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Carvel Ice Cream
Submitted by Jim Blue on Thu, 2008/08/07 - 09:32.An interesting article by Joel Siegel in the August issue of Cond'e Nast Portfolio magazine talks about the origin of Carvel Ice Cream
Man Calls 911 to Complain about His Subway Sandwich
Submitted by Bob Frankman on Tue, 2008/08/05 - 06:19.Police in Jacksonville, Florida had to restrain and imprison a man who called 911 to report a missing sauce from his Subway spicy Italian sandwich.
Detroit Mom and Pop Franchisees Sue Dunkin' over Illicit Business Practices
Submitted by Janet Sparks on Tue, 2008/07/08 - 16:13.DETROIT (Blue MauMau) - Franchisees in Detroit filed a federal lawsuit against Dunkin' Donuts last Thursday accusing the franchisor of unlawfully withholding consent in permitting them to transfer ownership of their stores to qualified buyers.
Does Starbucks Need More Caffeine to Stimulate Sales?
Submitted by Jim Coen on Thu, 2008/07/03 - 06:52.Starbucks recently announced that it would shutter 600 of its more than 7,000 stores (8%) nationwide, shedding up to 12,000 full and part-time jobs.
