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The franchisees say Lorn Austin’s executive criminal record for theft, fraud and racketeering is an embarrassment to everyone in the company and makes it difficult for them to deal with the public
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/19930507-pizza-pizza
laws: 10 per cent solution, Code of ethics, a joke, Hates publicity, Mask of respectability, Mask of respectability, Veneer of egalitarianism, Tobacco-industry-type defense, Fox to guard the henhouse (self-regulation), Sham of self-regulation, Canada, 19931022 Franchise industry
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/19931022-franchise-industry
Stewart, Canadian Franchise Association, CFA, Lawyers threaten to get Code of Ethics complaint letter withdrawn, Threats of lawsuits, Hates publicity, Lawyers issue threatening letters, Intimidation, Canada, 20010927 Osler Letter
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20010927-osler-letter
), Centralized order taking system, Short- or forced-shipping, Hates publicity, Secret kickbacks and rebates, Sham of self-regulation, Wild West of the business world. Canadian Franchise Association, Protest, rally and demonstration, Theft, Public perception of sleaze and greed, Canada, 19930511 Pizza firm
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/19930511-pizza-firm
Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, Canada, Government as system’s ultimate liar, Government hostile to small business, State refuses to even listen, Hates publicity, Ignore franchisee advocates
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20011221-cafo-nr
loans: program loses $1, franchisee families lose $10, Industry Canada, Hates publicity, Lender's due diligence not done properly, Lending is subject to expert fraud because it is a credence good
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20110218-feds-small
, publication and enforcement powers
Contracts seen as unenforceable or void
Cooperatively owned franchise system
Debt is nullified
Don’t owe your lawyer money
Due diligence is irrelevant
Evergreen
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/the-marriage:the-souring
to associate and right to harass
Slap on the wrist for white-collar crime
Unbridled corporate power
Without conscience
Media
Advertorial
Ban junk food advertising
Hates publicity
Franchisees more
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20030121-information-sharing
, Hates publicity, Ministry of Consumer and Commerical Services, Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Ministry of Government Services, Ontario, Franchise
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/19980714-ontario-flirts
that changed from a Maple Leafs to a Rangers and then a Sabres jersey when viewed from different angles.
This happened, according to a public relations staffer at Tim Hortons, at the request of his widow
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20040712-always-got
