Small Hole in Krispy Accounts

Krispy Kreme Announces First Quarter 2007 Revenues of Approximately $116 Million Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. has announced that on a preliminary basis it expects to report revenues of approximately $116 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended April 30, 2006, compared to revenues of approximately $153 million for the first quarter of …

Franchise UK teams up with Kent Messenger Group

The Kent Messenger Group has launched a Kent Franchising Exhibition to be held at the Mote Park Leisure Centre, Maidstone on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th September 2006. The event will run alongside an existing and established recruitment exhibition and will be promoted extensively across the groups weekly newspapers (1,245,000 readership), 7 radio stations, monthly …

Franaccounts supports TFA

The Franchise Alliance is a group of 10 leading franchise companies, who together with NatWest sponsor free educational seminars about franchising. They have now added BFA Affiliated Accountants, Franaccounts to the organisations that support attendees following on from the seminars. These free seminars are aimed at people considering self-employment and research franchising, as well as …

Cash, Franchise, ACTION

ACTION International, Winner of the Irish Franchise of the Year 2005, Action International are looking for people with passion and drive to join our dynamic team of Business Coaches throughout Ireland. Today’s competitive business environment requires more from the Business Owner than in days gone by. Whether this be in the form of sales and …

US Government Limits Franchise Shield

House Republicans at US Government have issued a last minute proposal to the Small Business Reauthorization Act. The new policy would repeal an existing Federal policy that prevents large companies from using their franchises as fronts in order to obtain small business contracts.

Billionaire Started With Radio Franchise

When Kenneth Thomson was born in 1923, his father Roy had barely begun planting the seeds for the media empire that would one day make his son the richest man in Canada and among the wealthiest in the world. The Thomson empire is a rags-to-riches story that began in 1930 when Ken Thomson was a …

Hamilton-Jervis Goes Home

Myhome, the UK’s leading and fastest growing domestic services franchise group, has announced the appointment of Alun Hamilton-Jervis as Franchise Recruitment Manager. Hamilton-Jervis who previously held the position of Franchise Recruitment Manager at the long established franchisor Kall Kwik, will report to Derrick Simpson, Myhome Group Franchise Director. His role will be to interview potential …

Fraud to Go? Franchise Suit Turns Up Heat on McDonalds

A long-time 25-year franchise owner has filed a lawsuit against fast food giant McDonald’s for a super-sized $11 million charging McDonald’s with wrongful conduct including fraud and misrepresentation as well as breach of contract. ‘Bob Johnson’ – remember that name. He has filed a lawsuit against fast food giant McDonald’s for a super-sized $11 million. …

Ship Shape Catering Franchise

The Sussex Yacht Club, established 1892, is inviting applications for a full catering franchise. The refurbished restaurant offers 120 covers. A full range of cuisine is available and it may particularly suit a couple. Apply for further details: The Secretary, Sussex Yacht Club, 85-89 Brighton Road, Shoreham-by -Sea. If you are interested about finding out …

Flowers Make Dough – Fruit Flowers Franchise

The success of ‘Fruit Flowers’, a United States novelty gift shop selling flower baskets created from fruit, is pushing new limits for what started as a cottage industry. And although he’d envisioned opening a restaurant, franchisee, Talbott, couldn’t resist the franchise‘s appeal of turning strawberries into tulips and pineapples into daisies. ‘It’s so different, and …

Franchise Fees Flee Feds!

Federal and state authorities are working to permanently close a metro Denver counterfeit documents ring allegedly masterminded by a Mexico-based crime family they believe operates in at least 33 states, churning out tens of millions of dollars worth of fake IDs. For months, investigators and prosecutors say they have been working quietly to shut down …

Rosemary Conley – The Perfect Franchise Fit?

Rosemary Conley has franchisees throughout the UK; women who are trained to run their own diet and fitness classes with the support of the Rosemary Conley name. Most franchisees had a totally different (often very high-flying) first career or have been a full time mum and have retrained to do a job that not only …