Month: January 2009

According to an International Franchise Association Educational Foundation report released Wednesday, restaurants are one of few franchised businesses expected to expand, even if only slightly, during the economic downturn.
An article on the study in Nations Restaurant News reported:

The franchise industry this year is expecting a decline as a whole — by the number of establishments, […]

(Humor)  Our story of the Pizza Time franchisee who cut off the heat on his employees outraged some, but inspired at least one.  Beloved billionaire Richard Quick, Esq. has create an exciting new abuse-inspired franchise:  Cold Stone Pizza.
Check out the Cold Stone Pizza announcement on Quick’s FranWorst.com site.  Here’s a taste:
“American consumers love pizza.  They […]

(FranchisePick.com) A while back I asked for nominations for companies to be considered as Top New Franchises.  Several franchisees of Monster Mini Golf wrote to praise their franchisor (Read:  Franchisees Are So Happy, It’s Scary).  I also heard from a number of customers who raved about the indoor miniature golf concept.  I called the […]

(FranchisePick.com) A while back I asked for nominations for companies to be considered as Top New Franchises.  Several franchisees of Monster Mini Golf wrote to praise their franchisor (Read:  Franchisees Are So Happy, It’s Scary).  I also heard from a number of customers who raved about the indoor miniature golf concept.  I called the […]

Open the Door, It’s PIZZA TIME!!! is FranchisePick.com 1-for-2 special contribution to both Wordless Wednesday and the Bizzia Carnival of Pizza Time:
Franchise Pick:  PIZZA TIME: Whistleblower Gets Fired,
Interview Chatter:  For Managers Only: Pizza Time Out,
Franchise Pick:  Franchisee From Hell! Awards: Luke Benjamin, Pizza Time, 
Franchise Pick:  Can the Lacey Pizza Time be Saved […]

Darlene McDaniels, the Bizzia Human Resource go-to gal* and blogger at Interview Chatter, has weighed in** on the Pizza Time controversy, sparked by the franchise owners’ innovative use of hypothermia as a management technique.  Luke “The Iceman” Benjamin and his wife Gretchen (aka Mrs. Freeze) allegedly shut off the heat in their pizza shop and […]

(FranchisePick.Com) Have you ever had a good friend or close relative join AMWAY (Mary Kay, Herbalife, Quixtar, Meleleuca, Shaklee, USANA, nuskin, or other mlm, multilevel or network marketing scheme) and suddenly become… ANNOYING?
Our post IS AMWAY A GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY? prompted thirstyfox to share what happened when her sister joined AMWAY/QUIXTAR:
My sis was in it […]

Whistleblower Dan Baxter didn’t get heat, but he did get fired.
According to a report by King 5’s Jesse Jones, the Pizza Time employee who contacted the press about the owners forcing employees to work without heat has been terminated. According to franchise owner and husband-of-the-boss Luke Benjamin, the firing was “amicable” (meaning that the […]

The story of the Lacey, WA Pizza Time franchise owner who supposedly made its employees work without heat has quickly become a case study in PR crisis management.  The pizza shop owners have been vilified by hundreds of angry comments online, and threatened with boycotts and picket lines.  Neither the franchisees nor the corporate office […]