Feed The Franchisor! It’s Good To Talk

Successful franchises depend upon continuous feedback between franchisor and franchisee. Most franchisors and franchisees will start off feeling confident about their prospects for the franchise set up between them in a particular area, but the good relationship needs to be kept between franchisor and franchisee in order for a franchise to be successful. To get …

What’s a franchise?

Ovenu, the professional oven valeting franchise, has warned franchisors that a lack of public awareness is hampering franchisee recruitment. A recent independent study commissioned by Ovenu oven valeting franchise revealed that almost one third of people questioned have very little idea of what a franchise is or how a franchise business operates. The study also …

Stick To Your Principals, Victoria

Skin-care expert and former Dallas TV star Victoria Principal is joining forces with Home Instead Senior Care franchise to help seniors improve their lives. Principal and Home Instead Senior Care, the world’s largest provider of non-medical home care and companionship services for seniors, will undertake a public education campaign designed as a ‘how-to makeover’ guide for …

Joey’s Splashes Into Summer With New Menu

Beginning June 20, Joey’s Only Seafood Restaurants rolled out its 2006 “Fresh Catch of Summer” menu featuring two new items — a Bacon Chicken Salad Sandwich and a Mandarin Chicken Salad. First Introduced in the summer of 2004, the “Fresh Catch of the Summer” concept has become a much-anticipated seasonal staple for the franchise chain. …

Franchise Keeps On Truckin’

Jeremy W. Steele reports in the Lansing State Journal that in Ireland, the concept of hiring movers has yet to really catch on. He quotes Brian Hefferon, an owner of the second international franchise of Delhi Township-based Two Men and a Truck International Inc. Steele writes that nearly three-quarters of people in Ireland bypass professionals …

Bright Future For Sunglass Hut Franchise

Luxottica Group S.p.A. announced that over the next two years its Sunglass Hut chain will have up to 50 stores in the Middle East thanks to new openings under a five-year franchising agreement signed today with Azal Group, one of the world’s fastest growing retail groups and a leading regional player. Leonardo Del Vecchio, Chairman …

Bancorp Franchise Rumours Scotched

Mr. Edward K. Loyst, Chairman and the major shareholder of Bancorp Franchise, announced today that the company is not for sale. In recent months, the company did explore the possible sale of individual divisions – Living Lighting Inc., Global Pet Food Stores Inc. and LIV Canada Gift Group Inc., to create increased shareholder value. This …

A Pearl Of A Franchise

Winsted Holdings, Inc. a Business Development Company (BDC), and Nu Image MedSpa Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada, jointly announced that its Portland, Oregon franchisee has decided to locate its new medspa in a premier space on the corner of NW Davis Street and NW 13th Avenue within the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. In the …

IKEA Franchise Gets Feet Under Bulgarian Table

AFX News is reporting that home furniture retailer Fourlis has said it has signed an initial agreement with InterIKEA for the development of IKEA franchise stores in Bulgaria. The company said the first store is expected to open in 2008. Fourlis is reported by AFX to have said it will establish a Bulgarian subsidiary for …

The Original SoupMan Honours New York Liberty

New York Liberty stars Becky Hammon and Barbara Farris will make a fast break from their workout at Madison Square Garden this Thursday, June 22, to ladle out samples of a new chilled summer fruit soup from SoupMan, created in their honour by Al Yeganeh, the infamous soup man who inspired the “Soup Episode” on …

Careers Franchise Opening New Staffing Office

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CareersUSA, Inc., a leading national staffing franchise, today announced that it will soon open a franchise office serving the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area. Shezarrah Keane, president of the Charlotte branch, will begin matching job seekers with employers when she opens for business on July 24, 2006. “I went into the staffing industry because I enjoy …

Top Slice For Delifrance Cafe

The Delifrance concept café has won the British Sandwich Association’s ‘Coffee Bar Sandwich Retailer of the Year’. Crowned as the best in the UK at the BSA’s annual “Sammies” awards in London on 18 May 2006, Délifrance UK Ltd fought off stiff competition from popular high street names to clinch the national title. The Délifrance …