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Learn from experts about today's growing emergence of private-equity acquisition in the franchise industry during the Private -More- 

IFA and ADP will present a complimentary webinar, Managing Employee Leave, on June 25 at 2 p.m. (ET).  -More- 

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Groupon announced the launch of Breadcrumb POS, a free iPad app that enables quick-service eateries, salons, spas, and retail merchants to replace their cash registers with an easy-to-use solution that offers local businesses a low-price guarantee.

Breadcrumb POS expands the number of merchants served by the company’s Breadcrumb family of POS products from restaurants and bars to include all brick-and-mortar businesses.

In addition to having a cost-effective hardware package, Breadcrumb POS comes with Breadcrumb Payments,a service that offers:

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It took some time for McDonald’s area supervisor Andy Suckiel to embrace automated oil management for the two California franchises he oversees in San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente, California.

Now with four years of experience using Restaurant Technologies, Inc. (RTI) oil management solution, it’s difficult for him to imagine any other approach.

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According to Food Genius, a Chicago-based technology firm, 78 percent of all restaurant menus include one or more sandwich (excluding burgers) with a national average number of 14 sandwiches per …

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Smoothie King Franchises, a smoothie and nutritional lifestyle center, announced it is targeting New York, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore for franchise expansion.

To fuel development, Smoothie King is offering candidates 40 percent off its initial franchise fee for the first 40 agreements of 2013—a savings of $10,000. Since the start of the year, many new franchisees have taken advantage of the latest incentive program, in addition to more than 50 existing franchisees that have committed to opening additional units this year.

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The IBEROSTAR Son Antem officially opened under IBEROSTAR management on May 1st after being acquired from the Marriott hotel group. While ...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Aedes Real Estate and UBM Realitätentwicklung AG announced today their affiliates have entered into an agreement for a ...

The 79-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Elmira, New York opened on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Located at 1600 ...

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

For 51 years, Ben's Chili Bowl has been a family-owned greasy spoon. Now it is on the verge of becoming a franchise. WaPo

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Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay a record $16.4 million fine for allegedly failing to notify the Department of Transportation (DOT) of a "sticky pedal" defect in its cars for at least four months after learning of the problem.IMG src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_topstories/~4/tnfj7-1eW0Q" width=1 height=1

Franchisors at the IFE franchise show in Washington, D.C. say the credit crunch is making it more difficult for potential franchisees.

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