As we’ve advised in the past, the Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) has worked hard for a number of years on fair franchising legislation at the state level and now on several issues pending in the Nation’s Capital, including the SBA Franchise Loan Default Disclosure Act (S.2162), SBA Franchise Loan Transparency Act (S.1120), and the…
Read More »The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing this week specifically on the Federal Trade Commission, the federal agency charged with oversight of franchising across the country. The panel of witnesses at the August 5 hearing included all five of the FTC Commissioners, including Commissioner Rohit Chopra, who specifically highlighted some…
Read More »Last week, the ICR XChange, one of the largest investment conferences of the year, was held in Orlando with Dunkin’ Brands very much in attendance. Chairman and CEO Nigel Travis along with CFO Paul Carbone presented in one session and held two breakout sessions. Among some of the more interesting notes from their participation are…
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