Month: August 2010

Century 21 fired off a quick response to opposing counsel’s press release (read CENTURY 21: Franchise Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status) regarding class-action status being granted to its franchisee lawsuit. // In the lawsuit, current and former Century 21 franchise owners allege that after purchasing Century 21 in 1995, parent company Cendant misused franchisee proceeds […]

Former Century 21 franchisees suing their franchisor, Century 21 Real Estate Corp., and its parent company, Cendant Corp. have won class-action status for their lawsuit. // The former Century 21 franchise owners allege that after purchasing Century 21 in 1995, Cendant misused franchisee proceeds and resources. Here is the press release issued by the plaintiff’s […]

Former Century 21 franchisees suing their franchisor, Century 21 Real Estate Corp., and its parent company, Cendant Corp. have won class-action status for their lawsuit. // [Read the Realogy / Century 21 response:  CENTURY 21 Claims Franchise Lawsuit is “Without Merit”] The former Century 21 franchise owners allege that after purchasing Century 21 in 1995, […]

It seems that the business debacle of Cuppy’s Coffee has claimed another victim:  The marriage of Natalie & Dale Nabors. // The Lauderdale County, AL Divorce Filings dated 07.29.2010, reported on the website ShoalsInsider.com, included names familiar to those who have followed the story of Cuppy’s Coffee:  Natalie Kocian Nabors vs. Robert Dale Nabors. Robert […]

Cynthia Sweeley Amnell is one of the more colorful franchise characters this side of Crazytown. Until recently, Cynthia Sweeley ran a restaurant placemat advertising franchise company named Menu Master (The Excalibur of Advertising) based in Spring Mills, PA. Now divorced from Robert Sweeley, she goes by the name Cynthia Amnell* and runs a restaurant placemat […]

Edible Arrangements, a gift retailer that delivers fresh fruit arrangements and chocolate dipped fruit to business and residential areas, claims its franchise opportunity is The Freshest Idea in Franchising®. // According to the Edible Arrangements franchise website: “Tariq Farid started Edible Arrangements with one goal in mind and that was to make people’s day, every […]