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Snyder repays travel expenses (Rocky Mountain News)
Former Red Robin Gourmet Burgers CEO Mike Snyder has repaid the company $1.25 million for questionable travel and entertainment expenses dating back to 2001.
Irish Franchise Exhibition (Online Recruitment)
Franchising is already a large and rapidly growing industry in Ireland. It is estimated that franchising employs 22,000 people in Ireland (a 12% increase on 2004) and the franchise industry is worth EUR> 1.6 billion*, and it is set to grow even further.
AFC Enterprises quarterly earnings revenue fall
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) AFC Enterprises Inc. after the closing bell on Friday reported second-quarter net earnings of $4.9 million or 16 cents a share vs. $6.1 million or 22 cents a share for the same period a year ago. The Atlanta-based franchisor and operator of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits posted revenue of $35.4 million vs. $38.8 million last year and said second-quarter domestic same-store sales were up 1.9%. Looking forward AFC Enterprises said it still sees 2005 domestic same-store sales up 2% to 3%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
WEB EXTRA: Text of judge's decision in dress code case (Belleville News-Democrat)
vs. BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 201, Defendants.
Panera Bread franchisee expands to Queens, N.Y. (BizJournals)
A Panera Bread Co. franchisee agreed to open bakery-cafes in the Queens County region of New York, the companies said Thursday.
Hummer franchise gets rolling (Omaha World-Herald)
When Bret Huber and his father, Ronald, were considering buying a Hummer franchise, they traveled to an Indiana test track for their first look at an H2 model. Twenty were lined up in a field, and that sight was enough.
America's Choice(R) in Buffalo, NY and Rochester, NY Has the Highest Market Penetration of Any Flat Fee Real Estate (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Real estate brokers account for almost 98% of residential real estate sales nationally. However, over 10% of higher-end homeowners in Buffalo, NY and Rochester, NY utilize the services of America's Choice® to sell their own homes directly to buyers.
Embracing Technology: Building a Stronger System With Effective Franchisee Relations (RedNova)
Planning and implementing a system that is scalable and maintainable is important to improve inefficiencies and enhance profitability as a franchise organization grows.
Bio-Solutions' Rapid Growth Continues! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Bio-Solutions Franchise Corp. , the exclusive marketing company for Bio-Solutions Manufacturing, Inc. , a publicly traded company, announced today that it has established another franchise territory in Tuscaloosa, AL, as a result of their training session held in Hattiesburg, MS, in July, bringing in an additional 8 new franchises in 5 locations within the past 4 weeks.
Working with overseas-based franchisees
re you an overseas-based Filipino dreaming of putting up a business in the Philippines? Then think high-tech! Are you an overseas-based Filipino dreaming of putting up a business in the Philippines? Then think high-tech! Information Technology enables entrepreneurs to set up and man businesses remotely. Such is the case of my franchisee in Australia Kathy de la Rosa.