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  • April 2008

    • Unhappy Ending, Where Art Thou?

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Apr 20, 08 7:37 PM CDT

      Unhappy Ending, Where Art Thou?

      Happy endings don't ensure box-office sales, but Hollywood still snubs sad or complex finales—even if they better fit the film, David Ansen writes in Newsweek . Filmgoers don't need movies to end on a smile: Take Titanic or The Third Man . But this year's summer fare, like Iron Man and Get Smart, is no doubt back-loaded with upbeat, sequel-sparking endings. More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • box office  • Spider-Man  • franchise  • Hollywood producers  • Stanley Kubrick

  • February 2008

    • Mickey D's Risks Big in Java War

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 24, 08 5:58 AM CST

      Mickey D's Risks Big in Java War

      McDonald’s may have Egg McMuffin on its face if it can't out-grind Starbucks with a new line of premium coffees, the Chicago Tribune reports. The new coffee rollout, threatened by a shaky economy, marks one of the company’s riskiest launches ever, according to analysts. As food and labor costs rise, McDonald’s is asking franchises to invest up to $100,000 per store in java equipment. More »

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      Chicago  • Starbucks  • coffee  • McDonald's  • franchise  • same-store sales  • Big Mac

  • January 2008

    • 7-Eleven Takes Top Franchise

      newser  |  Entrepreneur  |  Jan 18, 08 7:20 PM CST

      7-Eleven Takes Top Franchise

      After 16 years of flirting with the top seat, 7-Eleven has finally wrested the title of No. 1 franchise away from sandwich heavyweight Subway, reports Entrepreneu r. With 5,580 US stores, 25,062 worldwide, and a new one opening up somewhere every four and a half hours, the convenience giant has charted its own unique path to Big Gulp glory. More »

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      franchise  • Subway  • convenience stores  • 7 Eleven

  • August 2007

    • Muslim Donut Franchisee Fights Pork

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 1, 07 4:49 PM CDT

      Muslim Donut Franchisee Fights Pork

      The owner of two Chicago-area Dunkin' Donuts is locked in a legal dispute with the company over conflicts between his religious beliefs and his breakfast menu, the Chicago Tribune reports. A franchisee since 1979, Walid Elkhatib has never served pork products; it wasn't until 2002 that Dunkin' Donuts insisted he toe the line or lose stores. More »

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      lawsuit  • food  • religion  • Islam  • discrimination  • Muslim  • Dunkin' Donuts  • pork  • Arabs  • franchise  • breakfast sandwiches  • donut

  • April 2007

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