In a recession, many businesses are pummeled by a combination of less demand, less available lending and cash and more expensive supplies. That combination has TKOed a fair number of companies large and small over the years. So it’s always heartening to see businesses that not only survive but thrive when faced with the recession. [...]
A collection of franchise news from around the nation and around the world, courtesy of FranchWire. We hope you enjoy it. Edible Arrangements Eats Up The Market It seems like a crazy idea on paper. Instead of making arrangements with flowers, you make them with fruit, creating a beautiful and delicious bouquet that you then messily [...]
One of my favorite parts of any trip to the Maine Mall as a child was a stop at Orange Julius. You couldn’t beat a tall, improbably delicious Orange Julius and a hot dog, though a subsequent trip to Dairy Queen was also a delight. And no, I don’t know how I managed to avoid [...]
Wendy’s has had an extremely successful year. They’re now the #2 burger franchise in America, their Hot n’ Juicy burgers have been Well-Received n’ Profitable and everything is going swimmingly. Still, not everything works. Credit Wendy’s for pulling the plug on a national marketing effort that backfired, and having a good reason for doing so. [...]
This article has been re-posted at FranchWire with permission of Direct Capital, a franchise lender we work closely with. This is the story of one very successful Golden Corral franchisee. Ron Barnett has rustled up considerable success as a Golden Corral franchisee. Since taking over from a flailing franchisee in June of 2011, Barnett has [...]
With a noticeable uptick of pregnant coworkers and baby shower invitations flooding my mailbox lately, it seems that moms are everywhere. We’ve all heard a hundred times that Moms are a hot segment – and with 80 million moms spending $1.6 trillion every year, who wouldn’t want a piece of that pie? Burger King certainly [...]
For most of us, gluten is a dietary staple. You eat it in your bread, in your pizzas and pasta and in a thousand other everyday products. Avoiding it seems nearly impossible. For some, though, it’s a necessity. Those would be the people suffering from gluten sensitivity or celiac disease, whose bodies cannot process gluten. [...]
A collection of franchise news from around the nation and around the world, courtesy of FranchWire. We hope you enjoy it. Yum! Goes Abroad The company that continues to give us Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC is trying something new. You might even say it’s foreign to most of us. Heh, heh, and all that. [...]
