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June 16, 2025 unhappyzee

The JDog Report: An Urgent Call to End the Exploitation of Veterans in Franchising [UPDATED]

395 Veteran-owned JDog franchises have been terminated by Jerry Flanagan & JDog Franchises LLC, and/or transferred to different owners. Most

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June 11, 2025 unhappyzee

How They Mislead With Item 19 (DonutNV Example 1)

According to the FTC, “The FTC’s Franchise Rule permits a franchisor to provide information about the actual or potential financial

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June 4, 2025 unhappyzee

DonutNV Franchisee Turnover Confirmed by 2025 FDD

In this post: A List of DonutNV franchise owners who exited the system; The 2025 DonutNV Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)

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May 29, 2025 unhappyzee

DONUTNV: Franchise Fastlane’s Jake Hamburger No Longer a Franchisee

Franchise Fastlane pitchman Jake Hamburger sold a lot of DonutNV franchises in recent years. Part of his sales pitch was

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May 29, 2025 unhappyzee

100% Chiropractic Franchise Owners Allege Mistreatment, Failures, Closings

100% Chiropractic franchise owners have issued a press release alleging a toxic culture, a broken system and failing locations. We

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May 9, 2025 unhappyzee

The DonutNV Franchise Report (Index)

The DonutNV Report is a comprehensive, in-depth, real time analysis and discussion of one of the fastest growing and celebrated

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May 7, 2025 unhappyzee

Are Franchise Fastlane Brokers Misrepresenting DonutNV Sales & Profits?

With referral commissions of $35,000 for a single franchise, $38,000 for two and $48,000 for three, DonutNV set off a

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May 5, 2025 unhappyzee

What Does it Mean for a Franchisor to “Go Dark”?

If a franchise seller’s state registrations have expired, they are legally required to Go Dark in those states. If a

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May 5, 2025 unhappyzee

Must Franchise Fastlane Halt DonutNV Franchise Sales?

According to a number of franchise attorneys, franchisors whose state franchise registrations have expired must immediately “Go dark” (cease franchise

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April 21, 2025 unhappyzee

DonutNV MultiUnit NC Franchisees Left the System. Not Disclosed?

DonutNV franchise owners who invested in multiple territories reportedly left the system in late 2023. If that’s true, their exit