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PODCAST: California State Senators Hear Franchise Owners Speak on Need for Good Faith in Franchise Relations

Posted Wed, 2013-04-17 15:42 by Don Sniegowski - Back to Podcasts

(PODCAST) SACRAMENTO — California state senators listened to franchise owners and associations ask for passage of Senate Bill 610 yesterday. Authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson [D-Santa Barbara], the bill was crafted to bolster good faith in a franchisor's dealings with franchisees and the right to associate without fear of reprisal.

21:23 minutes (4.9 MB)

Former Multiunit Franchisee Paints Dim Picture of Cold Stone Creamery

Posted Wed, 2012-10-24 17:34 by Don Sniegowski - Back to Podcasts

Former Cold Stone Creamery multiunit franchisee Frank Caperino

SAN DIEGO — Former Cold Stone Creamery multiunit franchise owner and once president of its franchisee association, Frank Caperino, speaks with Blue MauMau about how Cold Stone Creamery has lost the love of the brand. Caperino paints a dim scene scene of buying and running a franchise with under the Cold Stone Creamery brand.

12:29 minutes (5 MB)

Judge Denies Motion by Cold Stone Franchisee to Dismiss

Posted Tue, 2012-10-16 19:45 by Janet Sparks

Cold Stone Creamery sign - closed for the day. Photo/pws

PHOENIX – A district court has denied a Miami-based franchisee’s motion to dismiss Cold Stone Creamery’s filing to compel arbitration in Arizona. In doing so, the judge explained that the franchisee had not responded to the franchisor’s opposition motion.

Although Unable to Pay Bills, Cold Stone Owner Said on CNBC He was Profitable

Posted Thu, 2012-08-16 11:46 by Janet Sparks

L-R: Franchisee Rudy Puig and franchisor president Dan Beem

Franchisee Puig (left) and Cold Stone's president Dan Beem speaking on CNBC

MIAMI – Cold Stone Creamery franchisee Rudy Puig was spotlighted on national television in 2011 exclaiming to viewers, “All my stores have been profitable,” but court records show otherwise.

Cold Stone Goes after Franchisee Assn Leaders

Posted Wed, 2012-08-08 21:38 by Janet Sparks

PHOENIX – After Cold Stone Creamery recognized a new independent franchisee association, the franchisor turned its back on those very franchisees who dared ask for too much—more transparency.*

What We Can Learn from the Cold Stone Creamery Franchise

Posted Tue, 2012-04-17 21:45 by Ed Teixeira

The Cold Stone Creamery franchise is replete with a history of problems that include franchisee lawsuits and an exposé in the Wall Street Journal.

Franchisee Group Sues Cold Stone

Posted Mon, 2012-01-23 21:24 by Janet Sparks

Franchisees say its time for Cold Stone Creamery to give an accounting of Gift Card

A Cold Stone Creamery, photo/blue maumau; Gift Card/Cold Stone web site

MIAMI – The law firm of Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito, PA filed a lawsuit today on behalf of an independent franchisee association against franchisor Cold Stone Creamery for failing to give its members an accounting of monies collected from third-party vendors and the franchisor's gift card program.

Cold Stone Creamery Expansion on Ice

Posted Mon, 2011-11-14 07:52 by Don Sniegowski

photo: jo-h

Franchising firm Cold Stone Creamery has not been able to sell franchises for months after it lapsed in renewing franchise disclosure documents.

25 Worst Franchises to Buy, 2011

Posted Tue, 2011-05-17 02:16 by BMM

A just shuttered Quiznos franchise among many in Kentucky

The scattered remains of a Quiznos franchise in Kentucky. photo/bmm

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Some of the perennial worst franchises to buy — hoagie sandwich shops, ice cream stops, and auto repair garages — dominate this year's list. The recession has only helped their failure rates climb.

CNBC’s Behind the Counter Back on Air

Posted Sat, 2011-02-12 15:47 by BMM

Camp Bow Wow's CEO Heidi Ganahl speaks with CNBC

Camp Bow Wow's CEO Heidi Ganahl on CNBC.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. – CNBC's hour-long program "Behind the Counter: The Untold Story of Franchising" will be back on air after a month and a half absence.

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