Are you in the process of becoming a franchisee and trying to make sense of the franchise agreement? The franchise agreement is the legally binding contract between the franchisor and franchisee, and ...

Yogurtland, the nation’s leading self-serve frozen yogurt brand with more than 220 locations across the United States and internationally, announced today it has signed agreements for 13 new stores ...

Franchise agreements’ arbitration clauses are enforceable even when subsequent agreements between the same parties contain forum selection clauses requiring litigation in different forums.

Legislatures are not pleased. Franchisors are accused of overreaching with employment restrictions. New governmental intervention into the franchise relationship requires companies to perform high ...

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Latin America’s largest restaurant chain and the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, has renewed its master franchise agreement with the quick-service chain ...

A recent federal court decision underscores courts’ willingness to enforce clear language in franchise agreements imposing reasonable ...

Pokemoto, Muscle Maker, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GRIL) expanding Hawaiian poke bowl restaurant concept, today announced it has crossed a threshold milestone of 50 franchise agreements signed, reaching 15 ...

Pokemoto, Muscle Maker, Inc.’s expanding Hawaiian poke bowl restaurant concept, announced it has crossed a new threshold milestone of 55 franchise agreements signed, reaching 16 states once opened.

Hardee's faces a high-stakes franchise dispute that could reshape its operations and affect thousands of workers in small ...

Q: In your May 20 Legal Briefs column ("Noncompetes are about to become illegal"), you noted that the Federal Trade Commission's new rule prohibiting employee and independent contractor noncompete ...

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