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Franchise Blog Admits to Prostitution
The Franchise Pick blog has admitted to pandering and prostitution in connection with blog posting scheme in which it traded good taste for easy Internet traffic.
Said FranchisePick.com blogger Sean Kelly “I’m guilty… I guess I got seduced by the easy web traffic that flows when the lewd & lascivious behavior, the convenience of drive-thru kiosks and the world’s most popular hot beverage all come together in a single story.”
When lewd & lascivious behavior, the convenience of drive-thru kiosks and the world’s most popular hot beverage all come together in a single story, the results can be explosive…
- Blogger Sean [...]
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Spurned Cops Bust Grab-N-Go Bikini Baristas
The owner of the Grab-N-Go Bikini Hut chain of drive-thru coffee kiosks is allegedly alleging that recent prostitution charges against his beautiful baristas are nothing more than a vendetta waged by the lovelorn police officers of Everett, Washington.
Also read: Grab-N-Go Prostitution Scandal Escalates!
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SEXPRESSO: Are Nude Baristas Adult Entertainers?
Local media reports that Bill Wheeler, who owns at least four bikini espresso stands in Snohomish County, said Everett police are specifically targeting Grab-n-Go Espresso in part because the scantily clad baristas spurned advances from police officers. [...]
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EMT Express Medical Transporters Franchise
Here’s further proof that there’s a franchise opportunity for just about any business concept you can name – including medical transportation.
Express Medical Transporters (EMT), the Clayton, Mo.-based professional, non-emergency transportation service, will open its first location in Maryland this month to address the growing needs of greater Baltimore area residents in wheelchairs, seniors and the disabled, special-needs children and many others.
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According to the company, EMT provides two types of service:
a) ambulatory – for individuals who can walk but can’t drive, such as those with [...]
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Grab-N-Go Prostitution Scandal Escalates!
The latest Sexpresso scandal – in which 5 bikinied baristas from Grab-N-Go Espresso in Everett, Washington were charged with prostitution in their little kiosks – has significantly escalated.
Escalated my blog traffic, that is.
In fact, I didn’t know anything about the caffeinated sex scandal rocking the drive-thru community until last week when I noticed a sharp spike in my readership.
Had I finally achieved the franchise rock star status I so richly deserve?
Had my stinging criticism and razor-sharp wit been suddenly recognized & celebrated by someone famous?
Sorry, but no, said Google Analytics*. It seems everyone’s searching the term “Grab-N-Go Espresso” and FranchisePick.com [...]
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Sexpresso Prostitution at Grab-N-Go!
Espresso’s Gone Wild in Everett Washington. 5 Accused of prostitution at Grab-N-Go Espresso, Everett, WA. The reluctant home of the controversial Sexpresso trade (scantily clad bikinied baristas in drive-thru kiosks) has been rocked by claims that Grab-N-Go Espresso is offering more grabbing than espresso.
According to a story by Herald Writer Diana Hefley on Heraldnet:
EVERETT — Five baristas are accused of engaging in prostitution at an Everett bikini espresso stand following a two-month undercover police investigation into complaints that the women were selling more than coffee.
Detectives say the women were charging up to $80 to strip down and flash customers while [...]
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DUNKIN DONUTS Franchisees Band Together
In Wednesday’s post on Dunkin’ Donuts litigation (DUNKIN DONUTS: Time to Sue the Franchisees!), I stated that the donut and coffee franchisees are allegedly embroiled in more than 350 lawsuits with their franchisor. Franchisee attorney Robert Zarco recently stated that “By far and away, Dunkin’ is the most litigious brand out there.’’
Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees, who claim they are under fire from their own franchisor, are circling their wagons and banding together.
This week Dunkin’ Donuts Independent Franchisee Association (DDIFO), led by president Jim Coen, completed its twentieth conference. At the conference, DDIFO officials announced that membership recently grew with the addition swelled of [...]
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DUNKIN DONUTS: Time to Sue the Franchisees!
Dunkin’ is the most litigious brand out there.
- Attorney Robert Zarco
Is Dunkin’ Donuts aggressively litigating its own franchisees for profit?
That’s the claim being made by franchisee attorney Robert Zarco, who states “By far and away, Dunkin’ is the most litigious brand out there.’’
Sound outrageous? What’s outrageous is that Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees are embroiled in more than 350 lawsuits with their franchisor. According to the Boston Globe, Dunkin Donuts franchisees ” are accusing the company of aggressively targeting shop owners in an effort to terminate store agreements and collect hefty penalties for alleged contract violations.”
In the Boston Globe story [...]
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CURVES: Outspoken Franchisee to Close Club
Outspoken Curves for Women critic and franchise owner Robert Lay will close the doors of his Las Vegas club this Friday. Robert Lay’s journey as a Curves Owner is chronicled and discussed on Unhappy Franchisee (Read CURVES: Robert Lay’s Story)
Writes one of the Las Vegas Curves members:
… as members we are surely sorry that they had to close as it was a beautiful club and we will all miss it very much. The owners were excellent and the trainers were all very nice and motivating. It is a shame that the franchisor has turned out to so crooked. We [...]
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Is GOLDEN SPOON Yogurt a Great Franchise?
While many are struggling, the franchisor of Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt claims 2008 was the most successful year in its 28-year history and “set the stage for 2009, which will reflect the largest expansion year on record.”
Golden Spoon recently announced a global franchise expansion initiative (read Golden Spoon Franchise to Expand Abroad) Golden Spoon Franchising claims to be the second-largest frozen yogurt chain in the U.S. and Southern California’s largest frozen yogurt chain, with 100 units in the U.S. and abroad and 10 more scheduled to open this year.
Are you familiar with Golden Spoon frozen yogurt or the Golden [...]
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Golden Spoon Franchise to Expand Abroad
Golden Spoon, the California-based frozen yogurt chain, is looking overseas for expansion. Founded in 1983, Golden Spoon has spent years earning its reputation as “the ice cream lover’s frozen yogurt” with more than 50 proprietary recipes that range from Old-Fashioned Vanilla and Just Chocolate to Cake Batter, Cappuccino and Simply Tart.
According to the company, “Golden Spoon’s frozen yogurts bridge the gap between indulgent treats and healthful snacking with low calories, little or no fat, calcium, protein and probiotics (live active cultures). As a result, it is the premier brand of soft-serve frozen yogurt in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, and Southern [...]
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