BEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)

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Ziva Branstetter & Hypocrisy at The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR)

April 10, 2017May 27, 2017 ADMIN 1 Comment Amy Pyle, Beautiful Brands International, Center for Investigative Reporting, CIR, David Rutkauskas, Investigative Reporters and Editors, IRE, Reveal, Reveal by The Center for Investigative Reporting, Tulsa World, unhappy franchisee, Ziva Branstetter, ZivaGate

Ziva Branstetter has been named Senior Editor of Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.  The celebrated Branstetter is also

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DAVID RUTKAUSKAS Was NEVER E-Cig Franchise’s CEO, Says Franchisor [UPDATED]

March 10, 2015March 31, 2018 ADMIN 5 Comments Angie Stokes, Beautiful Brands, Carolyn Archer, Charles Paul, Chip Paul, Cynthia Paul, David Rutkauskas, E-cig franchise, E-cigarette franchise, Geoff Gaskin, Palm Beach Vapors, Palm Beach Vapors franchise, vapors franchise

In December, 2013 we reported that David Rutkauskas, CEO of Beautiful Brands International (BBI), announced (via LinkedIn) that he has

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FRESHBERRY Franchise Closures [UPDATED]

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 ADMIN 1 Comment Beautiful Brands International, David Rutkauskas, Fast Casual, franchise closures, franchise failures, Franchise Graveyard, FreshBerry, Freshberry franchise, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Franchise, Froyo, Froyo franchise, frozen yogurt franchise, QSR magazine, Tulsa World, unhappy franchisee

FreshBerry frozen yogurt franchise opportunity is aggressively marketed and sold by Beautiful Brands International (BBI). As of 3/5/15, it appears

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DAVID RUTKAUSKAS, Beautiful Brands: Last Rex’s Chicken Closes. Franchises Still Promoted.

July 18, 2014 ADMIN 1 Comment BBI, Beautiful Brands International, David Rutkauskas, David Rutkauskas franchise complaints, franchise failures, franchise opportunity, franchises, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Muscogee Nation Business Enterprise, Rex’s Chicken, Rex’s Chicken Tulsa, unhappy franchisee

David Rutkauskas’ controversial Beautiful Brands franchise system continues to shrink. The latest closure is the only remaining Rex’s Chicken restaurant,

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CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFÉ Franchise Closes

August 23, 2013 ADMIN 0 Comments BBI, Beautiful Brands, Beautiful Brands International, Camille's Sidewalk Cafe, Camille's Sidewalk Cafe Closed, Camille's Sidewalk Cafe Greenville SC, David Rutkauskas, franchise closed, franchise failure, franchise fraud, franchise scam, Loretta Stephens, Scott Stephens

The Camille’s Sidewalk Café franchise in Greenville, South Carolina has closed. Our condolences go out to Camille’s Sidewalk Café franchise

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BBI’s FRESHBERRY Website Suspended for Non-payment

July 6, 2013July 6, 2013 ADMIN 4 Comments BBI, Beautiful Brands, Creative State, David Rutkauskas, franchise opportunities, FreshBerry, Freshberry franchise, FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt, Freshberry website down, Tulsa OK

Beautiful Brands’ Freshberry website apparently suspended for non-payment on one of the busiest frozen yogurt weeks of the year. It’s

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ZivaGate: Letter to Tulsa World Publisher Bill Masterson, Jr.

June 21, 2013April 10, 2017 ADMIN 0 Comments BBI, Beautiful Brands International, BH Media Group, Bill Masterson, David Rutkauskas, David Rutkauskas lawsuit, Schaad Titus, Sean Kelly Lawsuit, Tulsa World, Unhappy Franchisee lawsuit, Ziva Branstetter, ZivaGate

Here’s the letter from UnhappyFranchisee.Com publisher Sean Kelly to the new Publisher of BH Media Group’s Tulsa World, Bill Masterson.

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BEAUTIFUL BRANDS Drops Blogger Lawsuit, Journal Record Actually Reports It

June 21, 2013April 10, 2017 ADMIN 0 Comments attorney Robert Sartin, Barrow & Grimm PC, BBI, BBI lawsuit, Beautiful Brands International, Beautiful Brands lawsuit, David Rutkauskas, David Rutkauskas lawsuit, David Rutkauskas Twitter, Jon Fortman, jonathan fortman, Journal Record, Ray Tuttle, Robert Sartin, Sean Kelly Lawsuit, SLAPP lawsuit, Unhappy Franchisee lawsuit

Tulsa’s Journal Record – a business publication we on the “fringe” have accused of being little more than a bulletin

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ZivaGate: Ziva Branstetter’s Attorney Tells Her Side

June 20, 2013April 10, 2017 ADMIN 0 Comments BBI, Beautiful Brands International, David Rutkauskas, Investigators and Reporters Inc., IRE, jonathan fortman, Schaad Titus, sean kelly, Tulsa World, unhappy franchisee, unhappyfranchisee.com, Ziva Branstetter, Ziva Branstetter Tulsa World

Ziva Branstetter’s attorney has broken their side’s silence in the ZivaGate controversy. The lowdown:  They admit the Tulsa World investigative

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ZivaGate: An Open Letter to IRE (Investigative Reporters & Editors)

June 18, 2013 ADMIN 0 Comments BBI, Beautiful Brands International, David Rutkauskas, Investigators and Reporters Inc., IRE, sean kelly, Tulsa World, unhappy franchisee, unhappyfranchisee.com, Ziva Branstetter, Ziva Branstetter Tulsa World

Who investigates the investigators? That’s a question I hope Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. will tackle at the IRE conference

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