October 18, 2006

A Visit to This Weblog ...

is not complete unless you click on the "comments" link
at the bottom of each posting - such as on the post about
McDonald's stock, Brad Ball, the Japanese promotion, and
who owns your store site.

Please make comments of your own or feel free to start an
argument!

adams@fegroup.com

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October 16, 2006

Who Owns Your Store's Site?


Who are you rebuilding that store for?

McDonald's or their real estate investment
arm?

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Let this be a Digital Lesson

Don't mess with your customer's computers, send them attached files,
or think some computer geek at one of your ad agencies knows how to
put together a promotion.

Here's the story.

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October 9, 2006

Donate Your Equity to S.C.C.

We've expressed the opinion that the new rebuild policy adapted by
Oak Brook and the NLC is going to destroy at least one-half of all
Owner/Operator Equity in the United States.

While you are being bullied into rebuilding perfectly good restaurant
buildings Owner/Operators should be aware that you will be forced to
sign a letter accepting all liability for any expenses borne by
McDonald's in investigating to possibility of a rebuild, up to
$25,000.00. You'll be liable whether the rebuild moves forward
or not.

While similar commitment letters have been used before the use of
such an agreement in this program is a display of avarice new even
to McDonald's Corporation. The arrogance of forcing Owner/Operators
to bear the cost of improving the real estate assets of McDonald's
and System Capital Corp. is stunning.

As an Operator stated when posting on the OPNAD topic:
"Corp decides, WE pay".

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October 2, 2006

Vendor Rumor Mill

Any Owner/Operators who have information or
confirmation about Perlman-Rocque selling D.C.s
to Martin Bower (or others) and sticking Operators
with under-funded pension plans should send such
information or confirmation to:

adams@fegroup.com

This story is about P/R selling their Greenfield, IN
D.C. to Keystone Foods and confirms P/R's plan to get
out of the U. S. distribution business.

http://www.havigroup.com/

http://www.perlmanrocque.com/

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