Indy Joe wants you to join him in New Jersey on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 at the Sheraton Hotel on Frontage Road, in Newark, across from the Newark Airport. [flv:http://www.ddifo.org/movies/SDPreNewJerseyMeeting2.flv 570 … [Read more...]
Denny’s Franchisee Association Intends to Take Legal Action Against the Committee to Enhance Denny’s For Illegal Use of Confidential Documents
May 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From BusinessWire in regard to the Denny's Corporation proxy contest, the Denny's Franchisee Association ("DFA") released the following letter to the Committee to Enhance Denny's (the "Committee") notifying the Committee … [Read more...]
Ambac Regulator Wins Support From Dunkin Brands on Plan
May 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jody Shenn of BusinessWeek reports that Ambac Financial Group Inc.’s regulator won support from Dunkin Brands Inc., Sonic Corp. and Hertz Corp. as he seeks to overcome objections from some of the insurer’s clients … [Read more...]
Judge Grants Fraud Trial Against Dunkin’, Kainos
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Janet Sparks writes at Blue MauMau that after Patrick LaFontaine, professional hockey player and inductee in the Hockey Hall of Fame, filed a lawsuit against Dunkin’ Brands and the principals of its bankrupted … [Read more...]
Coffee Chains Find Home-brewed Success in Michigan
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jennifer Youssef writes in The Detroit News that there may be fewer Starbucks in Michigan these days, but locally owned coffee chains are slinging more espressos and cappuccinos than ever. East Lansing-based … [Read more...]
TD Bank buys S.C.-based South Financial
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Boston Business Journal reports that TD Bank Financial Group, the parent of TD Bank, said Monday it has struck a deal to acquire a money-losing South Carolina-based bank with an elevated amount of problem loans on … [Read more...]
Business Sellers Increasingly Play Banker
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Monica Mehta writes at Bloomberg BusinssWeek that business sellers are using creative financing to command better prices or close deals. During the recession, merger and acquisition activity in the lower-middle … [Read more...]
Seattle’s Best Looks for Franchise Chains
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Blue MauMau reports that Seattle’s Best Coffee unveiled a new logo and brand strategy on May 11 in an effort to reinvent itself. Part of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX), the company wants to explode its brand onto … [Read more...]
The Golden Rule of Profitability
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Kent Bernhard, Jr. writes at Portfolio.com that a new study by Harvard finds that treating the people at the lowest rung of the corporate ladder right isn’t just a nice thing to do. It improves the bottom … [Read more...]
