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Governor Patrick Visits Reading, Congratulates Keurig on Innovation
July 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
State Rep. Brad Jones, State Sen. Katherine Clark and Gov. Deval Patrick pose with Keurig K-Cups at the close of their visit. Credit Matt Casey Patch.com reports that Governor Deval Patrick, along with State Rep. Brad … [Read more...]
DTT Surveillance Announces the Launch of its Loss Prevention Web Portal
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
DTT's Loss Prevention Services, the leader of Loss Prevention auditing services for the restaurant and hospitality industries, launched its Loss Prevention Web Portal to all SmartAudit? clients last week. Customers get … [Read more...]
Smuckers has Raised Prices on Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee in Supermarkets? Have you?
September 27, 2010 By 3 Comments
Coffee price increases by J.M. Smucker for Dunkin' Donuts grocery store coffee have received quite alot of press lately. Dunkin' Brands issued this statement to the Boston Business Journal (see at DDIFO: Coffee Prices … [Read more...]
Tight Credit Is Turning Franchisers Into Lenders
June 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Kermit Pattison writes in the New York Times that Mr. Tessier had owned a liquor store for nearly a decade. He had a good credit score and a solid track record as a businessman in central Georgia. He assumed lenders … [Read more...]
Cupcakes, Really?
April 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sage Meehan at Food Fashion Trends traces the popularity of Cupcakes to the TV Show Sex in the City, she writes: Carrie is often seen unabashedly devouring cupcakes from her favorite bakery, “Magnolia” in New York … [Read more...]
Dunkin’ Donuts to award $25,000 in scholarships
April 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dunkin' Donuts franchisees in the Greater Philadelphia area are pleased to announce the Dunkin' Donuts Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program. Dunkin' Donuts will award $25,000 in college scholarships this year to … [Read more...]
McDonald’s Bets Pricing Drinks At $1 Will Heat Up Summer Sales
March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Paul Zi0bro reports at the Wall Street Journal that McDonald's Corp.'s summer sales may get extra juice with a push to sell all soft drinks, no matter the size, for $1. McDonald's executives have been trying to sell … [Read more...]
McDonalds Same Store Sales up 4.8% in February
March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The world’s largest quick-service chain said global same-store sales increased 4.8 percent in February, including a 0.6-percent uptick in the United States. The positive performance followed a 0.7-percent decrease in … [Read more...]
Mass Roundup: Budget off $3 Billion
December 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Nancy Reardon of the Patriot Ledger reports that the outlook for next year’s state budget is a bit rosier than state leaders expected, but the chances of a full recovery anytime soon are dim. Some tax collection … [Read more...]
