In past hearings on fair franchising proposals, opponents have rounded up some McDonald’s franchise owners to testify against restoring equity and balance to the relationship. Now comes a report by Janney Capital Markets that crystalizes the outlook that McDonald’s franchisees have for the next six months and rates their relationship with the franchisor. On a…
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We encourage all Dunkin’ franchise owners in the greater Atlanta market to register and plan to attend the DDIFO meeting scheduled for this coming Thursday, January 23 at the Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport Hotel. The meeting will feature Dunkin’ franchisee and DDIFO leader Rob Branca as well as DDIFO Restaurant Analyst John Gordon of Pacific…
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DDIFO will host another meeting at the Tampa Airport Marriott on Thursday, February 6. The announcement email will be sent this week, but members should mark their calendars now and plan to attend this important meeting.
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Our Northeast Regional meeting for the DDIFO membership will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel and Conference Center. We’re in the process of confirming some exceptional speakers and presentations for this meeting and recommend that our Northeast franchise owners be sure to mark the date in their calendars and…
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We want to remind you one last time of the Coalition of Franchisee Association (CFA) Webinar, CFAVotes – Navigating The Only Legislative Website For Franchisees to be held one week from today on January 24 at 11:00 AM ET. The CFAVotes website is becoming increasingly important as DDIFO, CFA and other franchisee associations become more…
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Last week, we reported on NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech when he touted new tax cuts that will save businesses up to $1 Billion. The Governor claimed that the tax cuts were necessary to stimulate continued economic growth. This week, it was reported that the New York State Senate Majority Coalition…
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Missouri Democrats this week answered the tax cut question by announcing they have filed their own tax relief bill that will cut taxes for the majority of Missourians – but increase them on “the wealthiest”. Last year, a tax cut bill passed the legislature but was vetoed as being too favorable to ‘wealthy businesses’ by…
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Although we do not yet have a date for any public hearing on the issue, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is expected to soon schedule a public hearing on HB 1215, An Act Related to Franchisee Rights, a version of the fair franchising legislation filed recently in a number of state legislatures. NH Rep…
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The Small Business Investment Protection Act, pending in the Maine Legislature since early in 2013, will be discussed in detail at an upcoming meeting of the Labor, Commerce, Research & Economic Development Committee on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the State Capital in Augusta. The bill, filed by Rep. Erin Herbig (D-Belfast), is identified as LD1458,…
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We again remind our members and other Dunkin’ franchisees that the $5.7 Billion settlement between VISA and MasterCard and a number of merchant and trade organizations has been finalized by the US District Court. The settlement stems from a 2005 class action lawsuit against the credit card giants on behalf of merchants regarding non-negotiable credit…
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