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Senator Cortez Masto (NV) Sends Letter to FTC Concerning Covid-19 Issues

May 1, 2020 By admin

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) has once again supported protections for franchisees by sending a letter to the Federal Trade Commission expressing her concerns with disclosure and franchisor behavior in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The press release and letter can be found here.

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine, Transparency Tagged With: Fair Franchising, Federal Trade Commission, franchised business, franchisees, franchising, FTC

Franchisee Association Positions Itself as Power Broker of Papa John’s

November 20, 2018 By admin

Blue MauMau – by Don Sniegowski, November 19th, 2018 As large investors and rumors of private equity firms hover over the wounded Papa John’s International Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA), franchisees have decided that they are in a good position to be the gate that investors pass through for a smooth transition to the future of the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Foodservice, Franchise Economics, Franchising, Uncategorized Tagged With: business owners, Fair Franchising, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisee associations, franchisees

What Does It Really Mean to Be Named a ‘Top Franchise’?

November 13, 2018 By admin

Blue MauMau – by Jeffrey M. Goldstein, November 12th, 2018 Franchisors love rankings. Visit any well-known franchisor’s website, and you are bound to see a laundry list of rankings purporting to provide third-party validation of the franchisor’s superiority in its niche, if not in the franchise industry as a whole. Similarly, a Google search for […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: business failure, Franchise, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchising

Franchise Owners Say Jack in the Box CEO Needs to Go, CMO Wanted

October 11, 2018 By admin

While there are no Jack in the Box outlets in Maine, it’s important that franchise owners are taking actions to advance their causes. Their strength comes from such a high percentage of outlets active as members of their association. Blue MauMau – by Don Sniegowski, October 9th, 2018 Franchise owners of Jack in the Box […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchise Economics, Franchising Tagged With: Fair Franchising, franchise owners, franchised business, franchisee associations, franchisees

Can Dickey’s BBQ Franchise Owners Survive? Franchisees Claim They Received Misleading Numbers

October 2, 2018 By admin

Franchise owners of Dickey’s BBQ are closing at an alarming rate. Why is this, and can a franchise owner really make a profit owning a Dickey’s BBQ? Despite this, up to now, the franchisor has continued to sell a high number of new franchises. Can they continue that pace and keep their financials strong? And, […]

Filed Under: Failed Franchising, Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Legal, Uncategorized Tagged With: business owners, Fair Franchising, franchised business, franchisees, FTC

DOL Exempts Franchisees from Joint-Employer in Healthcare Plans

September 3, 2018 By admin

Blue MauMau – by Janet Sparks, August 27th, 2018 Among other safeguards, the Department of Labor (DOL) has now issued a ruling that small business owners and franchisees who ban together to form groups under the Association Health Plan to provide low-cost healthcare to their employees will be exempt from joint-employer liability. Continue reading on […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: business owners, Franchise, franchised business, franchisee associations, franchisees

Franchisees, Is Your Operations Manual Changing Your Franchise Agreement?

September 1, 2018 By admin

As franchise owners, we all sign franchise agreements that set the terms and conditions of our business, and the relationship with our franchisor. Most of those franchise agreements contain a condition that you will follow the then current Operations Manual. While it is understandable that the Ops Manual must change, a new sandwich is introduced, […]

Filed Under: Fair Franchising, Featured, Franchising, Franchising in Maine Tagged With: Fair Franchising, franchise owners, franchised business, franchisees, legal, Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights

Dunkin’ Donuts Supports Education Program for Hospitalized Children

January 19, 2015 By admin

Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital gets endowment Mike Reagan of WMTW Channel 8 reports that the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is getting some perks from Dunkin’ Donuts. Maine franchise owners are giving the hospital a $250,000 endowment over five years for its hospital-based teacher program. The program inside the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical […]

Filed Under: Maine, Maine Franchise Owners Tagged With: Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Charity, economic impact, endowment, franchised business, franchisees, maine, Maine Franchise Owner, Maine Franchise Owners

Friendly’s franchisee files for bankruptcy

January 19, 2015 By admin

Nation’s Restaurant News reports that J & B Restaurant Partners, a Friendly’s franchisee based in Long Island, N.Y., closed a third of its 36 locations and filed for bankruptcy protection this month amid steeply declining sales and financial losses. The move marks the second major closure of Friendly’s locations in recent months. In November, a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Franchising Tagged With: business failure, economic impact, franchise owners, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisees

Can Wendy’s Rein In Delinquent Franchises?

January 17, 2015 By admin

Rich Duprey of The Motley Fool reports that the third largest fast-food chain Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN  ) wants to strip one of its biggest restaurant operators of its franchise agreement for failing to upgrade its restaurants and install a point-of-sale system. While it could result in the franchisee being forced to close or sell its restaurants, it also brings […]

Filed Under: Franchise Economics Tagged With: business owners, economic impact, franchise finance, franchised business, franchised businesses, franchisees, litigation

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This is a perfect example of the type of legislation needed in Maine to protect local franchise owners.

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Thank you Rep. Chris Mattos and the 9 bipartisan additional sponsors for introducing Vermont H.890, a comprehensive fair franchising bill. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keith-miller-a42a5853_draft-bill-template-activity-6638858502699831296-4bNC

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