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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 POSTSFOOD FRANCHISESTROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE franchise
May 8, 2013 unhappyzee

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ Franchise Loan Defaults Overstated, Says Report

Tropical Smoothie Café franchise loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration have a 23.58% failure rate, according to an SBA

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ALL POSTSCULVER'S FranchiseFast Food franchiseFOOD FRANCHISES
May 6, 2013 unhappyzee

CULVER’S Franchise Accused of Racism

Culver’s franchise entity, Culver Franchising System, Inc., is being sued for alleged racial discrimination against two African-American franchise owners who

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFEFOOD FRANCHISESFRESHBERRY franchise
May 3, 2013 unhappyzee

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS: QSR Magazine Pulls BBI Articles

Responding to an UnhappyFranchisee.Com Media Alert for Beautiful Brands International (BBI), QSR magazine has taken more than a dozen news

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7-ELEVEN FRANCHISEALL POSTSConvenience Store Franchises
April 30, 2013 unhappyzee

7-ELEVEN: Is 7-Eleven a Good Franchise to Own?

Is 7-Eleven a good franchise to own? We don’t know.  In fact, we don’t even understand how their unique franchise

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ALL POSTSFast Food franchiseFOOD FRANCHISESMcDonald's
April 30, 2013 unhappyzee

McDONALD’S Franchise Complaints

McDonald’s franchise owners are getting increasingly frustrated, according to a relatively small but telling franchisee survey by Janney Capital Markets.

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFEFOOD FRANCHISESFRANCHISE BULLYING
April 30, 2013 unhappyzee

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS’ David Rutkauskas Defends BBI’s PR Claims

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) and its CEO, David Rutkauskas, have faced criticism from UnhappyFranchisee.com for providing what we believe to

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)FRANCHISE BULLYINGJonathan Fortman
April 29, 2013 unhappyzee

JONATHAN FORTMAN: Corporate Bullying Part 3

Attorney Jonathan Fortman contributed this third part of a three-part series on the unsuccessful corporate bullying tactics of Beautiful Brands

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)FRANCHISE BULLYINGJonathan Fortman
April 29, 2013 unhappyzee

JONATHAN FORTMAN: Corporate Bullying Part 2

Attorney Jonathan Fortman contributed the second part of a three-part series on the unsuccessful corporate bullying tactics of Beautiful Brands

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFEFast Food franchiseFOOD FRANCHISESFRESHBERRY franchise
April 22, 2013 unhappyzee

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS: UnhappyFranchisee.Com Letter to The Journal Record

UnhappyFranchisee.Com asked The Journal Record (in February of this year) to stop putting the public relations agenda of Beautiful Brands

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFECHERRYBERRY franchiseFOOD FRANCHISESFRESHBERRY franchise
April 20, 2013 unhappyzee

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS: UnhappyFranchisee.Com Email to The Journal Record

For the past several years, Beautiful Brands International (BBI) persuaded several media outlets to portray it as a vibrant, growing

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