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		<title>Geller to bring Dunkin’ Donuts back to St. Louis Thursday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dunkin Donuts franchise owner Michael Geller plans to open the first of his dozen planned St. Louis stores at 5 a.m. at 1210 South Kirkwood Road.

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		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/geller-to-bring-dunkin%e2%80%99-donuts-back-to-st-louis-thursday/</link>
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		<title>To Keep Guests, Fast Food Loses the Fiberglass Decor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brandweek reports that with slate floors and subdued lighting, Arne Jacobsen-inspired egg-chairs and printed wall panels by French architect Philippe Avanzi, a certain lunch spot in Manhattan’s uber-hip Chelsea district fits right in with the nearby boutiques and art galleries. Less predictable is the place’s name: McDonald’s.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/to-keep-guests-fast-food-loses-the-fiberglass-decor/</link>
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		<title>Burger King Lets Franchisees Have it Their Way on Soda Rebates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Janet Sparks reports at BlueMauMau that the National Franchisee Association, representing over 90 percent of all Burger King franchisees in the US, has settled two class action lawsuits with franchisor Burger King Corp. (NYSE: BKC) and its two soft drink distributors, Coca Cola and Dr Pepper.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/burger-king-lets-franchisees-have-it-their-way-on-soda-rebates/</link>
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		<title>D.A. says Kainos CFO Skimmed $429K</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NBC New York reports that a Long Island businessman was really raking in the dough -- allegedly stealing nearly a half-million dollars from Kainos Partners that owns a string of Dunkin' Donuts, prosecutors said today.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/d-a-says-kainos-cfo-skimmed-429k/</link>
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		<title>Tension Rules Franchisor-Franchisee Relationships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David Farkas writes in  Chain Leader that attorney J. Michael Dady claims that restaurant chain discounting ruins franchisees' profits and insists more disclosure would keep franchisors honest.
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		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/tension-rules-franchisor-franchisee-relationships/</link>
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		<title>Gov’t Intervention a Top Industry Concern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nation's Restaurant News reports that the increase of government legislation targeting the foodservice industry, on the federal, state and local levels, is one of the largest challenges restaurateurs face, industry executives and operators said Monday during the International Restaurant &#038; Foodservice Show of New York.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/gov%e2%80%99t-intervention-a-top-industry-concern/</link>
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		<title>Dunkin’ Brands To Gobble Up Kainos Franchise Shops</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BlueMauMau reports that Dunkin' Brands has announced its intent to purchase some of the stores of troubled Kainos Partners Holding Company, a master franchise of 56 Dunkin' Donuts shops located in New York, South Carolina and Nevada. Dunkin' will acquire the franchisee's stores to be owned and run by the franchisor, and then refranchise them later.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/dunkin%e2%80%99-donuts-to-gobble-up-kainos-franchise-shops/</link>
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		<title>Independent Joe Attended the March 4th DDIFO Members Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DDIFO Members Can Watch the Videos and see what Independent Joe had to say about the World Champion New York Yankees, Dunkin' Donuts 60th BirthDDay, Competition, and Politics.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/independent-joe-attends-the-march-4th-ddifo-members-meeting/</link>
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		<title>Dunkin&#8217; Donuts has announced the result of its most recent Brand Advisory Council (BAC) election with 26 franchise leaders representing five regions.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chain Leader, reports that Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, has announced the result of its most recent Brand Advisory Council (BAC) election with twenty-six franchise leaders representing five regions.
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		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/dunkin-donuts-has-announced-the-result-of-its-most-recent-brand-advisory-council-bac-election-with-26-franchise-leaders-representing-five-regions/</link>
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		<title>Tim Hortons Plans 900 New Sites By 2013</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Judy McKinnon, of  Dow Jones Newswires reports that Tim Hortons Inc. (THI) plans to open about 900 locations in North America by 2013, including about 600 in Canada, and is forecasting 2010 earnings of C$1.95-C$2.05 a share, well ahead of the C$1.64 a share it recently reported for 2009.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ddifo.org/tim-hortons-plans-900-new-sites-by-2013/</link>
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