It is impossible to attend a franchise conference or read a trade magazine without being inundated with discussions about “engaging
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Social Media Practice Pointer after Genghis Grill Contest: Avoiding Negatively Publicity Online
Last month’s issue of the Franchise Times contained an interesting article about the issues that may arise when a franchise
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Dishing the Details 2: FAQs for the New FDA Vending Machine Labeling Rules
Last week, we discussed the FDA’s new menu labeling rules for restaurants. The final rule also requires certain vending machine operators to disclose calorie information for food sold from
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What Does the President’s Executive Action on Immigration Really Mean?
Contributed by Robert S. Whitehill
The Executive Action announced by President Obama on November 20, 2014 has stirred a great deal of excitement in the immigration space: some positive, some
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Dishing the Details: FAQs for the FDA’s Final Menu Labeling Rules for Restaurants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released two long awaited food labeling rules. The first requires “chain” restaurants and similar retail food establishments to list calorie information on menus
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Can Misrepresentation of FDD Start-Up Expenses Be a Cause of Action? (At Least One Court Says “Yes”)
Last month we posted about an interesting discussion that occurred at the ABA Forum on Franchising Annual Meeting about the extent of a franchisor’s duty to assure that initial start-up
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Have You Considered the Challenges of Operating in Nontraditional Locations?
Christopher Egan, counsel for Dunkin Brands, Inc. had some very interesting comments during the program he presented at this
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Are You Ready for the Final FDA Menu Labeling Rules?
Important news for restaurant and food service franchise systems: Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released
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