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Julie and Kevin McAdoo say, if they had to do it all over again, they'd start with the franchise, not the startup.

The New Jersey cook spat on an overly demanding customer's roll.

Josh Newman is known for his work in venture capital, film and fitness – and now, allegedly, for defrauding investors.

Like to complain about McDonald's? You'd fit right in at the company's shareholders' meeting.

After eight years as an Air Force officer, Tammy Tubbs decided to open up a Papa Murphy's franchise.

The burger chain runs commercials starring swimsuit models for the same reason it is putting a hotdog on top of a cheeseburger: because 'young, hungry guys' love it.

Aislinn Smith first appeared in 'Entrepreneur' 20 years ago, after founding a dance studio as a teenager. Here's what she's been up to in the last two decades.

The breastaurant chain says that the franchisee failed to take action following warnings from police and corporate headquarters.

After a life of playing and coaching sports, Heidi Parr became a multi-unit Power Train franchisee.

Here's how the chain serves up consistent, quality coffee to its army of loyal customers from China to Southern California.

The partnership between the union and franchisees is far from over.

The franchise industry just got a clue to untangling a knotty problem.

In celebration of McDonald's 75th birthday, here are some of the chain's wackiest recent menu items and marketing tactics in the last year.

There's no easy path to success. Even one in six franchisees who land SBA loans wind up with failing businesses.

Matthew Corrin believes opening Freshii locations in McDonald's would be win-win for everyone involved -- and he says that franchisees agree with him.

More than 30 years after his mother founded the business, Matt Rand turned Rand Realty into a Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate franchised location.

Sorry, duped investors; the burger restaurant doesn't franchise.

David Old used an investor's visa to move from Mexico City and become a Blimpie Subs and Salads franchisee in Sam Houston, Texas.

The café, in London, will seat diners in Ikea beds.

The fast-food chain dished to franchisees on the details of its turnaround plan.

Lalit Kainth was no stranger to the pizza industry when he became a franchisee.

The chain is adding chicken parm and meatball breadstick sandwiches to the menu. And yes, they come with unlimited breadsticks.

Get a free kiddie ice cream at Häagen-Dazs on May 12, with new artisan flavors Chocolate Caramelized Oat and Banana Rum Jam.

The coffee chain plans to move production of Ethos Water from California to Pennsylvania.

The organic grocer promises its new retail concept will be unlike anything that currently exists.

Jennifer Wilmoth's childhood hospital stays helped inspire her to team up with Yohan Kim to open a BrightStar Care location.

With both chains recently teaming up with Postmates to offer delivery for the first time, we decided to see who came out on top in the battle of the brands.

An urban legend became high-tech reality this week when a quick-thinking mom sent out a cry for help through a pizza-delivery app.

For this veteran couple, becoming Window Genie franchisees is the perfect post-military career.

The pizza chain is testing a tracker that lets customers know exactly where their orders are at nearly 80 locations in Texas.