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

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

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

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.

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

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

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)

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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ZivaGate: Tulsa World Editor Fueled Twitter Attacks on Blogger [UPDATED]

Tulsa World Investigative Reporter & Editor Ziva Branstetter is accused of having gathered information for a local businessman’s vicious personal

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TULSA WORLD: The Honey Badger of American Journalism

Tulsa World don’t answer to no franchise blogger… Tulsa World don’t care ‘bout no professional ethics… Tulsa World don’t give

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ZivaGate: Letter to Ziva Branstetter

Ziva Branstetter, the star investigative reporter and Enterprise Editor of Tulsa World, allegedly used her newspaper’s resources to provide personal

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