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Franchise Compliance Guide: Laws + Agreements

7 Shifts

Some of the biggest restaurant businesses on the planet are franchises. They employ thousands of people and have served billions, and with so many people affected, it's understandable why there are franchise-specific laws and regulations in place. What Does Franchise Compliance Even Mean? Who Regulates Franchise Compliance Laws?

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How Restaurant Franchises Are Growing Through Rising Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants themselves are impacted by many of the same pressures – from rising food costs to freight and labor supply. While many, if not most, restaurants have increased prices in recent months to mitigate some of the input cost pressures, they are typically passing along only a fraction of the actual increases to guests.

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Franchise Portfolio Diversification: Trends Taking Shape in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

From full service to fast-casual to legacy fast-food brands, the one constant was disruption. Labor shortages and other factors are affecting the global supply chain in never-before-seen ways, and certain commodities are intermittently not available, or if they are, they’re expensive.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Virtual BBQ and Pieology in China

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Because the facility includes a kitchen for restaurants to prepare foods, the only equipment needed to operate a Dickey’s location is a smoker and a warming cabinet.

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Franchisee Success in a Murky Economy Depends on Cloud Accounting

Modern Restaurant Management

Consumers continue to be hit hard by inflation as we see prices skyrocket for a variety of goods. with the indexes for gasoline, shelter, and food being the largest contributors (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ) – marking the fastest pace since November 1981.

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Are Major Food Distributors Failing Small Restaurants?

Cheetah

The relationship between SMB restaurants and major food distributors has always been shaky. Some restaurants working with Sysco are reporting outright cancellations via cold text messages, leaving them scrambling for produce and supplies. No doubt, everyone across the food industry is weathering unprecedented hard times.

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BofA Report: New Appreciation for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

In other encouraging news, franchise operators believe that, although most restaurants are not fully staffed, the labor situation has stabilized. This demographic will likely be challenged by juggling many competing needs such as housing, interest rates, other critical needs in addition to their food basket. Is there investor interest?

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