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Published September 6, 2017

How Much Should It Cost to Sell Your Franchise Opportunity?

The conventional pricing for selling your franchise opportunity in the restaurant industry has been $10,000-$12,000, that number is not the best standard to go buy anymore due to factors that create skyrocketing prices. Find out here what factors you need to know when pricing or budgeting for a franchise opportunity. Franchise developing is hard and […]

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Texas Judge Strikes Down Overtime Rule

A judge in Texas vetoed a measure by the Federal Government to offer overtime for salaried workers who make under $47,476 a year. This law affected many restaurant workers including 85% of mangers nation wide. The decision was praised by the Restaurant Law center who stated that the Department of Labor had overstepped its authority […]

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3 Tips from a Corporate Executive Turned Franchisee

Deb Lutz was in executive corporate roles for almost her entire life. She was always dreaming of having her own business and went after the dream. She found a franchise called b.good which she traveled to their head quarters and fell in love. After much success and hard work she is working on opening her […]

Published September 5, 2017

Insects, Elk, and the Rise of Alternative Proteins

In a world of increasingly conscious eaters, alternative sources of protein are on the rise. For Twisted Root Burger Co., this is fortuitous. In fact, nearly a fifth of the company’s menu comes from protein sources such as boar, emu, alligator, and more. While originally, these meats were more for fun, increased customer demand has […]

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Noodles & Company Teaming Up with No Kid Hungry Again

The fast casual restaurant chain Noodles & Company has announced that it will be partnering with the U.S. based nonprofit No Kid Hungry for the second year in a row in order to raise money to end child hunger in the United States. Patrons of the restaurant chain will be able to make donations both […]

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In-N-Out Sues Smashburger over Sandwich Names

Smashburger and In-N-Out battle in court over similarities in burger names. In-N-Out alleges that Smashburger is violating their trademarked Double Double, and Triple Triple burgers. Smashburger is currently marketing a burger that they have dubbed the Triple Double to celebrate it’s tenth anniversary, which In-N-Out claims might potentially confuse customers, and lead them to believe […]

Published September 4, 2017

NYC Won’t Preemptively Enforce Menu-Labeling Rules

New York City is going to give restaurants more time before officially rolling out a new menu labeling set of rules mandated by the FDA. The FDA is making a new system to be followed for labeling food items on menus at restaurants. These new rules include listing many nutritional facts such as: calories, total […]

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Why Fried Chicken is Cool Again

Too often considered a quick meal or an unhealthy snack, fried chicken has a bad reputation among the culinary elite. Barney Wolf indicates in his masterfully written piece that all of this may be changing as fried chicken is making a come back so to speak. Chefs are elevating the ingredient to include it in […]

Published September 1, 2017

Here’s Why Panera is Now Posting Sugar Counts on Cups

If you visit Panera Bread in the near future, take a look at the cups and you will notice a major change from the design that you are accustomed to. That is because Panera has now added sugar counts on their cups. This new change is just another one of the company’s efforts in helping […]

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Diners still want to eat off plates, not shoes or boards

A study in the United Kingdom has shown that while older Brits prefer being served their food on traditional plates while dining out, the younger generation is more open to the concept of being served food on more non traditional items. The new trend in restaurants is to serve food on wooden boards, to deliver […]

Monthly Archives: September 2017

Published September 6, 2017

How Much Should It Cost to Sell Your Franchise Opportunity?

Published

Texas Judge Strikes Down Overtime Rule

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3 Tips from a Corporate Executive Turned Franchisee

Published September 5, 2017

Insects, Elk, and the Rise of Alternative Proteins

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Noodles & Company Teaming Up with No Kid Hungry Again

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In-N-Out Sues Smashburger over Sandwich Names

Published September 4, 2017

NYC Won’t Preemptively Enforce Menu-Labeling Rules

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Why Fried Chicken is Cool Again

Published September 1, 2017

Here’s Why Panera is Now Posting Sugar Counts on Cups

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Diners still want to eat off plates, not shoes or boards

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