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Schaden Launches Honest Pizza as His Latest Concept

Posted Sun, 2013-04-28 18:24 by Janet Sparks

Despite recent litigation woes and failures with past concepts, Rick Schaden, under his Consumer Capital Partners, is now launching yet another concept.

Subway Eats Competition's Lunch

Posted Tue, 2013-01-15 13:32 by Don Sniegowski

A Baltimore Subway shop celebrates AnyTober $5 Footlong

A Baltimore Subway shopfront. photo/bluemaumau

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For all but two of the largest six players in the sandwich sector, the recession has not been kind. That's despite the sector growing 3 percent a year since 2007, according to market researcher Technomic Inc. In short, the biggest guy on the block got bigger.

Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by Shop Profits

Posted Wed, 2013-01-09 04:41 by Don Sniegowski

photo:bmm

LEXINGTON, Ky. —This year's ranking by Blue MauMau, our first, lists average store profits of sandwich shops, showing some winners and losers in 2012. Yes, you read that right – store profits. Here are Blue MauMau's best store profit estimates, from trusted sources who know sub sandwich shops and quick service restaurants.

Quiznos Flaunts New Management, But Store Owners Fight to Survive

Posted Thu, 2012-10-18 17:33 by Janet Sparks

Quiznos' flagship store in downtown Denver; photo/js

DENVER – While Quiznos relishes its newly appointed management team, franchisees question if owner Avenue Capital Group really understands what direction their hedge fund is headed. Store closures are continuing at an alarming raate, and executive decisions so far have failed to stop the financial bleeding of store owners.

HMS Quiznos

Posted Fri, 2012-08-24 14:49 by Mr. Blue MauMau

The Quiznos crew barks orders as the ship goes down
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Quiznos New Strategy: Higher Prices

Posted Mon, 2012-07-09 09:59 by Janet Sparks

Quiznos chief executive Greg McDonald has come up with a new marketing maneuver to beat competitors. Get rid of the $3 Sammies and the $4 Torpedoes and replace them with upscale items for $7 or $8.

Dicks Tout Former Spying for Dunkin’

Posted Sat, 2012-06-09 17:49 by Don Sniegowski

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Just when you thought Dunkin' has reformed, tales of former corporate spies have re-emerged. Private eye Michael Mershimer, who left Dunkin's employ years ago, says he was hired by the crafty franchisor to dig up the dirt on untrustworthy franchisees.

Quiznos Introduces New Menu, Marketing

Posted Tue, 2012-05-15 12:43 by Don Sniegowski

Basil chicken flatbread is on the new BTE menu; photo/Quiznos

DENVER — Quiznos announced last week another new branding and menu initiative for the franchised shops that bear the Quiznos name. It's called "Better than Ever."

Quiznos Franchisee Ass’n Speaks about New Brand Initiatives

Posted Tue, 2012-05-15 12:22 by Don Sniegowski

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Keith Rentschler, president of the independent Quiznos Franchisee Association speaks with Blue MauMau on how franchisees feel about the new initiatives of a brand trying to remake itself.

10 Fastest Franchising Chains that Made It through the Recession (with Baggage)

Posted Thu, 2012-05-10 01:15 by Don Sniegowski

During the recession, Dunkin' became known for spying on its franchisees

In a who's who list of what this journal considers as some of the most abusive franchise systems over the past few years, Forbes lists the top franchise chains that have sold the most opened franchise units through the Great Recession. It throws in a few strong franchisors to help wash the soiled ones.

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