Unhappy Franchisee reader and ex-Dream Dinners customer Jennifer recounts the reason she no longer goes to Dream Dinners, but goes to a non-franchised meal prep kitchen instead. In complaining about the shrinking portion size, she sparks the idea that could save the meal assembly concept: Perhaps meal assembly places like Dream Dinners should […]
(FranchisePick.Com) If a franchisee fails in the second year of their 10 year franchise agreement, odds are the franchisor can hold them responsible for the estimated future royalties on the remaining 8 years of the contract.
While rarely collected, the threat of “future royalties” can be a big stick used to demand a reduced […]
(FranchisePick.Com) “Quick growth does not equal profitability… This is a fad industry that grew way too fast.” Richard Rosen
FranchisePick.com has been focusing on the rise and fall of the meal prep franchise as it serves as a contemporary case study and cautionary tale of the “hot new franchise” phenomenon, and an example of the […]
(FranchisePick.Com) Also read: Why is the Meal Prep / Meal Assembly Kitchen Franchise Failing? Part 1
Why is the Meal Prep / Meal Assembly Kitchen Franchise Failing? Two words:
GREEDY FRANCHISEES.
That’s right. Moneygrubbing, materialistic franchise owners who don’t care what they’ve got to cook or who they’ve got to feed to get their oven mitts on […]
(FranchisePick.Com) It shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the Hot New Franchise concept called meal assembly kitchens or meal prep kitchens (or DIY dinners or Build-A-Meal Workshop) concept was served up to hungry franchisees like undercooked pork - and seems to be having the same effect. What is a big surprise […]
(FranchisePick.Com) According to Courthouse News Service, Dream Dinners Inc. is being sued for $30M by fifteen franchisees.
The “Meal assembly” (or “home meal prep,” as it’s called ) franchise owners claim Dream Dinners Inc. defrauded them by selling “home meal preparation” franchises that it falsely claimed would earn them $30,000 a month.
Among the […]
(FranchisePick.Com) See related story: Is Super Suppers for Stupid Suckers? And Other Meal Prep Franchise ???s
A common new business pitfall is the entrepreneurial tendency to become enamored so with a “solution” that one forgets to make sure it’s preceded by an actual need… and a need great enough to support multiple competitors who are also enamored with said solution.
Case […]
(FranchisePick.Com) Read related story: NYT on the Meal Prep Franchise: Hot Concept Gone Cold?. Get franchise information and review franchise opportunities at FranBest.com.
Do franchisees of Super Suppers feel like Stupid Suckers? Has Dream Dinners become the Nightmare on Elm Street? Will My Girlfriend soon be getting back her Kitchen? Has time run out for Supper Thyme […]
(FranchisePick.com) Here is the press release announcing the appointment of Darin Leonard as meal prep franchise Dream Dinners CEO.
The Meal Prep (Or Meal Assembly Kitchen) segment of franchising has come under increasing scrutiny, with commenters on FranchisePick.com alleging that stores are closing in large numbers, but the troubles are being kept quiet by […]
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