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Franchise Pick

October 10th, 2008

CUPPY’S COFFEE: Spurned CFO Sues Cuppy’s Parent Medina, FranSynergy for $132M

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Seems like only 7 months or so ago that Cuppy’s Coffee parent Medina Enterprises was joyfully announcing the appointment of Don Ochsenreiter Executive VP and CFO. It seems like just 7 months ago that Ochsenreiter […]

By Sean Kelly -- 4 comments

July 10th, 2008

Cuppy’s Coffee Watch: Supreme Building Tech Sues Elite Mfgr. Huh?

And so another  bizarre twist to the madcap saga of Cuppy’s Coffee, Elite Manufacturing, FranSynergy, and all the people they owe money to… we present you the Supreme BuildingTechnologies lawsuit against Elite Manufacturing Inc.
Supreme Building Technologies Inc v. Elite Manufacturing Inc

Plaintiff:
Supreme Building Technologies Inc

Defendant:
Elite Manufacturing Inc

Case Number:
1:2008cv00163

Filed:
July 3, 2008

Court:
Indiana Northern District Court

Office:
Contract: Other Office [ […]

By Sean Kelly -- 5 comments

July 9th, 2008

The “Long Expensive Ride” of a Cuppy’s Coffee Franchisee

Everybody’s good at something.  Seems that Cuppy’s Coffee has a talent for creating unhappy franchisees.  Yet another dissatisfied and frustrated franchise owner has reached the end of her rope.
UnhappyFranchisee.com has turned into a veritable shrine to the Cuppy’s Coffee’s and Elite Manufacturing’s amazing ability to piss people off who were once happy to give them […]

By Sean Kelly -- 3 comments