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Koala Insulation franchise
Ben RickordBumble Roofing FranchiseCanopy Lawn Care FranchiseEMPOWER BRANDSKoala Insulation franchiseScott MarrSEMI-ABSENTEE FRANCHISESPOTLIGHT 1Wallaby Windows Franchise

EMPOWER BRANDS Exits Franchise Fastlane.  Will They Exit the “Semi-Absentee Franchise” Pitch as Well?

July 23, 2025 unhappyzee
Koala Insulation franchise
Ben RickordBumble Roofing FranchiseCanopy Lawn Care FranchiseEMPOWER BRANDSKoala Insulation franchiseScott MarrSEMI-ABSENTEE FRANCHISESPOTLIGHT 1Wallaby Windows Franchise

EMPOWER BRANDS Exits Franchise Fastlane.  Will They Exit the “Semi-Absentee Franchise” Pitch as Well?

July 23, 2025 unhappyzee
Empower Brands franchise
Bumble Roofing FranchiseCanopy Lawn Care FranchiseEMPOWER BRANDSFranchise AltitudeFranchise FastlaneFranchise SidekickKoala Insulation franchiseScott MarrSEMI-ABSENTEE FRANCHISESPOTLIGHT 1Wallaby Windows Franchise

EMPOWER Brands Semi-Absentee Franchise Claims – Discussion Invited

July 21, 2025 unhappyzee
Snap-On Dealer Program
Kyle De SantisMobile Tool FranchisesNicholas PinchukSNAP-ONSPOTLIGHT 1VETERANS IN FRANCHISING

Are Veterans Being Targeted by a Bait-and-Switch Investment Scheme?

July 20, 2025 unhappyzee
DonutNV Failed
Alex GingoldALL POSTSAmanda GingoldAttorney Joseph FerrisCommissioned Franchise BrokersDonutNV FranchiseDonutNV Franchise FailuresFranchise Brokers Association FBAFranchise FastlaneFranchise SidekickFRANCHOICEJake HamburgerSPOTLIGHT 1

DonutNV Franchise Failures, Closures & Transfers: An Interactive List [UPDATED]

July 15, 2025 unhappyzee
ALL POSTSFast Food franchiseFOOD FRANCHISESNY BAGEL CAFENY Bagel Scam
October 16, 2015 unhappyzee

JOHN CARISTI DEBRA CARISTI NY Bagel Café Franchise Owners, Middletown, NJ

John Caristi and Debra Caristi are the owners of the NY Bagel Café franchise in Middletown, New Jersey.  John Caristi

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ALL POSTSAttorney Robert ZarcoCold Stone CreameryFRANCHISE LAWSUITS
October 15, 2015 unhappyzee

Attorney Robert Zarco Battles Angry Online Critic Cecil Rolle, RobertZarcoFacts.Org

Robert Zarco is a prominent franchisee attorney.  Cecil Rolle is a former Cold Stone Creamery franchisee who is on a

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ALL POSTSCold Stone CreameryFRANCHISE LAWSUITSLaw Firm
October 14, 2015 unhappyzee

Robert Zarco Critic Ordered to Remove Defamatory Statements

Attorney Robert Zarco, his partner Alejandro Brito and his law firm Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito, P.A. are suing former

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ALL POSTSCoalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA)FRANCHISE LEGISLATION
October 14, 2015 unhappyzee

CA Franchise Legislation AB-525 Signed into Law

On Sunday, Oct. 11, Gov. Jerry Brown signed California bill AB-525 into law, giving Caligornia franchisees more protections when purchasing,

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ALL POSTSFast Food franchiseFOOD FRANCHISESNY BAGEL CAFENY Bagel Scam
September 30, 2015 unhappyzee

NY BAGEL CAFÉ & DELI Newburgh Store For Sale $50K

NY Bagel Café president Joe Smith appears to have his Newburgh, NY store listed for sale on Craigslist for $50,000. 

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ALL POSTSFRANCHISE LAWSUITSKids FranchisesLEGACY ACADEMY Franchise
September 30, 2015 unhappyzee

LEGACY ACADEMY, INC. v. Mamilove LLC Franchisee Award Reversed (Court Ruling)

In 2013, a Gwinnett County jury awarded former Legacy Academy franchisees  $1,155,000 after finding the childcare franchisor had made misleading

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ALL POSTSKids FranchisesLEGACY ACADEMY Franchise
September 29, 2015 unhappyzee

UNHAPPYFRANCHISEE.COM Response to Legacy Academy 2nd Cease and Desist Letter

UnhappyFranchisee.Com responds to a nasty legal demand by Legacy Academy attorney M. Kathleen Hart of Andersen, Tate & Carr PC

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ALL POSTSKids FranchisesLEGACY ACADEMY Franchise
September 29, 2015 unhappyzee

LEGACY ACADEMY 2nd Cease & Desist Letter to UnhappyFranchisee.Com

Georgia-based childcare franchisor Legacy Academy and attorney M. Kathleen Hart of Andersen, Tate & Carr PC seem obsessed with bullying

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ALL POSTSFast Food franchiseFOOD FRANCHISES
September 18, 2015 unhappyzee

Own a New York Bagel Style Café – $0 Franchise Fee 0% Royalty

Own your own NY Bagel Café & Deli – with No franchise fee and No franchise royalty – Ever. (UnhappyFranchisee.Com) 

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ALL POSTSEXPENSE REDUCTION ANALYSTS FranchiseService franchise
September 8, 2015 unhappyzee

TAKEDOWN HALL OF SHAME: ERA Expense Reduction Analysts

ERA Expense Reduction Analysts joins the UnhappyFranchisee.Com Takedown Hall of Shame with this takedown demand letter sent by Australian attorney

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