Raving Brands Founder Speaks Out
Submitted by Ace Ventura on Sat, 2007/04/21 - 10:33.
Raving Brands founder Martin Sprock finally talks. There's been several stories about his Raving Brands' legal troubles at QSRmagazine.com, and RB typically doesn't comment. It's beyond me why none of the other restaurant trades have picked up on this story, but QSR has done a great job in bringing this to everybody's attention. Considering Sprock has been individually named in almost all of Moe's lawsuits, I doubt his lawyers are very happy with this interview.
Great Interview witih Moe's CEO
Thanks Ace, and thanks for the link to the breaking news on Moe's Southwest Grill in three part harmony. Nice piece of sleuthing. We've linked on another article by Fred Minnick not long ago.
From my point of view, Minnick is a investigative reporter for franchisees to keep an eye on.
-don-
Moe's CEO Interview in Brief
Interesting charges to Moe's Southwest Grill and the CEO's responses. Here's a short summary on the gist of the answers - as I understand it.
Q: Why is Jerry Garcia suing you?
A: He's a gold digger. He wanted lots and got only a tiny bit of my money - on a technicality. So there!
Q: So why so many separate franchisee lawsuits?
A: Nobody sued me before we started making [and they started losing] money. Gold diggers.
Q: But why are your business partners saying you are making oodles of money from undisclosed kickbacks to your firm S.O.S.?
A: Those suing me are less than 5 percent of franchisees in the chain. They just want to maneuver to get my money on a technicality of the law. I'm surrounded by gold diggers!
Q: Your former employee says you stiffed her on stock options.
A: Our company and stock option agreements evolve as I evolve it. That's what companies do, evolve. So Ms. Anne Wheatley, just try and beat me! Gold-digger.
Q: Hey, what's with the artists suing you too?
A: "It was bathroom art." I just used the art so people would take their mind off our bathroom toilets. It doesn't add to our brand. I don't owe Ms. Gold Digger a cent. She's awaken to my money after 10 years. If she wins, it'll only be on a technicality.
Let me just say that "I’ve got 100 people that jump up and scream—they think I’m the greatest guy in the world." Of course, they better, if they know what's good for them. Ohh, did I just say that last bit out loud?? That's off the record, right?