From time to time DDIFO is pleased to present Guest Commentary from valued contributors. Guest commentaries feature the views and opinions of the contributor and are not necessarily the opinions of DDIFO and it’s Board … [Read more...]
Saving Money & Recovering Costs: Strategies for Franchise Owners
September 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
This is the first in a series of three articles focusing on specific cost savings and cost recovery strategies. This first article will focus on Energy expenses. For five years, Michael Lefkowitz owned and … [Read more...]
Is a Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise Really Only a 20-Year “Rent a Business?”
June 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From time to time DDIFO is pleased to present Guest Commentary from valued contributors. Guest commentaries feature the views and opinions of the contributor and are not necessarily the opinions of DDIFO and it’s Board … [Read more...]
Freedom is Not Free!
April 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From time to time DDIFO is pleased to present Guest Commentary from valued contributors. Guest commentaries feature the views and opinions of the contributor and are not necessarily the opinions of DDIFO and it’s Board … [Read more...]
Riding the Circuit Courts
April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Riding the Circuit Courts is a new column at www.ddifo.org that summarizes recent court cases and their relevance to Dunkin' Donuts franchise owners. The following summaries were prepared by Attorney Jeffrey M. … [Read more...]
An Analysis of Recent Franchise Non-Compete Decisions
March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From time time DDIFO is pleased to present Guest Commentary from valued contributors. The following is an Analysis of Recent Franchise Non-Compete Decisions written and submitted by Eric Karp and David … [Read more...]
It’s Your Money – Keep It!
February 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
From time time DDIFO is pleased to present Guest Commentary from valued contributors. The following is an article about Fraud Detection written and submitted by Steven Schottenfeld of TraceTech Solutions , 7 … [Read more...]
2009 Top Ten List of Federal (FLSA) Wage and Hour Violations
December 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
2009 Top Ten List of Federal (FLSA) Wage and Hour Violations (and how to avoid being on the Naughty List.) From time time DDIFO is pleased to present Guest Commentary from valued contributors. The following is an … [Read more...]
Fighting for Control of Occupany Costs
September 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
From time time DDIFO is pleased to present Guest Commentary from valued contributors. The following is an article written and submitted by Jim Fiola and Paul Kinney from The National Retail Tenants Association … [Read more...]
Saving Money & Recovering Costs: Strategies for Franchise Owners, Part 2
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of three articles focusing on specific cost savings and cost recovery strategies for Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners. In this article we examine water, sewer and trash … [Read more...]