franchise scam

Dickey’s Terminates Shreveport Multi-Unit Brand Champions for Damaging Brand

Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. (DBRI), franchisor of the Dickey’s Barbecue Pit chain, has reportedly issued a termination letter to a…

6 years ago

NY BAGEL CAFÉ Franchise a Scam? MA Woman Says Yes

NY Bagel Café Franchise Scam?  NYB CEO Joe Smith and franchise salesman Dennis Mason took her $25,000 franchise fee as…

8 years ago

NOVUS GLASS Franchise Complaints

Is the Novus Glass franchise opportunity a “total scam”? According to the Novus Glass franchise website, “NOVUS® invented windshield repair…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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. …

9 years ago

H&R Retail Ethical Questions Linger (re: NY Bagel Café)

H&R Retail is a commercial brokerage firm that provides real estate services for such franchise clients as McDonalds, Whole Foods,…

9 years ago

H&R Retail, Brian Mitchell Risk Their Reputations for NY Bagel Cafe?

NY Bagel Café is under investigation by at least three state Attorney Generals for allegedly violating anti-fraud, registration, and franchise…

9 years ago

NY BAGEL CAFÉ Franchise Refund Help

Did you pay NY Bagel Café a franchise fee for a franchise that never opened?  You may be due a…

9 years ago

NY BAGEL CAFÉ Franchise Fraud Investigation by MD Attorney General

The NY Bagel Café franchise opportunity, President Joe Smith and franchise salesman Dennis Mason are being investigated by the Maryland…

9 years ago

HOWARD FICHMAN Terminated Over NY Bagel Café Ties

Howard M. Fichman of Lake Worth, FL has had his independent contractor status with Lender’s Loan Capital terminated because of…

9 years ago