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Oct 10, 2006

Tim Hortons Boasts Solid Results in Canada and...

Tim Hortons Inc. (NYSE:THI) (TSX:THI) announced today that preliminary same-store sales were up 5.9% at Tim Hortons locations in Canada and 9.2% at restaurants in the U.S for the third quarter, which...

Oct 4, 2006

KFC''s Colonel Sanders Inducted into Advertising...

Colonel Sanders, the founder of the KFC Restaurant chain may have begun building his legendary chicken empire almost a century ago, but he'''s still going places today! His most recent achievement is...

Oct 4, 2006

BURGER KING and Microsoft Partner to Promote the...

This holiday season BURGER KINGâ restaurants will invite guests to have a meal and give the gift of games with three ground-breaking Xbox/Xbox 360 video games available exclusively at BURGER KING...

Oct 4, 2006

Starbucks Enters the Battle of the Breakfast

2007 is looking to be the start of the “Breakfast Wars” Coffee behemoth STARBUCKS is stepping into the dash for your breakfast dollar with plans to offer toasted muffin sandwiches and more during the...

Oct 4, 2006

Chairman''s Brand Grows on Spending Spree

The parent company of Coffee Time, Chairman''''s Brand Corporation of Toronto Ontario is recently announced its purchase of the Afton Food Group, bringing 128 units of Robin's Donuts, 85 units of 241...

Oct 3, 2006

Extreme Pita to Launch Manhattan Store

The move from Mississauga to Manhattan has taken The Extreme Pita nearly ten years but the Canadian fast-food chain says it'''s on the brink of a breakthrough. The franchise company, which until...

Oct 2, 2006

7-Eleven Drops Venezuelan Gasoline Provider

7-Eleven Inc. is terminating its relationship with CITGO as its gasoline provider and will be switching to its own brand. After Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez'''s recent heated speech at the...

Sep 27, 2006

McDonald''s Dividend Upped Nearly 50%

The Board of Directors at McDonald''s (NYSE:MCD) approved a dividend increase of nearly 50% today, increasing the annual dividend from 67 cents to $1.00 per share. This dividend will be payable on...

Sep 22, 2006

WSI Produces First Female Executive to Earn...

Maribel Guiste, Vice President Operations at WSI, the number one Internet and Tech Services Franchise in the world (based in Toronto Canada), is the first and youngest female Canadian Certified...

Sep 19, 2006

Kristi Mailloux named the new Molly Maid President...

“We introduced the Molly Maid franchise concept to the U.S. market in 1984 and today there are more than 300 franchisees from coast to coast,” said McKinnon. “Molly Maid is a great success story and I...

Sep 18, 2006

New Franchise Partners Join 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

(VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA) - 1-800-GOT-JUNK? welcomes 10 new franchisees to their company. Find out more about the newest members of the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise family! Ron Eberhardt - Metro...

Sep 17, 2006

Century 21 expanding in Nova Scotia

CENTURY 21 recently announced the expansion of CENTURY 21 Bayside Real Estate Inc. on Cape Breton Island, NS. Located in Boularderie. The Boularderie East location will continue operating as a branch...

Sep 16, 2006

Century 21 breaks new ground on the West Cost

Victoria BC is the home of a new CENTURY 21 location. Hometown Realty Corp. recently opened in Victoria, BC, and is owned by Val and Olga Balovnev. “CENTURY 21 projects an excellent image and...

Sep 11, 2006

Dunkin Donuts Canadian Counterpart Moves in on its...

As it fights for business with other American chains, Dunkin Donuts is also hearing the heavy footsteps of top Canadian franchise Tim Hortons. Most accounts of Dunkin Donuts'''''' aspirations to...

Sep 3, 2006

Subway: Coming Soon to a Niche Near You

Who has the highest number of franchise units in Canada? If you said McDonald’s you guessed wrong. It’s Subway, with 2168 outlets compared to 1,375 for McDonald’s. According to the Wall Street...

Aug 25, 2006

Management Reshuffled at McDonald’s

Executive changes are expected at McDonald'''s Corporation after July saw the lowest level of sales growth in three years. The first such move was Wednesday. The Associated Press reports that...

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