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PR Web:

Sarcone’s Deli, an award winning Philadelphia landmark, has signed their first franchisee in the state of Delaware. Louis Sarcone, Jr. and Anthony Bucci, owners of Sarcone’s Deli, recently decided to expand their 90-year old brand name through a limited franchise offering to the public and are proud to announce their newest franchisee, Jim Tuerff. Jim will be bringing one of Philadelphia’s strongest brands to Delaware in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Sarcone said, “We have had customers traveling to our South Philly location from Delaware for years. We successfully expanded to New Jersey and the Philadelphia suburbs, the next logical area would be to offer our unbeatable menu to the folks in Delaware.”

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Youngstown Vindicator:

The Sunrise Inn, a landmark Warren restaurant, is expanding into Mahoning County.

The 80-year-old restaurant is opening a franchised location in Austintown, and locations in areas such as Boardman, Poland and Canfield also are being considered, said Ken Haidaris, Sunrise co-owner.

He and his partner, Dino Haidaris, are expanding with their Sunrise Inn Express concept, which features carryout pizza, wings, sandwiches and other food. The first Express store opened in Howland.

The next location is at the former Waffle House at 5205 Mahoning Ave., which is expected to open during the first two weeks of November. The Waffle House closed shortly after it opened about a year ago. More.

MyWebTimes.com:

Bobby Maier, owner of Culver’s of Peru, was one of the few franchise partners across the country chosen to receive the Restaurant Pride Award from Culver Franchising System.

As the chain has grown, Culver’s has become known for its hospitality and restaurant cleanliness.

The Restaurant Pride Award recognizes Culver’s franchise partners who meet the highest standards of excellence for keeping their restaurants clean and inviting. CFSI representatives completed a system-wide review of more than 400 restaurants to rate the best at maintaining each restaurants’ cleanliness. Twenty Culver’s across the country earned the Pride Award this year.

Franchise Key:

The first international franchise exhibition ever to take place in a Balkan state is being held in the Rumanian capital, Bucharest, from 20 to 22 May 2010.

The Rumanian Franchise Association, the organizers of the event, has announced that the “International Franchise & Branding Exhibition” will provide both franchisors and potential franchisees with a platform to build up new business relations. The exhibition is being supported by the European Chamber of Commerce Industry and the Black Sea Franchise Federation.

The Rumanian Franchise Association has put together an Internet film to advertise the event which can be viewed at http://www.francizor.ro/article/Noutati/192/.

PR.com:

Hampshire based website totalfranchise.co.uk, dedicated to helping people to start their own business through franchising, has announced the relaunch of its newly designed website http://www.totalfranchise.co.uk. The new website totalfranchise.co.uk comes with many new features, including surveys, competitions, multiple methods of interaction with franchisors, links to franchise websites, a franchise resales directory, direct advice and support , improved layouts, lists of events and exhibitions, and a lot more…

“TotalFranchise.co.uk has been online since early 2007 and we already have over 100 top franchise opportunities running campaigns with us, with over 10,000 potential franchisees registered. Apart from the registered franchisees we have a wide range of dedicated franchise and business professionals visiting our websites.” says Nick Tubb, Managing Director of totalfranchise.co.uk, who started the business having previously spent many years in franchise recruitment work. Read more.

Tampabay.com:

Founded in 1986 in Mobile, Ala., quirky Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. didn’t become a national player until moving its headquarters to Tampa Bay a few years later and merging with Rally’s. But it has been plagued by sluggish performance.

The chain’s trademark double-drive-through restaurants — down from more than 50 to only 15 in the bay area — are promoted in ads as “little place. BIG TASTE.” Wellspring Capital, a private equity firm that bought Checkers in 2006, installed Rick Silva, a 44-year-old veteran Burger King executive, as chief executive in 2007. After a top-level housecleaning, he set up systems to restore consistency, understand customers and invigorate store growth. Sales are up slightly, but more than the industry average in 2009, at a chain that did $660 million in business in 2008, up $11 million from 2006.

Here are some excerpts from a recent conversation the Times had with Silva.

Q: Did you start out in fast food in high school?

Read full interview here.

Photo: Edmund D. Fountain.

dBusinessNews Denver:

Adrenalin, Inc., The Brand Expansion Team, will expand the scope of its work for the DAZBOG COFFEE Co. through a new contract that will make Adrenalin’s branding & marketing services available to DAZBOG franchises.

Through this agreement, Adrenalin will support franchises by offering:

* Branding and marketing support for grand openings and special events;

* Strategic development of in-store promotions, grass-roots marketing programs, public relations activities and enhancement of in-store experience for customers;

* Tactical support for the branding, marketing and communications designed for each franchise;

* Development and provisioning of printed marketing materials to support branding & marketing activities;

* And other branding and marketing support.

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The Detroit News:

The widely acclaimed Slows Bar B Q in Detroit’s Corktown sealed the last piece of its financing deal Wednesday to open a takeout and catering business in the Midtown area.

Barring any city zoning glitches, Slows to Go will open on the northwest corner of Cass Avenue and Alexandrine Street in the middle of next year, said Ryan Cooley, one of the owners of the new venture.

The 6,000-square-foot building expands the reach and capacity of the Michigan Avenue restaurant, which was an instant success when it opened four years ago, west of the old Tiger Stadium.

Slows is expected to achieve close to $4 million in sales this year. The new building will allow for the preparation of larger quantities of food compared to the original restaurant, which has a tiny kitchen and limited smoker capacity. It also will fill carryout and catering orders. “We’re just trying to keep up with demand,” said chef Brian Perrone, who also is an owner.

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Photo: David Guralnick / The Detroit News.

Franchise International:

Franchising and Licensing Association Singapore (FLA Singapore) has announced the winners of its FLAward 2009. The FLAward was founded in 2005 and aims to honour businesses that have achieved excellence, innovation and leadership in both the Singapore and international franchising and licensing fraternity.

Manhattan FISH MARKET won the Franchisor of the Year category, which recognises and rewards the most thriving franchise business in Singapore, as well as the International Franchisor of the Year category, which recognises franchisors who have excelled in their home countries. MindChamps PreSchool won the Promising Franchisor of the Year 2009 Award, which recognises new franchisors that have made an impact on the franchising scene.

PR-Inside.com:

Layton, Utah is the second pizzeria to open for prominent existing franchisees and developers Angelo Zullo and Jim Rodriquez in the Salt Lake City region of Utah; the first being located in Draper. The developers enthusiastically welcome all residents of Layton to come in and experience real authentic New York style pizza with a full service menu.

This pizzeria has abundant seating available indoor as well as a large patio outdoors. The newest Utah NYPD Pizzeria is located at 768 West 1425 North, Layton, Utah 84041. Phone number is (801) 773-6973. NYPD Pizza is open seven days a week and offers dine-in, delivery, take-out, catering and serves liquor.