Monday, June 11 11:00 am The Phantom Gourmet: Current Trends and Regulations in the Restaurant Environment Phantom Gourmet founder & CEO Dave Andelman 11:45 am Lunch in the Franchise Solutions Marketplace 1:15 pm Encroachment, Impact of Private Equity & Other Legal Trends Impacting Your Business Attorney Robert Zarco – Zarco, Einhorn, Salkowski & Brito, P.A. 2:15…
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NDCP is a huge asset for DD franchise owners, as are the co-ops owned by franchisees in other brands. How do they compare? Are they equally transparent, well-financed and efficient? Which delivers the better value for its members? How do they do it? What can Dunkin’ owners of NDCP do to deliver even more value on these and…
Read More »As we advised last week, attorney John Ring was confirmed by the US Senate last Thursday for the final slot on the National Labor Relations Board. What wasn’t evident at the time was that President Trump would be immediately promoting Ring to the chairmanship of the agency. He announced that move last Thursday evening, replacing…
Read More »The Obama-era NLRB adopted the so-called “Ambush Election rule” back in December 2014 with the significantly shortened timeframe taking effect on April 14, 2015. The effect of the rule change was significant and among other changes, served to reduce the time frame from the filing of a union representation petition to the holding of the…
Read More »There’s more NLRB intrigue when we talk about funding the agency received in the Omnibus Spending bill signed in late March to keep the government running through the end of the fiscal year. The White House Office of Management and Budget is trying to claw back some of that funding (a $192 million increase over…
Read More »Andrew Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., will headline the DDIFO National Conference in New Orleans on June 11 & 12, giving the closing keynote address on Tuesday, June 12. Puzder, who was nominated in December 2016 by then president-elect Trump to serve as Secretary of Labor,…
Read More »DDIFO members are advised that the Hall of Fame nomination process is now opened for them to submit the names of other individuals that should be considered for induction in the DDIFO Franchise Owners Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame induction luncheon will be held at the conclusion of the 2018 National Conference, immediately…
Read More »Believe me when I tell you, nothing good will come out of a proposal in the Chicago Board of Alderman to create a new Office of Labor Standards that would be charged with enforcing minimum wage and paid sick leave laws in the Windy City. Alderman Ameya Pawar is the lead sponsor among 35 others…
Read More »The Coalition of Franchisee Associations’ (CFA) annual CFA Day and Lobbying Forum in Washington, DC is only a few weeks away. This popular event, which will be held on May 9, presents a golden opportunity for Dunkin’ franchisees to unite with franchisees from 17 different brands in various industries from across the United States to…
Read More »The big news on the competitor front this week was clearly the difficulties Starbucks encountered when the manager of a Starbucks store in Philadelphia called police on two black men who hadn’t purchased anything at the store while they were waiting to meet a third individual. Police arrived and took the 2 gentlemen into custody…
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