Ryan is an attorney and valuation specialist residing in Chicago. He chronicles his thoughts and research on FranchisePundit.com. You may reach him by email ryanknoll@gmail.com or mobile telephone 312-212-3423.
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Quote: Franchisee Glenn Wood rum, who owns 21 Shoney’s in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, said he sometimes disregarded corporate norms in the past in an attempt to boost his own profits, but now he’s looking forward to more continuity from headquarters. “Any change in the right direction is what we want,” he said.
You will be seeing a lot more co-branded Noble Roman’s Pizza and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs. ….The Area Development agreements entered into thus far provide for the sale of a total of 868 units over multi-year periods as defined in the various individual agreements. The company will continue to market its traditional co-brand business by offering additional development territories. Additionally, the company has also sold 53 traditional co-brand franchises directly to individual franchisees…
The company’s traditional co-brand franchise program would be strengthened by several operational enhancements. These enhancements include: more rigorous franchisee selection criteria; a longer, more robust training period for new franchisees; more direct franchisee involvement in the construction and marketing processes; and intensified monitoring and enforcement of operating standards and unit performance. Recognizing that these steps could slow the speed of franchise development within territories covered by existing Area Development agreements, the company intends to offer reasonable accommodations to the exclusive development time frames specified in those agreements so as to align the interests of Area Developers and the company in sustainable growth of the traditional franchise program.
You seem to be assuming there are profit margins. Why is that? Please be aware that you need to go back in time and recalculate old numbers for current lease obligations. FuwaFuwaUsagi […]
Is this the same Paul W. Steinberg who failed to pay the taxes on his franchise operations to the extent of over $33,000 with the result that NY State had to go to the expenses of issuing a series of Tax Warrants against him. Go to: http://appsext8.d... […]
Quote from: FuwaFuwaUsagi on February 16, 2010, 05:03:15 PMThe Pundit writes:I was browsing through old posts and came across this one. It's a great one for all to read.My reply:Thanks for the kind words Ryan, but did you up... […]
The Pundit writes:I was browsing through old posts and came across this one. It's a great one for all to read.My reply:Thanks for the kind words Ryan, but did you up my karma points - NOOOO!!!!!! Cheap &(*%$&^ - LOL!!!Once a year, whether ... […]