Those who listened to the President’s State of the Union Speech this week, heard him again call for an increase in the federal minimum wage, and even commit to increase it for federal contractors via not force of law, but Executive Order. That presidential reinforcement will encourage activists across the country to resurrect efforts to…
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Jumping back to calls for increases in minimum wages, we couldn’t help note an interesting story last week on technological developments for the fast food industry – more specifically, the “Alpha Machine” (a burger robot) and the “Burrito Box”! The inventions, created by Momentum Machines, could revolutionize fast food service – for example, the burger…
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How time flies! As we’ve told you before, 2014 marks the 25th Anniversary of DDIFO as an organization representing Dunkin’s Independent Franchise Owners and we’re proud of it. Out in the mid-west though, the Illinois Restaurant Association is celebrating 100 years of advocacy for the restaurant industry in Illinois. They too will celebrate their history…
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We received notice this week from InterExchange, an organization that connects international students looking for work in the United States with employers looking for temporary workers, that they are now accepting applications to participate. We understand some of our members have participated with InterExchange in the past. There are specific operational and geographic requirements to…
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One of the components of McDonalds growth strategy for 2014 through 2016 is increasing “coffee-driven” visits. Coming on the heels of some disappointing sales numbers for 2013, a memo sent this week urged franchisees to deliver “a gold-standard cup of coffee with every visit.” In a webcast sent earlier in the month, the company vowed to…
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2:00 – 2:30 PM Registration and Welcome – Ed Shanahan, Executive Director, DDIFO “An Overview of Issues!” A presentation by the Executive Director of the DD Independent Franchise Owners, Inc. on the status of a number of issues that are relevant to the franchisee community today and in the coming months. He will also address DDIFO and…
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Attorney Ramy P. Elmasri is an expert in Florida employment litigation and professional liability. With the national firm of Vernis & Bowling since 2012, he is an experienced insurance company claims attorney who oversaw and handled a multitude of cases from inception to their natural resolution as an insurance employee. As a former insurance company…
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The Small Business Investment Protection Act, LD1458, was the subject of a committee work group meeting just yesterday, so we don’t have a full report on which to advise you yet. Suffice it to say that the Maine legislative page reports that the matter was tabled, but we’ll have more information later today. We apologize…
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We would encourage franchisees regardless of the brand concept who have real concerns about the inequity of the franchisor/franchisee relationship, or have suffered losses as a result of the lack of fair franchising protections in New Hampshire to advise us and plan to attend the NH Legislature’s hearing on fair franchising when it is held…
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Yes, you read that correctly, Hawaii is considering entering the fair franchising debate soon through the work of Attorney Thomas Bush. Currently, Hawaii has one of the best franchise bodies of law on its books, but franchisors avoid them completely through a loophole that allows franchisors in the franchise agreement to define the rule of…
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