Anba: São Paulo – The franchises sector is one of the most promising for the commercial relations between Brazilians and Arabs. The statement was made yesterday (29) by the president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Antonio Sarkis Jr., during the seminar “The Ways to Internationalisation... More

Zpizza, the Southern California based gourmet pizza chain, recently signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with Texas native Regina Brooks. Ms. Brooks, with the help of her brother, Erik Miller plan to open five stores in the Austin area, the first by the end of 2006. “I was looking to franchise... More

Auction Bytes: Representatives from iSold It’s UK licensor spoke to AuctionBytes.TV about the opportunities for consignment selling on eBay UK. Phillip Molloy, master licensor for iSold It eBay drop-off stores in the UK, launched in March and plans to open 300 stores there. Phillip Molloy, Managing... More

Vietnam News: In the process of economic integration, the granting of franchise by international companies to local operators in Viet Nam is a key issue. Franchise agreements are a significant pathway for technology transfers and for licensing of trade names, industrial processes, proprietary software,... More

FRANCHISE owners may have to give more warnings to prospective franchisees, after the Federal Government today announced a review of the franchising code of conduct. Small Business Minister Fran Bailey said the Government would review the disclosures section of the code, which relates to the information... More

Telegraph: Thirty-three former franchisees of Benjys are suing the company, piling yet more pressure on the embattled sandwich brand.This comes just a month after it emerged the company’s losses had trebled to £5.09m and that it was being sued by a former franchisee of a shop in Brighton. Four... More

Dubai, UAE (July 25, 2005): International Specialised Stores Co (ISSCO), one of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s fastest growing retail groups has opened the doors to another exciting retail concept. Bed & Bath, devised by Master Franchisers FZCO, has opened its 1st store in Riyadh’s Sahara... More

Franchise Wire: Bar-B-Cutie Franchise Systems is in advanced talks to take its Southern fare to the Middle Kingdom. Greg George, the Brentwood company’s director of franchise development, says he expects to sign a franchise deal in the next month. He expects the agreement to call for between 50... More

The Star: DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy’s International Inc. said Tuesday it plans to spin off its remaining 82.75 per cent stake in Tim Hortons Inc.to Wendy’s shareholders around Oct. 1. The Ohio-based company also disclosed Tuesday that same-store sales at its Wendy’s and Baja Fresh restaurants... More

Yorkshire Today: A MOBILE coffee business established in the UK by a Yorkshire university graduate has opened 12 franchises in its first year of trading with plans to double that figure by the end of 2006. Cafe2U offers office workers the chance to take a break by wandering outdoors for a drink. Tom... More

Smh: The franchise model adopted by car audio and mobile phone retailer Strathfield Group Ltd is starting to reap financial benefits. The struggling Strathfield said it is on track to deliver a small earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) profit for the six months to June... More

Bangkok Post: When people sign franchise contracts to start their own businesses, hardly anyone thinks of the business of selling waste. Yet Wongpanit Garbage Recycle Separation Plant insists that if you want to become an entrepreneur, you should consider producing litter _ for recycling purposes. “Wouldn’t... More