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TOBACCO

Innovative Tobacco Shop to Open First Franchise

7 Valleys Custom Blends, the first bulk tobacco shop franchise system, will be launching its first franchise unit in the Harrisburg suburb of Camp Hill, PA in July.

The opening of the store marks the beginning of an aggressive expansion plan for the unique roll-your-own cigarette retail concept, as well as the introduction of the newly redesigned store layout that serves as the franchise prototype. “After 16 years serving a loyal and growing customer base in York and the surrounding area we’re thrilled to make 7 Valleys Custom Blends products available in a new market,” said Mark Tucci, 7 Valleys founder and president. “The Camp Hill store is in the capable hands of two enthusiastic and determined franchisee partners.”. Click here for the complete story…

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Legal Issues MISCELLANEOUS

Cereality Snaps. Competition Crackles.
Loyal Students Pop

The founders of Cereality, a cereal cafe currently in the process of franchising, are dealing with a heaping spoonful of competitive reality. Apparently, they don’t consider the perceived imitation by some very similar restaurant concepts as a sincere form of flattery. They consider it trademark and patent infringement.So they’re suing.The legal tussle caught the attention of Time magazine which has included an article about the cereal smackdown in its latest issue. Click here to read the article. We’d like to get your take on this topic. Is Cereality overreacting? Are the competitors getting a free ride after Cereality has already done all of the heavy lifting? Are protesting college students justified in accusing Cereality of heavy-handedness?And isn’t it poetic justice that it all began in a place named Battle Creek?

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QSR SANDWICH/SUB

Mandler’s Introduces Links To Sausage

Mandlers, The Original Sausage Company, located at Union Square in NYC, has announced the opening of an online sausage store. The company, which began offering franchises relatively recently, sells 9-1/2 inch European-style sausages at its Manhatten-based eatery and is making all varieties of its sausages, along with a line of proprietary mustard blends, available to online shoppers. Check it out at Mandler’s website.