Chestnut Wins 2012 Hot Dog Eating Contest
BROOKLYN, NY —Joey Chestnut won the 2012 International Hot Dog-Eating Contest yesterday — by a long shot. Chestnut scarfed down 68 hot dogs in ten minutes. The rest of the competition fell way behind...
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Buffalo Wing Eating Contest in Buffalo
Crowds watch last week's Major League Eating's world rib eating contest. Photo submitted to BMM by a readerread more
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Chestnut Breaks World Buffalo Wing Record
Joey Chestnut (above) in today's competition out-eats his wing eating competitors. Photo provided by Major League Eating BUFFALO, N.Y. — Joey Chestnut has just been crowned the new Buffalo Wing eating...
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New TV Series “Be the Boss” Will Feature Franchise Winners
NEW YORK CITY — A & E cable network will roll out a new reality television series where two candidates compete to be a franchise owner.read more
View ArticleCinnabon President on Undercover Boss Tonight
Kat Cole, 34, president of Cinnabon Inc., will be featured on CBS' Undercover Boss tonight.read more
View ArticleNHL Skates Back to Business
The National Hockey League ended a 4-month, 113-day lockout this past Sunday. The league and its players collectively agreed to put their skates back on, and glide back into business.read more
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Sports Team Franchises To See Strong Growth; Fast Food Not So Much
Growth in professional sports franchises & key related industries Data: www.IbisWorld.com SANTA MONICA, Calif. —If you want to own a franchise, research shows that the boats rise a little faster...
View ArticleRival Brothers and Teams Butt Heads at Super Bowl 2013
NPR's Mike Pesca joins PBS News' Jeffrey Brown to discuss what's at stake going into the upcoming Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday. The two coaches, brothers John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens...
View ArticleFranAd Bowl 2013; Pre-Super Bowl Ads
NEW ORLEANS — It is Super Bowl Sunday, time for Blue MauMau's annual FranAd Bowl. This year two rival sports franchises are coached by brothers John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens and Jim Harbaugh...
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FranAd Bowl 2013, Super Bowl XLVII Ads
Taco Bell's pre-released Super Bowl commercial, "Grandpa Goes Wild". photo from YouTube video NEW ORLEANS — Super Bowl XLVII is starting up. It's time for Blue MauMau's annual FranAd Bowl, where Blue...
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Three-Quarters of 2013 Super Bowl Ads from Franchisors
Data: American Association of Franchisees and Dealers PALM DESERT, Calif. — Super Bowl XLVII was a blowout for franchising firms as the industry dominated the game's television advertising. A...
View ArticleTop 10 World's Coolest McDonald's
McDonald's has some great-looking restaurants in the U.S. and around the world. The Daily Meal has put together a slideshow of what it says are the 10 coolest.read more
View ArticleDown Syndrome Owner Runs Friendliest Restaurant
Tim Harris, as far as his parents know, is the only restaurant owner in America with Down Syndrome. The following video shows his friendly personality and his customers responding in kind. read more
View ArticleCustomer Takes Car Salesman on Test Drive from Hell
While a dealer's car salesmen may enjoy meeting all kinds of people and often have good incomes, one of the downsides is that they never know what kind of driver they will be sitting next toread more
View ArticleMost Loyal Fans in Baseball
The Major League Baseball season opens Sunday with the cry of 'play ball' just preceded by the release of the 21st annual fan survey conducted by Brand Keys. read more
View ArticleMaking Money with Your YouTube Videos
Some people make not only enough money on YouTube to support themselves, a few even make serious money, as in hundreds of thousands of dollars.read more
View Article‘Be The Boss’ Series Spreads to Canada
The seven-series A&E television showcase for buying a franchise in the States, where two employees compete for a raise but the winner is given a franchise instead, is now spreading to Canada.read more
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