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There’s an App for That: Franchisors Fight Slumping Sales, Millenials
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818-907-3006 How has the gourmet burger gone awry? According to Fox, the better burger business dropped five percent in foot traffic at quick-serve restaurants last year,
Franchisors, Got Claims? Don’t Let Them Spoil Like Bad Cheese
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818-907-3006 This is the tale of two restaurants, each facing trademark infringement claims under the Lanham Act brought by two, separate franchisors. The franchisees’ restaurants had
Franchisors: New Accounting Rules Will Significantly Impact Revenue Recognition
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 An updated rule issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will change when most franchisors may recognize revenue on their balance sheets from the
Negative Reviews: Seeing Stars or Trolls? Here’s What You Can and Can’t Do
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 Trolls aren’t just fictional creatures living under bridges in fairy tales – today they are anonymous but highly visible creatures plaguing individuals and businesses on
Negative Reviews: Franchises Pursuing Truth, Justice, & Defamation Claims
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 Franchised businesses, particularly restaurants, hotels, automotive servicers and others have been falling victim to the digital age. Many consumers now choose the places they do
Food Fight: Two Sides to Every Chicken Filler Story
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recently aired a segment reporting that real chicken content in Subway sandwiches amounted to a lot less than what the
Beer Bills: New Laws & Legislation on Tap
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 There are a number of bills and new laws that craft brewers should have on the radar – legislation that could affect operations and distribution.
Three Tiers for Beer – State Regulations Control Most Distribution
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 After the Prohibition Era, the 21st Amendment granted individual states primary authority in the regulation of three aspects of the alcoholic beverage market in the