As we’ve reported to you in the past, the Affordable Care Act initially required covered employers to provide notice of the health insurance requirement and the availability of state health care exchanges to all their employees by Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Although that requirement is still technically in place, as we told you in last…
Read More »Come October 1, the various state health exchanges established as the marketplace for available plans will begin accepting enrollments. Costs associated with the various exchanges will differ depending on the state, age of the enrollee and the level of coverage chosen among other factors. The Department of Health & Human Services has released an issue…
Read More »With the provisions of Obama Care changing so regularly, you are well advised to sign up on one of the many websites that provide up to date information on Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements. DDIFO will certainly continue to fill that void as best we can, but there are a couple of sites that you…
Read More »In their recent newsletter, the IFA boasted of having had Matt Haller and Dean Heyl travel to Harrisburg, PA. to begin work against HB 1620, which would provide some balance to the franchisee/franchisor relationship. They are working to build a coalition against the bill, filed by Representative Peter Daley. In the newsletter, they allege the…
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We reported months ago how at its 2013 DC Summit in July, the Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) had encouraged the passage of the Forty Hours Is Full Time Act proposed by Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and others. Well, the International Franchise Association (IFA) has now joined the fray and at their annual DC Fly-in…
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Our friends at Dunbar Security have advised us that the Federal Reserve Bank will issue a new $100 bill and place it into circulation on October 8. To familiarize yourself, or your staff, with the look and feel of the ‘C-Note’, you can visit NewMoney.gov for an explanation of the new $100 note, or visit…
Read More »In its annual ranking of Best States for Business 2013, Forbes Magazine has anointed Virgina as the best state in the country within which to do business. North Dakota, Utah, North Carolina and Colorado rounded out the top five. The full list in pictures is available here.
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Last night, DBI Chairman and CEO Nigel Travis was again interviewed on CNBC and reported that store remodels were getting a mid-single digit sales uplift but that franchisees were happy with that lift! He also noted that many discounts were underway including $4 off KCups, $5.99 for a bag of coffee and free coffee to…
Read More »Starbucks completed expansion of their La Boulange food offerings across the country when the new pastry lineup reached Boston and other east coast cities. The additional items were added to their menu with their acquisition of Bay Bread LLC and its La Boulange bakery brand last year for $100 million.
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Dunkin’ is not the only QSR looking to develop a paper cup to replace foam cups for hot beverages. Bloomberg reports that McDonalds plans to convert its hot beverage cups from polystyrene to paper over the next several years.
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