The Restaurant Times

MARCH 7, 2021

She led the turnaround of the franchise business and turned it into a $1 billion global brand. Christine and Carine started Semson, a fine dining Lebanese restaurant, in 2008. She played a significant role in acquiring the master franchise for the California-based burger giant. Jennifer Schuler, CEO, Wetzel’s Pretzels.

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Foodable

MAY 20, 2021

Through their negotiations Morris ends up acquiring Capriotti’s and becomes the franchisor in 2008, owning the entire company. Morris talks about the big picture, says the future of Capriotti’s is on track to be a national brand within five years and the pieces are in place for a successful franchise organization.

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The Restaurant Times

MAY 26, 2023

Mesches was introduced to Sprinkles while consulting in Los Angeles in 2008, urged by a friend to sample the brand’s cupcakes. Fast-forward five years, and Sprinkles marked a milestone with the launch of its first franchise in Riverton, Utah, ushering in a phase of expansive growth.

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Restaurant Clicks

JULY 13, 2021

Chang’s franchise to form its own in 2017. Named after the owner, a native South Korean man with Chinese parents, Mark Pi’s opened its doors in Chicago in 2008. Pick Up Styx has grown to become a successful franchise of over 70 restaurants in the U.S. Pei Wei eventually separated from the P.F. Pick Up Styx.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 26, 2023

Franchise partner Jubilant FoodWorks Limited says it wants to attract younger customer demographics through a renewed, more coffee-focused brand identity. Robusta futures closed at US $2,629 on Monday – the highest price since 2008. Nancy Cordoba, who will share the latest ongoing research on sweetness in coffee.

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RGU

OCTOBER 21, 2019

After brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald signed over the rights to their company to franchise agent Ray Kroc in 1961, they forfeited the right to their name. Eventually pieces of the franchise were sold off and it slowly dwindled with the last location closing the mid-1990s. and Canada.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Marco’s Pizza separated the franchising department into a new company (Marco’s Franchised Services). The spin-off revenue is derived from a share of franchise sales, royalties, and initial investment. After re-franchising (to only 8% corporate stores), CKE Restaurants consolidated Carl’s Jr.

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

You may not have noticed, but some brilliant restaurant chains and franchises are shaking up the dining culture of the Nordic countries, both with new concepts and by revamping old ones. Since 2008, Sushi Yama has been all about sushi. The hottest restaurant scene in Europe right now? Scandinavia. Yes, you heard right. Sushi Yama.

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Apicbase

MARCH 31, 2023

United Curry 120+ Outlets Currywurst Quick Service Germany If you ever had a currywurst in Germany, chances are it was at one of United Curry’s franchises: Wurst Teufel, Grillbar, GrillGut, or Bratwerk. Today, Janny’s Eis is the largest ice cream franchise in Germany. And pasta is cooked on a gas stove.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2020

Some franchisors are trying to work with franchisees on reduced or eliminated franchise fees. The current scenario is unlike that in 2008 for many reasons, including that in the current situation the default position is not necessarily the debtors’ fault. However, it is not the creditors’ fault either.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Chicken Salad Chick was founded in 2008 by Stacy and Kevin Brown when they opened the first restaurant in Auburn, Ala. ” The Dolly Llama Looking to Franchising.

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EATER

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This is especially true of stories and franchises set elsewhere: in the past, in the future, in places that don’t actually exist. Monroe-Cassel, a progenitor of the franchise recipe golden age, began the Inn at the Crossroads blog in 2011 to share recipes for the foods referenced in George R.

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7 Shifts

APRIL 13, 2021

Canyons Fresh Grill is the definition of a neighborhood spot—nestled just off of Main Street in the town of Woodstock, Georgia, the restaurant has been a mainstay since 2008. To the future and franchising ?? It’s a family-owned business, combining more than 60 years of entrepreneurial experience to serve its city.

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EATER

DECEMBER 10, 2021

But that’s a reality, if not a mindset, that Han says shifted after the 2008 financial crisis; fast food workers now may be supporting families, working multiple jobs to make ends meet, and/or taking college classes that require flexible schedules. Transience in the workforce is one reason why organizing fast-food workers is tricky.

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 25, 2022

Vikas Punjabi – When I was planning to move back to India, I got the master franchise rights of The Chocolate Room for India. By 2008, we figured out that franchising was the way to scale The Chocolate Room brand. Ever since we have been franchising and right now have more than 395 stores across the country.

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RGU

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

For Dimson, immediate priorities include elevating the brand’s digital marketing efforts and streamlining its technological integration to improve the guest experience and support franchise owners’ in-market efforts. Your Pie announced the hire of Lisa Dimson as the brand’s first Chief Marketing Officer.

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Aaron Allen & Associates

AUGUST 24, 2022

Are You Looking for a Pizza Franchise? If you’re interested in buying the best pizza franchise for your market, we would love to get in touch. During the Great Recession of 2008–2009, this strategy worked against the publicly traded pizza chains and investors became more concerned about their high leverage positions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

He was chairman of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, and in 2013 named their Restaurateur of the Year and Caterer of the Year in 2008. A graduate of Rhode Island College, he earned a Bachelor of Science in political science.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I have been serving plant based charcuterie since 2008.Broccoli The QSR franchise started in Seattle and serves up Asian-inspired bowls and appetizers. Amanda Cohen, chef and owner of New York City's Dirt Candy, is vocal about culinary lists and awards that leave out female chefs. Remember me?I Broccoli Hot Dogs!Beet Beet Pastrami!Carrot

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Ross Franklin, CEO and Founder of Pure Green Franchise. The pandemic has franchise brands considering their next business move, and how to be successful in the future. Franchising Growth: 2020 created high unemployment rates, low rent and cheap financing which could make 2021 a big year for franchise sales.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Chef Kevin Grant created the restaurant in 2008 as a culinary expression of the time he spent in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the nearby Sandia Mountains. Background. Zia Taqueria is an authentic Mexican taqueria with locations in Asheville, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina.

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EATER

AUGUST 22, 2022

In 2008, on the tail of working her way around Chicago’s high-end kitchens and fronts of house — notably Alinea, the restaurant Achatz established in 2005 after leaving Trio; Schwa, a genre-breaking project from fellow Trio alum Michael Carlson; and the late Lettuce Entertain You high notes L2O and Tru — she began a pierogi-making business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

As these big tech players align more with fast food chains and large franchises, independent restaurants will increasingly turn towards software partners that treat them with more respect. In 2008, while most pizza brands thrived during the economic downturn, Hungry Howie’s sales were flat.

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