This page shows newsworthy items and information from across the franchise industry.
| Date |
Topic |
| January 2008 |
Has Quiznos changed?
After getting on a crowded elevator in a nondescript Denver office building on their way to work one recent morning, two coworkers greeted one another and started some small talk. |
| February 2008 |
Don Thompson engineers winning role as McDonald's president
Don Thompson's story of becoming president of the world's largest restaurant company. |
March 2008 |
Follow the Leader
PostNet's Steve Greenbaum packs a lot of charisma into his dual roles as company CEO and IFA chair. |
April 2008 |
Cutting edge couple elevates hair care and franchising
Joe and Florence Francis take the PostNet franchise to a whole new level. |
May 2008 |
Refelections of a Big man on campus
How Jimmy John Liautaud grew Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches into a force to be reckoned with. |
June 2008 |
Pollo Campero Jose Cofino
One of Jose Cofino's earliest memories is plucking chickens as a 6-year-old in his father's poultry shop in Mexico City. |
July 2008 |
The frog-kissing business
There is an old saying in sales: "You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you get a prince." |
August 2008 |
Being Social
When Kathleen Matthews created her Facebook page as part of her new-media campaign at Marriott International, two of the first people she invited to be her "friend" turned her down flat. |
