July 9th, 2008
(Unhappy Franchisee) If there were a Franchise Pun of the Week Award it would go to UnhappyFranchisee.com for recoining the farcical Meal Assembly Kitchen concept as the Meal Dissembly Kitchen* concept, and naming Take & Bake Gourmet (aka Fake & Take Gourmet) Diva Michele Bellso as Queen Dissembler.
Bellso, as you may recall, is the head […]
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June 20th, 2008
(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 […]
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June 19th, 2008
(FranchisePick.com Franchise Blog) Related stories: Make & Take Gourmet: Meal Prep Franchisor Takes Failures in Stride, Patrons of Failed Franchise Blast Make and Take Gourmet Franchisor Bellso, Meal Prep Franchisor Blames Franchisees…
Troubled meal assembly kitchen franchisor Make & Take Gourmet is rumored to be offering its franchise owners a chance to buy their way […]
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June 13th, 2008
Required reading:
Can Botox Parties Save the Meal Prep Franchises? (Part 1)
Can Botox Parties Save the Meal Prep Franchises? (Part 2)
(FranWorst.com) Never one to rest on his laurels when a few million dollars is to be made, Millionaire Richard Quick, Esq. has announced a new conversion opportunity to save the failing independent and franchised meal […]
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June 13th, 2008
Required reading:
Can Botox Parties Save the Meal Prep Franchises? (Part 1)
Can Botox Parties Save the Meal Prep Franchises? (Part 3) (FranchisePick.Com) Related posts: Can Botox Parties Save the Meal Prep Franchises? (Part 1), First Meal Assembly & Cosmetic Surgery Kitchen Franchise Debuts (FranWorst.com)
Attention ladies: You CAN have it all! That’s right: […]
By sean -- 7 comments
June 13th, 2008
Required reading:
Can Botox Parties Save the Meal Prep Franchises? (Part 2)
Can Botox Parties Save the Meal Prep Franchises? (Part 3) (FranchisePick.Com) The pioneers of the Meal Assembly Kitchen (aka MAK, aka Meal Prep Kitchen) concept were perplexed.
They’d been certain that crowds of people would jump at the chance to spend several hundred dollars […]
By sean -- 8 comments
June 4th, 2008
There are franchise opportunities that enable thousands to live the American dream of business ownership and financial independence. There are others that entrap would-be entrepreneurs into their worst nightmares, costing them their savings, homes, reputations, marriages, and more. How can you tell the difference?
By sean -- 6 comments
June 4th, 2008
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There’s Truth Within the Franchise Spin. Here’s How to Find It.
Related stories: Make & Take Gourmet: Meal Prep Franchisor Takes Failures in Stride,
Why the Meal Prep / Meal Assembly Kitchen Franchises are Failing. Part 3,
Patrons of Failed Franchise Blast Make and Take Gourmet Franchisor Bellso
How to Read […]
By sean -- 0 comments
May 12th, 2008
(FranchisePick.Com) Also read: Make & Take Gourmet: Meal Prep Franchisor Takes Failures in Stride, Patrons of Failed Franchise Blast Make and Take Gourmet Franchisor Bellso, Why is the Meal Prep / Meal Assembly Kitchen Franchise Failing? Part 1, Why is the Meal Prep / Meal Assembly Kitchen Franchise Failing? Part 2,Meal Prep Franchising; […]
By sean -- 3 comments
May 5th, 2008
Also read: Why the Meal Prep / Meal Assembly Kitchen Franchises are Failing. Part 3
(FranchisePick.Com) Comments made in a recent article on the closing of two Make and Take Gourmet franchises and in a blast email to customers have prompted an outraged backlash against the meal prep franchise chain founder Michele Bellso. Bellso’s publicly […]
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