If the road to success is paved with good intentions, then the road to a successful franchise operation is paved with legal filings.
Palmdale, Calif.-based RedBrick Pizza Worldwide Inc. is walking down such a road. Redbrick and its founder Jim Minidis are the subject of four lawsuits filed by disgruntled franchisees. Unfortunately, court battles between parent companies and franchisees are a common part of the business.
“If you look at a franchisor’s Uniform Franchise Offering Circular and you don’t see litigation, you are probably looking at a franchisor that is doing something wrong,” said Chris Bright, founder of Fransmart, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based franchise-development company.
“The point being that sometimes you are likely to have challenging relationships,” he said.
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