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October 2008        
HEADLINES: zpizza Wins Pizza Market Quarterly's 2008 PIE Award!...Elevation Burger Welcomed to Texas by Austin Business Journal...Freshii Reveals its hidden assets to Chain Leader...Vapiano Locks down Texas market...Elevation Burger Highly recommended in Washington Post's 2008 Dining Guide...Fransmart CEO, Dan Rowe, Gives real estate advice to franchisees in this tough economy
 
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zpizza Wins PMQ's PIE Award!
"Now, the winner of this year's PMQ Pizza Industry Enterprise (PIE) Award has been decided...and the winner is zpizza.  For more information about zpizza, see our official winner announcement in the upcoming November/December issue of PMQ's Pizza Magazine."
 
CLICK HERE to learn more about zpizza.

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Austin Business Journal Welcomes Elevation Burger...
"Austin's health-conscious food options will soon expand.  Danny Bone plans to open three organic hamburger restaurants in Austin, as a franchisee of Elevation Burger, in the next two years. Consumer demand for high-quality hamburgers - especially in Austin - is strong..."

CLICK HERE for the entire article.
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Freshii Reveals its Hidden Asset to Chain Leader: A Hidden Kitchen...
"Expenses and tidiness were two reasons Corrin, a former marketing manager at Oscar de la Renta in Manhattan, retooled the display kitchen before entering the U.S. market. The most important change is a partition that partially obscures customers' view of food preparation. For a display-kitchen concept, that sounds antithetical, but Corrin says it works, and splendidly."
 
CLICK HERE for the full story on Freshii.
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Vapiano Locks Down Texas Market - Territory Going Fast!
"Vapiano has signed an agreement with University of Houston graduate student Soomyee Song to open five units throughout Houston. Song's first restaurant is slated to open by June 2009, and all five should be open by 2014."
   
CLICK HERE for details on Vapiano's plans for Texas.
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Washington Post Food Critic, Tom Sietsema, Raves about Elevation Burger
"'Nothing frozen, nothing nuked,' trumpets a sign above the counter at Elevation Burger...it's impossible to pass up the hot, thin french fries in this light-filled eatery."

CLICK HERE for more of Tom's review.
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Dan RoweFransmart CEO, Dan Rowe, Explains Why It's a Tenants Market and Time to Renegotiate Retail Property
"There is a silver-lining in the approaching storm clouds. Experts say that such anticipation of softness in the retail property market makes this a brilliant time for franchisees to negotiate better property deals."

CLICK HERE for more of Dan's advice on how tenants should make the best of the current real estate market.
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Freshii Matthew

Freshii Announces Partnership with Fransmart for Nationwide Expansion!
 
"Freshii founder and CEO, Matthew Corrin, began his career dressing runway models and working under fashion icon, Oscar de la Renta. Today, the young and driven CEO is launching a nationwide expansion plan for his new brand, Freshii, moving from the competitive fashion industry to the equally competitive restaurant industry. Corrin incorporates what he learned from the retail and fashion world into Freshii."
 
CLICK HERE for more details on Freshii's expansion and partnership with Fransmart.
 
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QSR Names Freshii 'One To Watch!'
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"Customization is the name of the game at Freshii, a quick-service chain specializing in salads, soups, and other healthy meals and snacks for people in a hurry."
  
CLICK HERE to read why Freshii is a concept to keep an eye on!
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