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Ex-Con Creates Charity Franchise? Or a Con?
The press release says ex-con Tristan Dunn has created the first charity franchise.
Or it may be an un-franchise.
Actually, it may just be a press release that says he created the first charity franchise.
Or it may be a con job.
This press release appeared on PR.com:
Ex Con Creates Charity Franchise
Tristan Dunn, a Wisconsin man who spent 7 [...]
Cloud Merchants & Franchise Ranters Part 1
If you want to find the straight scoop on franchising, you have to learn to recognize and be able to navigate the pervasive opinions of two groups: The Cloud Merchants (CMs) and the Angry Franchise Ranters (AFRs).
The Cloud Merchants portray franchising as a magical paradise where happy franchisees frolic with a euphoria induced by being [...]
Häagen-Dazs Fires Back at Ben & Jerry’s Over Pint Size
On our recent post Ben & Jerry’s Busts on Haagen-Dazs. Again., I wrote of the long-standing tradition of Ben & Jerry’s taking its super-premium ice cream rival to task every chance it gets.
And I also noted the irony (and the deftness) with which the Unilever-owned Ben & Jerry’s continues to play the honest hippy up [...]
Häagen-Dazs Responds To Ben & Jerry’s Email
Last week we posted the snarky email message from Ben & Jerry’s making fun of rival Häagen-Dazs’ supposed redefining the pint as 14 oz. rather than 16 oz.
Read: Who’s Phonier? Haagen-Dazs? Ben & Jerry’s?
Being openly criticized on the immeasurably powerful FranchisePick.com blog obviously sent shockwaves through the factories to the boardrooms of Häagen-Dazs.
And rightfully so.
Today, [...]
SUBWAY Attorney Joins Spy Store Franchise
Attorney Linda Church, formerly of The Scott Kern Law Office in Connecticut, has joined fledgling franchisor The Spy Place Franchising, LLC, as General Counsel.
After attending law school at the Quinnipiac University School of Law, Ms. Church joined the legal department at [...]
New Spy Store Franchise
The Spy Place is a Fort Wayne, IN-based franchisor start-up founded by CEO Ray Huck. The Spy Place will first début its franchise opportunity at the International Security Conference West in Las Vegas, from April 1 through April 3, 2009.
According to the company:
The Spy Place www.thespyplace.com, is a retail operation that engineers, sells [...]
BEN & JERRY’S Franchise Start Up Costs
Ever daydream about owning a Ben & Jerry’s franchise Scoop Shop?
Or wonder what it would cost?
Well, here are the estimated start-up costs for a typical Ben & Jerry’s franchise (supplied by the company). Contrary to what many believe, the bulk of your investment as a new franchise owner is paid to vendors, suppliers, contractors, landlords, [...]
Who’s Phonier? Haagen-Dazs? Ben & Jerry’s?
Check out this post on Ben & Jerry’s at Franchisor Marketing. It’s pretty funny.
Seems that Ben & Jerry’s has built it’s brand, in no small part, by slamming rival Haagen-Dazs for being a phony corporate brand with a made-up pseudo-Scandinavian that means… nothing.
A current Ben & Jerry’s email campaign (subject line: A pint is still [...]
Ben & Jerry’s Busts on Haagen-Dazs. Again.
Busting on snobby-gourmet branded competitor Haagen-Dazs is more than a tradition for hippy-gourmet branded Ben & Jerry’s.
It’s part of Ben & Jerry’s heritage.
In fact, Ben & Jerry’s might still be muddling along as a regional brand if reps from Haagen-Dazs (owned by Pillsbury at the time) hadn’t tried to force retailers to drop the little-known [...]
QUIZNOS: Exec Explains Million Snub Mess
Quiznos Chief Marketing Officer, Rebecca Steinfort, has been busy doing damage control on the ill-conceived promotion FranchisePick.com has dubbed The Quiznos Million Snub Giveaway.
UnhappyFranchisee.com has posted quotes from Steinfort explaining how it came about that Quiznos gave away coupons for 1,000,000 free subs only to have franchisees refuse to honor them. The post on UF [...]
