant Association's Scott DeFife, EVP of policy and government affairs, has been named a "Top Lobbyist" by Washington-based news publication CEO Update, which featured a select group of …

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Many of us may be familiar with the peculiar peccadillos of rock bands and divas for specified products in their dressing rooms. We've heard of demands for certain brands of water or required food …

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McAlister's Deli is running a digital promotion that will bring one winner and a guest to New York City for the 34th Annual Mississippi Picnic in Central Park. "McAlister's was founded in Mississippi …

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Limited service restaurants are facing a constantly changing marketplace. Millennials are becoming a more prominent demographic, consumers are becoming more conscious of what they eat and who they …

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Zaxby's has announced it is "The Official Chicken of College Sports" and has collective intellectual property rights at 25 Division I colleges through a two-year deal with their football and …

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Tabbedout, the merchant marketing and mobile payment solution provider for restaurants and bars, has expanded its partnership with the restaurant POS company Future POS. The partnership makes the …

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Monas Softworks, a SaaS technology company, has re-launched its flagship product, Menuology. The product, which simplifies and streamlines the menu management process within chain operations, now has …

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As part of its continued efforts to offer guests coastal cuisine, Rubio's Restaurants is introducing three new chef-crafted sustainable seafood items — Grilled Chimichurri Salmon burrito, taco …

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Kansas City-based SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza will not only sponsor free supervised bike rides for all ages and experience levels this summer, but the fast casual pizza concept will donate $1 (up to $3 …

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Bruegger's Bagels is debuting a summer menu unlike any others with new flavors that are bold, spicy, sweet and savory, said executive Chef Philip Smith. The items are now available in all 300-plus …

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