MarketWatch: Mrs. Fields' Original Cookies, Inc., announced today that it has successfully satisfied the restructuring conditions set forth in its Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") and that the Plan has been confirmed by the United States...
AZ Central.com: Eager trendsters in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago regularly line up for a taste - or as some have called it, a fix - of their favorite new treat: fro-yo. It's frozen yogurt, back...

Franchise Costa Blanca

Rundtownnews.co.uk: Last Saturday & Sunday saw the first FRANCHISE COSTA BLANCA EXHIBITION held at the Melia Hotel in Benidorm. Despite the awfully wet weather, visitors to the Exhibition found out all there is to know about...
The Franchise Magazine: Craig Siviter has achieved his target earnings of £1,000 per week through his Smart ABC franchise. “I wanted to boost my income to provide for my expanding family and looked at a number...
Franchising.com: Imagine winning 100,000 Choice Privileges rewards points for just one night's hotel stay. Well that's exactly what one lucky Cambria Suites guest may receive for their stay in September, thanks to the brand's new giveaway...
Franchising.com: Black Belt Investor, a fast-growing coaching program in the area of real estate investing based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has begun selling franchises to accelerate growth. Black Belt Investor provides for its clients a "Done For...
West Fargo Pioneer: Edible Arrangements, America’s leading purveyor of artistically designed fresh fruit arrangements, announces the introduction of its first location in North Dakota at 1801 45th St. S., Fargo. Nick Wimer of West Fargo is...
PR-Canada.net: Michael Kiick has been named Director of Franchise Development at ActionCOACH. He has spent the last thirty years growing franchise companies in the food, automotive, and service industries. Kiick is also a past franchisee, so he...
The Associated Press: While the credit crunch is making it hard for some restaurant companies to get loans to build new locations and renovate old ones, other chains are using the slowdown to secure better terms...
New York Times: Value-added junk hauling may sound like a questionable product to sell: it assumes that people will pay hundreds of dollars to get rid of ratty sofas and assorted flotsam in professional and socially...
Nashua Telegraph: Carol Sheehan was just browsing. She was just following up on a tip from a business associate. But what started out as browsing unexpectedly turned into expansion when Sheehan, owner of the Red Arrow Diner...
Market Wire: Royal Host Real Estate Investment Trust ("Royal Host" or the "Trust") today announced that it has acquired ownership of 3,140,000 trust units of InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust ("InnVest") at a cost of $8.50...
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Jack Ruegsegger tried to fit into a conventional 9-to-5 career, honest he did. When he failed to get into medical school, he signed on as a trainee at a Minneapolis stock brokerage, a low-paying...

Red Mango Names CFO

Food Business Review: Red Mango, a frozen yogurt brand, has appointed Mark Archer as its CFO. Mr Archer will be responsible for all aspects of Red Mango's financial, accounting and administrative operations. Mr Archer joins Red Mango...
Franchise International: Ecowash Mobile, an Australian based environmentally friendly car wash franchise, is to expand into New Zealand through the recent signing of a Master Franchise agreement. Ecowash Mobile currently has over 100 locations in all...
MarketWatch: Spicy Pickle Franchising, Inc. fast casual restaurants announced today the acquisition of Bread Garden Franchising, Inc., the franchisor of the Bread Garden Urban Cafes, a chain of franchised fast casual restaurants located in the greater...
Franchising.com: Team 1040 Sports Radio show host Scott Rintoul has the ear of Vancouver area residents each morning. Now he plans to expose their toes as well. On the heels of Flip Flop Shops' recent announcement to...
PR Web: Wendy's restaraunts in Michigan are giving customers another way to save by launching MichiganWendys.com. This online advertising campaign promotes Wendy's coupons on the internet, featuring a broad selection of money-saving offers on Wendy's premium...

Not Real Franchisors

BusinessWorld Online: I had written in this column before that franchises in the range of P500,000 to P1,000,000 — like a Javaman coffee shop, a Metropole laundromat, and a Mail & More express mail counter —...
PR Web: Giggle Beans has received such amazing support from the local community, they have begun national franchising. Created by Dawn and Mike Bajis, two Oakland County, Michigan residents, the couple strived to offer parental sanity...