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How Franchisors Can Short Circuit Independent Franchisee Associations

Posted Tue, 2012-05-01 16:22 by Mr. Blue MauMau - Back to Podcasts
Benjamin Lawrence
Prof. Benjamin Lawrence

Benjamin Lawrence, assistant professor of food and beverage management at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration speaks about how franchisors can short circuit independent franchisee associations from fully developing.


5:06 minutes (2.34 MB)

Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights

Posted Wed, 2011-06-22 01:30 by BMM
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McDonald's Owner/Operators Temperature Check

Posted Wed, 2013-05-22 20:15 by john a. gordon

Recently I gained additional perspective on the issues and discontent in the McDonald's U.S. owner/operator community.

An Audacious Business Goal that was as Big as a Buffalo

Posted Mon, 2013-05-20 14:05 by Dan O'Brien

More than 15 years ago I was struggling in the beef cattle industry because I was doing things exactly the way everyone else was doing them—raising cattle and then taking them to the feedlot. It’s a great business when things are good but when the market is down you are in the dumps as well.

Franchising Myth Six: Many Franchises Means Critical Mass of Market Penetration

Posted Mon, 2013-05-20 13:44 by Robert Purvin

Too many prospective franchise buyers I know assume that a franchise is successful because it is “big enough” to sell franchises or because it already has hundreds of franchises in operation.

Nobody Asked me, But... A Hotel Consultant's Eclectic Opinions

Posted Mon, 2013-05-20 12:58 by Stanley Turkel

For the past 25 years, I have written hundreds of articles, columns, essays, editorials and blogs.  They have appeared in many different formats.

McDonald’s May Trim Its Menu

Posted Fri, 2013-05-17 12:27 by Don Sniegowski
Angus burger items missing in this Kentucky McDonald's
Angus burgers pulled Monday from this Kentucky McDonald's. photo/bmm

Engaged in a race to boost more traffic and same-store-sales than competitors, fast food chains have understandably gone the route of adding more menu items. Over the years those menus have become bloated.

Smuggling Service Delivers KFC Chicken through Tunnels to Gaza Strip

Posted Thu, 2013-05-16 15:52 by Janet Sparks

KFC DeliveryFor six years Rafat Shororo has been longing for the taste of KFC he had eaten in Egypt, and this week the  Gaza resident got his “finger lickin’" fix at home.

Forty Six Million Reasons Why Restaurants Should Think Ahead

Posted Thu, 2013-05-16 14:04 by john a. gordon

Note from John Gordon: Several 'fast casual' summits will be conducted this year, one this week before the NRA Show kicks off in Chicago. Steve Johnson, the Grocerant space expert, and I feel the future of food retail is not to look back and see what worked in the past, but to look forward, thinking carefully about the customer.

Uptick in Breakfast Sandwich Offerings

Posted Wed, 2013-05-15 12:17 by BMM

CHICAGO—The country's largest chain restaurants have been increasing sandwich offerings as part of the breakfast scene in order to grow same-store sales.