David Rutkauskas’ FRESHBERRY Franchise Closures [UPDATED]

Originally published March 5, 2015 In the early 2000s, Tulsa franchise seller David Rutkauskas created the illusion that the 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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BEAUTIFUL BRANDS: Why Franchise Bullying Backfires

David Rutkauskas, CEO of Tulsa-based Beautiful Brands International (BBI), publicly unleashed a string of insults and expletives on me that

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JONATHAN FORTMAN: Standing Up to Corporate Bullies Part 1

Beautiful Brands, David Rutkauskas & his attorney Robert Sartin are using any means possible to try to keep critics from

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BEAUTIFUL BRANDS David Rutkauskas Admits to Franchise Failures

David Rutkauskas, Founder and CEO of Beautiful Brands International (BBI), admitted to his system’s franchise failures in a revealing interview

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BEAUTIFUL BRANDS FreshBerry Smallcakes Franchise Closes

Beautiful Brands International’s (BBI) FreshBerry & Smallcakes franchise in Charlotte, North Carolina closed its doors, according to the Charlotte Observer.

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