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Responsible Reporting for Burger King, DineEquity, Dunkin Brands

Posted Tue, 2012-10-23 00:09 by john a. gordon

Over the next two weeks there will be several “pure play” restaurant franchisors that will report earnings: Dunkin Brands (DNKN), Burger King (BKW), and DineEquity (DIN). It should also be mentioned that Sonic Drive In (SONC) and Domino’s (DPZ), which are both 90% franchised, reported in last week.

65 Inch HDTVs Are Slowing Restaurants' Growth

Posted Fri, 2012-10-05 13:52 by Steven Johnson

 Retail foodservice continues evolving with a strong focus on the consumer.  At the intersection of the consumer, technology and retail food sales we find the grocerant niche creating

Restaurant Momentum: Six Standouts

Posted Thu, 2012-09-06 11:01 by john a. gordon

The business press and Wall Street are focusing on signals of quarter to quarter sales momentum. There is no doubt that restaurant sales momentum cooled off from late 2011 and 2012, but its far from a disaster. We have settled into a new normality that is actually closer to 2010-2011 levels.

Top 10 Restaurant Franchisees, 2012

Posted Mon, 2012-09-03 08:58 by Don Sniegowski

Top franchise owners these past eighteen months went through major change.

In Tough Times Franchisors Continue to Pull Away from Running Own Restaurants

Posted Sun, 2012-09-02 16:22 by Don Sniegowski

As Burger King, KFC, Arby's and Applebee's sell off company-owned restaurants to franchisees, reporter Jonathan Maze writes that franchisors are increasingly refranchising.

Checkers, Rally’s Brands Up for Sale

Posted Fri, 2012-08-31 10:23 by BMM
Checkers and Rally's put up for sale
Rally's brand is owned by Checkers. photo/bmm

The franchisor of 800 Checkers and Rally's burger outlets, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, has been put up for sale by its private equity firm owner Wellspring Capital Management.

Steak n Shake Loses on Setting Menu Price for Franchisee

Posted Tue, 2012-08-28 10:26 by Janet Sparks
Bacon 'n cheese double price on Steak 'n Shake website
Franchisee free to set different price than Steak N Shake's website (above)

A longstanding Steak 'n Shake franchise entity of five stores scored a victory on Friday when the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an Illinois federal court decision. The ruling states that  the franchisee does not have to comply with the franchisor's 2010 policy on setting the prices for menu items.

Multiunit Franchisee Ed Doherty Remembers Roy Rogers

Posted Fri, 2012-08-24 23:22 by Don Sniegowski
A Little Falls, NY Roy Rogers. photo/wikipedia

The twelfth largest franchise owner in the United States, Ed Doherty, has gone through the hard knocks of franchise life.

Puig: My Cold Stone Stores Are Profitable

Posted Tue, 2012-08-21 18:15 by Janet Sparks

MIAMI – Attorney Robert Zarco and his client Rodolfo F. Puig, franchisee of Cold Stone Creamery, have now declared that Puig’s three stores are profitable, despite having numerous tax liens, judgments and litigation from creditors against him.