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For Restaurant Concepts, the Customer is Always Right… Even If They’re Disruptive

For Restaurant Concepts, the Customer is Always Right… Even If They’re Disruptive

A successful franchisor understands that keeping up with the ever-evolving needs and wants of the consumer contributes crucially to the company’s longevity. However, while some changes in taste are simple to identify and implement, others may require a larger, more deliberate shift in business strategy. The Boston Consulting Group has recently cautioned restaurant operators and franchisors of the impending disruption caused by third-party delivery services. Reflective of consumers’ constant desire

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Franchise Round-Up

Franchise Round-Up

Franchise executives and professionals recently gathered at the Union League in Philadelphia at the Franchisor Round-Up to discuss what 2017 holds for the franchise industry.  The Round-Up focused on practical changes franchisors can implement to best position their brands for the legal and regulatory uncertainties that lie in the not so distant future. Legislative Update and Outlook The Round-Up discussed the ramifications of Donald Trump’s election, with a focus on

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A Win for Franchising in Pennsylvania

A Win for Franchising in Pennsylvania

For those of you following the Saladworks v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board pending before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, I’m pleased to report that the Court, after briefing and argument, dismissed the appeal as “improvidently granted”.  This result leaves in place what we thought was well settled law in Pennsylvania that the franchisor is not generally liable for the acts or omissions of its franchisees. This case involved the employee of

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