Sentences with phrase «as a franchisor in»

As a franchisor in the hotel industry, our partners were other large public companies, and I didn't anticipate until I got here that this industry is about entrepreneurship, or family - owned, multi-generational businesses.

Not exact matches

Some franchisors will include this earnings claim as item 19 in the FDD, which shows the average franchisee's revenue and profitability, according to Siebert.»

And her store climbed the ranks to become one of the top - grossing stores of its kind in the nation — even as her franchisor suffered financial problems at the top and, eventually, new ownership.

To be eligible to rank, a franchisor must be seeking new franchisees in the U.S. or Canada and must have had a minimum of 10 units open and operating as of July 31, 2017, with at least one franchise located in North America.

While franchising makes up a «thriving and expanding» sector in the economy according to the U.S. Commercial Service, few franchisors credit the Dominican Republic as a major driver of business as they might swiftly - growing Asian markets.

If you're interested in buying a franchise, it's just as important to ensure that franchisor has a concrete strategy for when it becomes time to move on.

This means that as a franchisor, not only do you need far less capital with which to expand, but your risk is largely limited to the capital you invest in developing your franchise company — an amount that is often less than the cost of opening one additional company - owned location.

Here's what potential franchisees and franchisors, as well as veterans of the industry have to look forward to in the panel:

As a franchisor, this can give you the flexibility to consider markets in which corporate returns might be marginal.

In July, the National Labor Relations Board defined McDonald's as a joint employer in lawsuits against the company, a designation that could force the franchisor to take responsibility for workers» wageIn July, the National Labor Relations Board defined McDonald's as a joint employer in lawsuits against the company, a designation that could force the franchisor to take responsibility for workers» wagein lawsuits against the company, a designation that could force the franchisor to take responsibility for workers» wages.

Meanwhile, in other cases such as Domino's recent sexual harassment lawsuit, franchisees have been deemed completely independent of franchisors» control in employee matters.

Look for a franchisor to display confidence and ambition as well as a sense of loyalty to the prospective franchisees in the proposal.

In many countries, we employ a lower - risk approach to investment overseas by identifying strong local partners to serve as the «franchisor» in their home marketIn many countries, we employ a lower - risk approach to investment overseas by identifying strong local partners to serve as the «franchisor» in their home marketin their home markets.

«As a franchisee, you not only have to operate your own business, but [you have to do so] within the confines of the franchise system, so it is a compromise,» notes Fittante, who represents franchisors in his practice.

The survey asked CMIT Solutions» franchise owners to rate their franchisor through a series of questions in categories such as overall quality, growth potential, support, and communication.

Once you are enrolled in a franchise system, the franchisor will help to set up the sale of your franchise, as well as onboarding the new owner when you are ready to move on.

When considering brands as a franchisee, TA seeks a reputable brand that has established its name as well as one that is in good standing with its franchisors.

Atlanta - based FOCUS Brands Inc. is the franchisor and operator of over 4,000 ice cream shoppes, bakeries, restaurants and cafes in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 60 foreign countries under the brand names Carvel ®, Cinnabon ®, Schlotzsky's ®, Moe's Southwest Grill ®, Auntie Anne's ® and McAlister's Deli ®, as well as Seattle's Best Coffee ® on certain military bases and in certain international markets.

As a growing franchisor, it can put new technologies in the hands of its owners and customers.

As a franchisor, especially for its Quaker Steak & Lube and Iron Skillet brands, TA looks for entrepreneurs with a background in the restaurant business.

Organic New York style sauce, endorsed by football great Kurt Warner and available in jars for take - home use Experienced, successful restaurant team as franchisors

ABOUT PIZZA INN Headquartered in the Dallas suburb of The Colony, TX, Pizza Inn Holdings, Inc., is an owner, franchisor and supplier of a system of restaurants operating domestically and internationally under the trademarks «Pizza Inn» and «Pie Five Pizza Co.» Pizza Inn is an international pizza chain featuring traditional and specialty pizzas, as well as freshly made pastas, sandwiches, and desserts.

In an effort to solve that challenge, the Szalays partnered with HUMAN Healthy Vending — the nation's leading franchisor of healthy vending machine businesses — to ensure that their family, as well as the greater Memphis community, has convenient access to healthful foods and beverages, including allergy - and diabetic - friendly options.

In explaining Sherpa Kids Australia's role, Michael says: «Our job as the franchisor is to oversee each operation and provide operational support with our team of highly experienced OSHC professionals.

A Canadian resident with extensive experience in franchising, specialty retail and distribution, McNeely has formerly served as executive vice president and CFO of Tim Hortons, Canada's leading retail franchisor and distributor.

Defending claims against lawyers in the current climate is an uphill battle: Franchisees are often treated by the courts almost as a «protected class» as judges seem to strive to make findings in their favour in disputes with franchisors over disclosure.

In contrast, the franchisor argued that the franchisee was provided with disclosure as required under the Act, and the franchisee was simply attempting to resile from a bona fide transaction due to its own incompetence and inability to operate the business successfully.

In his ruling in Bertico Inc. v. Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd., Tingley found in favour of Dunkin' Donuts» former franchisees, who were suing the franchisor for incompetence, negligence, lack of support and assistance, as well as flagrant breach of the contract entered into between the franchisor and its franchiseeIn his ruling in Bertico Inc. v. Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd., Tingley found in favour of Dunkin' Donuts» former franchisees, who were suing the franchisor for incompetence, negligence, lack of support and assistance, as well as flagrant breach of the contract entered into between the franchisor and its franchiseein Bertico Inc. v. Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd., Tingley found in favour of Dunkin' Donuts» former franchisees, who were suing the franchisor for incompetence, negligence, lack of support and assistance, as well as flagrant breach of the contract entered into between the franchisor and its franchiseein favour of Dunkin' Donuts» former franchisees, who were suing the franchisor for incompetence, negligence, lack of support and assistance, as well as flagrant breach of the contract entered into between the franchisor and its franchisees.

As in any well - crafted contract, the Franchise Agreement is designed to balance the needs of the franchisor to protect its concept and ensure consistency in how each of its licensees operates under the brand.

The franchisor had started to trade as Caspian Pizza in Birmingham in 1991 and had opened other outlets in the West Midlands.

For these reasons, the Ontario government introduced comprehensive legislation, known as the Arthur WIshart Act, designed to ensure that potential franchisees are properly informed about the franchise system they are entering, and to provide protections and remedies when franchisors engage in misrepresentation or operate in a way that is unfair to their franchisees.

It is a question of fact as to whether, as the court considered in Cislaw, the franchisor retains» «the right to control the means and manner in which the result is achieved»» and exercises «complete or substantial control over the franchisee.»

The franchisor was not exempt from the resale exemption in the Act because it «effected» the sale by requiring the spouse of the corporate franchisee's principal to sign as guarantor.

The appeal decision hinged on the specific evidence that the MEDIchair franchisor ran a competing Motion Specialties brand and did not intend to open another MEDIchair store in Peterborough as long as its Motion Specialties franchisee operated in that territory.

In respect of the correct legal issue, the Court of Appeal ruled that the motion judge significantly erred by framing the issue as: whether a franchisor's associate is deemed to be a party to the franchise agreement.

When a franchisor «effects» a resale transaction and, as a result, is disqualified from the resale exemption in the Act.

The franchisor's representatives conceded that as long as their Motion Specialties franchisee operated in Peterborough, they would not open a competing MEDIchair location there.

Just as importantly, the franchisor did not assert that it required the restrictive covenant to protect the interests of the Motion Specialties franchisee in the territory.

He summarized the law, as stated by the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2001 in 978011 Ontario Ltd v Cornell Engineering Co, that it is unclear whether a franchisor is under a duty of fair dealing in relation to pre-contractual discussions with a prospective franchisee.

As noted by way of an introduction to the critical statutory franchise rescission remedy in Ontario in a Law Works Franchise Justice Blog Post on September 8, 2013, «Terminating a Franchise Agreement: A Primer ``, if a franchisor fails to deliver a disclosure document as required under Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 and its Regulation, General Ontario Regulation 581/00, a franchisee is entitled to cancel (legally «rescind») the entire purchase of the franchised business from the start of the transaction, including all franchise and related agreements, and claim a return of all his or her investment and losseAs noted by way of an introduction to the critical statutory franchise rescission remedy in Ontario in a Law Works Franchise Justice Blog Post on September 8, 2013, «Terminating a Franchise Agreement: A Primer ``, if a franchisor fails to deliver a disclosure document as required under Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 and its Regulation, General Ontario Regulation 581/00, a franchisee is entitled to cancel (legally «rescind») the entire purchase of the franchised business from the start of the transaction, including all franchise and related agreements, and claim a return of all his or her investment and losseas required under Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 and its Regulation, General Ontario Regulation 581/00, a franchisee is entitled to cancel (legally «rescind») the entire purchase of the franchised business from the start of the transaction, including all franchise and related agreements, and claim a return of all his or her investment and losses.

Since Bertico merely applies the law established in Provigo to a new set of facts (as acknowledged by the Court of Appeal at para. 76 of Bertico), this decision has not increased the duties incumbent upon franchisors in Quebec.

In the absence of any specific contractual language (there was express language in the agreements at issue in Bertico), the court found the franchisor had an implicit duty, as a result of a duty of good faith and loyalty towards its franchisees, to provide them with technical support and co-operation in a manner that would ensure that the underlying considerations of the franchise agreement remained relevanIn the absence of any specific contractual language (there was express language in the agreements at issue in Bertico), the court found the franchisor had an implicit duty, as a result of a duty of good faith and loyalty towards its franchisees, to provide them with technical support and co-operation in a manner that would ensure that the underlying considerations of the franchise agreement remained relevanin the agreements at issue in Bertico), the court found the franchisor had an implicit duty, as a result of a duty of good faith and loyalty towards its franchisees, to provide them with technical support and co-operation in a manner that would ensure that the underlying considerations of the franchise agreement remained relevanin Bertico), the court found the franchisor had an implicit duty, as a result of a duty of good faith and loyalty towards its franchisees, to provide them with technical support and co-operation in a manner that would ensure that the underlying considerations of the franchise agreement remained relevanin a manner that would ensure that the underlying considerations of the franchise agreement remained relevant.

But Dolman says that can lead to a heavy burden on franchisors, as the franchisees» legal representatives «push the envelope» in their submissions before the courts.

Another concern, particularly in Quebec, centres on the obligations of franchisors highlighted in the Dunkin' Brands Canada Ltd. v. Bertico Inc. case, which ruled that Dunkin' Donuts» Canadian operations had not done enough to promote the brand as Tim Hortons ate away at their share of the Quebec market.

Author: Anthony Pugh, J.D., Law Works P.C. Editor: Ben Hanuka On October 25, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its judgment in 2122994 Ontario Inc. v. Lettieri, in which it upheld the decision of the trial judge and dismissed the franchisor's several attempts to challenge the franchisee's rescission claim, such as alleged bad faith and alleged improper categorization of rescission losses.

Author: Anthony Pugh, Student - at - Law, Law Works P.C. Editor: Ben Hanuka In franchise resales, i.e., transferring a franchised business by a franchisee seller to a prospective franchisee buyer, there is not necessarily the same power imbalance as there usually is between franchisors and franchisees.

Once you're in business as a franchisor, one of your most pressing activities will be to find franchisees and convince them to buy your concept.

Becoming a franchisor means you'll be engaged in entirely different activities than you were as a business owner.

As a franchise lawyer with more than 30 years experience in helping to resolve disputes among franchisors and franchisees, I believe that mediation is very well suited to resolution of franchise disputes.

HomeLife Realty has announced five new outlets across Canada, as well as an expanded operation in the lower mainland of B.C. New to the franchisor are: HomeLife / Hayes Realty under broker / owner Roberta Hayes in Moncton, N.B.; HomeLife / Peel Real Estate in Brampton, Ont.