Texadelphia franchisee Tom Landis is encouraging good manners at his two Dallas area locations with a new promotion that allows children under the age of 12 to eat for free if they say “please” or “por favor” when ordering.

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Diedrich Coffee Inc. has agreed to sell the domestic franchise operations for the Gloria Jean’s Coffees brand for $3.1 million to Praise International North America Inc., the U.S. master franchisee for the brand.

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Officials of the Denny’s Franchisee Association said Monday they would form a purchasing co-operative and a national marketing advisory council to help the family-dining chain’s franchisees take advantage of their size and scale.

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A McDonald’s franchisee has agreed to pay $115,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had filed last summer on the behalf of two female employees, the agency said Tuesday.

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Burger King Corp. said Monday it has sold 19 restaurants in the Des Moines, Iowa, area to new franchisee MKMB Restaurant Partners LLC, a minority-owned group.

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