Sentences with phrase «by franchisees over»

Worse, the lack of direction frequently led to pitched battles between Burger King's Miami head office and individual franchisees — an uncomfortable parallel with Tim Hortons» own fights with its franchisees — including a class action lawsuit brought by franchisees over a $ 1 double cheeseburger.

Not exact matches

«Corporations that exercise sufficient control over their franchisees can not claim ignorance,» said Catherine Ruckelshaus, general counsel and program director for the National Employment Law Project, in a Tuesday conference call held by the organizations supporting the lawsuits.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Franchise Council Of Australia has been taken over by consultants and lawyers, doesn't represent franchisees, and is in denial about problems in the sector, says Brumby's Bakery founder Michael Sherlock.

But there are few franchisees more loathed by their team's fan base and more reputed for presiding over chaos and disorder of their own making.

Sherpa Kids Australia is in over 30 schools across the country, which are owned and operated by more than a dozen franchisees.

Accounting for nearly 25 percent of the company's system - wide pipeline, Marriott expects to add more than 200 luxury and lifestyle hotel projects over the next several years, reflecting over $ 15 billion of investment by the company's owners and franchisees.

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.

The corporate franchisee had earlier taken over the franchise agreement from the original franchisee by way of a resale.

«We have been approached by many potential franchisees over the years, and with a strong foothold in the B.C. region now, the new brand extension into Alberta will benefit all existing Macdonald Realty managers, owners, sales associates and customers of our existing locations.»

Over the last six months, HomeSmart International has increased its office count by nearly 10 percent via franchise sales and franchisee expansion nationwide, with several more slated to open throughout the second quarter of 2016.