Joel LibavaOnce in awhile, a franchise chain gets to sue a franchisee. If this story turns out to be true, I say sue them and throw them out of the Dunkin’ Donuts franchise system! This could be the next Dunkin’ Donuts franchise for sale.
Now, it’s not like Dunkin’ Donuts hasn’t sued (or allegedly spied on) it’s franchise owners, before.
However, the lawyers for Dunkin’ Donuts may have an easy trial on their hands with this wacked-out case of paying for school.
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From The Boston Herald;
“Dunkin’s franchise arm claims that Houman and Heather Baiany, the owners of four Dunkin’ locations in Boston and Somerville, submitted two checks totaling $7,498 for reimbursement from the company, claiming they were allowable charitable donations to the annual fund of the private, 37-acre boys’ school.”
This gets better. Read the rest. I think we should follow this one, folks.
About the Author
Joel Libava is The Franchise King® — an independent franchise advisor with 25+ years in the industry, two published books on franchising, and his writing has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, CNBC, Entrepreneur® Magazine and others. In addition, he wrote exclusively for the U.S. Small Business Administration blog for eight years. He doesn't sell franchises. Instead, Joel helps you figure out if franchise ownership is actually right for you — and if it is, teaches you his powerful, proven-to-work franchise research techniques, so you can make a smart, informed decision on a franchise to own and be your own boss.
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