Tag Archives: Franchises

The New York Times 8:08 pm on February 23, 2021
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McDonald’s Joins the Fierce Fight for Chicken Sandwich Supremacy

Fast-food chains like Chick-fil-A and Popeyes have been vying for chicken supremacy, capitalizing on the sandwich’s popularity with customers.

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The New York Times 7:56 pm on December 4, 2020
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Frank Carney, Co-Founder of Pizza Hut, Dies at 82

When he was 19, Mr. Carney and his brother Dan borrowed $600 from their mother to start their business in Wichita, Kan. Before long it became the world’s largest pizza chain.

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The New York Times 10:31 pm on October 30, 2020
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Steven Cohen Is Approved as Mets Owner After Clearing 2 More Hurdles

M.L.B.’s owners voted to approve Cohen’s $2.4 billion purchase of the team, and New York City signed off on his taking over the lease of Citi Field.

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The New York Times 7:44 pm on September 9, 2020
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Franchise Workers Win Victory Over U.S. Effort to Curb Lawsuits

A judge rebuffed a Labor Department move that made it harder for employees to win judgments against parent companies over pay violations.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #fast-food-industry, #franchises, #labor-and-jobs, #labor-department-us, #minimum-wage, #overtime, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #wages-and-salaries, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

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The New York Times 6:28 pm on September 2, 2020
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Japan’s Convenience Stores Are Told to Stop Pushing 24-Hour Schedules

The country’s antimonopoly regulator has warned the powerful industry to improve the treatment of franchisees who have been fighting for shorter opening hours.

#7-eleven, #convenience-stores, #franchises, #japan, #matsumoto-mitoshi, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry

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The New York Times 9:46 am on August 18, 2020
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Uber and Lyft Consider Franchise-Like Model in California

Under pressure to classify their freelance drivers as full-time employees, the ride-hailing companies are discussing another option.

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The New York Times 2:52 am on July 3, 2020
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FedEx Joins Push for Washington Redskins to Be Renamed

The shipping giant paid $205 million for the naming rights to FedEx Field under a sponsorship deal that began in 1999.

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The New York Times 7:00 am on May 19, 2020
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It Took a Pandemic, but 7-Eleven in Japan Is Letting Stores Take a Break

The chain, so omnipresent it is considered part of the national infrastructure, has begun making exceptions to a store hours policy that it has long enforced.

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The New York Times 8:57 pm on May 14, 2020
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McDonald’s Details What Dining In Will Look Like

The fast-food chain distributed a guide to franchise owners with instructions like putting “closed” signs on tables to promote social-distancing and cleaning bathrooms every half-hour.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #fast-food-industry, #franchises, #mcdonalds-corporation, #restaurants

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The New York Times 8:26 pm on May 1, 2020
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Drive-Throughs Are Now a Lifeline for Fast-Food Chains

With dine-in restaurants shuttered and social distancing paramount, drive-throughs are now providing a crucial source of revenue during the pandemic.

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