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It is interesting over that past few years in watching the Quiznos litigations. One could easily substituted "Cold Stone Creamery" in these cases in allegations of product costs, labor percentages
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20101228-cold-stone
that mean Quiznos franchisees have been Dick'd?
6. Dunk'd Guest 2010-05-14 13:51
Dunk'd rings truer than true
Specifically this—"the new owners utilizing the leverage of a one-sided franchise
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of the woodwork," he says.
Coffee Beanery is just one of many firms that has been accused of franchise fraud. Last year, a federal judge green-lighted a class action claiming that sandwich chain Quiznos had kept
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20090301-franchise-fraud
confusion. The head of the 4-year-old Toasted Subs Franchisee Association, which claims to represent several hundred Quiznos franchisees, is hoping to work with a new California group of the sandwich
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20050916-gnc-faces
The suit is the latest in a wave high-profile litigation launched by aggrieved franchisees against their corporate parent. Midas, Shoppers Drug Mart, Quiznos, and national icon Tim Hortons each
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where franchisees have sued franchisors, either in class actions or individual lawsuits. Everyone from Tim Hortons to Pizza Pizza, Quiznos and Mister Transmission have been sued by unhappy owners
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and the same price for goods," says Justin Klein, a partner in Marks & Klein in Red Bank, N.J., and lead attorney for the Quiznos plaintiffs. "Essentially, it still costs you $5 to make the sandwich
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20100408-trench-warfare
off more than they can chew as business owners.
These skirmishes can sting on both sides. Quiznos is still doing damage control after Bhupinder Baber, one of its California franchisees, committed
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20070216-a-cautionary
this year in the number of new franchises — the first decline in about 20 years, even as companies are offering franchisees more financial assistance. Quiznos, for example, announced a microloan
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., Quiznos, General Motors and Suncor, to name a few.
"The pendulum has swung in favour of plaintiffs," says Eunice Machado, a partner in the commercial litigation group at Cassels Brock & Blackwell
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