| Find out about franchises, how to buy one
Sparks residents considering buying a franchise are invited to attend a seminar from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday at the Washoe County Complex, 1001 E. 9th St. in Reno. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about small business and franchise facts, strategies for finding the right business, the legalities of franchising and how to properly investigate franchises. To register, visit www.sparkschamber.org .
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que planning restaurant in San Antonio
Famous Dave's of America Inc., the master franchise company for Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que, has sold the rights to a new restaurant in San Antonio. Famous Ventures LP, a subsidiary of Exceptional Brands LLC in Abilene, bought the rights to develop restaurants in West Texas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Lawton, Okla. .
No sweet cake for local firms
VietNamNet Bridge – KFC, Lotteria, Jollibee and Gloria Jean's Coffees have opened restaurants at good places in HCM City. McDonald's and Starbucks, two leading fast-food names of the US, are forecast to be next. Meanwhile, Vietnamese firms are still outsiders. KFC is speeding up its coverage of Vietnam: 13-15 restaurants per year. It currently has 38 fast-foot restaurants in Vietnam and it will be 100 in the next three years. Along with KFC from the US, Lotteria, a fast-foot brand of the Republic of Korea, has a firm foothold in HCM City with restaurants located at good positions. So far, Lotteria has 35 restaurants in Vietnam. At present, Lotteria is still suffering losses to expand its network while KFC has earned profit after eight years waiting for the change of habits of Vietnamese people.
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