Does a Coffee Shop Franchisor Have to Do Anything for Their Royalty Cheque?
It’s a provocative title, but isn’t that the million dollar question that at least one side of the relationship is always asking? Owning a franchise is always tricky because the franchisee (owner)...
View ArticleWikid Franchise dot Org – A Possible Ouch for Franchisors
I suppose the VCSFA has become to many coffee shop franchisors in Vancouver the proverbial thorn in their side. Word is getting out that we exist and that our purpose is to educate the public about...
View ArticleSears Faces Class Action by Hometown Franchisees
In the following article covered by News 680 is the announcement that Sears is now facing class action by its Hometown Franchisees. The Franchisees are going to go after Sears for failing them in the...
View ArticleSue-Go Juice: Did Jugo Juice Juice their Franchisees?
It looks like Jugo Juice is becoming ‘sue-go juice‘. I had been running my own coffee franchise for nearly two years when I took my first Canada Line trip. The very first thing I noticed was what...
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Blenz Coffee Involved in Growing Number of Lawsuits
We were informed today that at least two lawsuits have been filed in the Supreme Court against Blenz the Canadian Coffee Company LTD so far in 2014 – and it’s only March! CLICK TO SEE DETAILS Following...
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Blenz Ranked as Lawsuit of the Week by Business in Vancouver (BIV)
Well respected and well read local business publication Business in Vancouver not only picked up on the court filing made by three former Blenz Franchisees against its former Franchisor, but ranked it...
View ArticleWhat Will Replace Blenz Coffee at Pacific Centre?
On May 24, 2014 the VCSFA published an article called ‘Yet Another Prestigious Blenz Closes: Pacific Centre on Granville’ about the sudden disappearance of the landmark Blenz Coffee at Pacific Centre...
View ArticleKorean Franchise Chain Cafe Bene Gets Large Fine for Treatment of Franchisees
This article published on the Daily Coffee News website speaks of another classic case of abuse of power by a franchisor. The name of the chain, is Cafe Bene which has a whopping 760 locations in South...
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Blenz Coffee Franchise Poster Child Example of Need for BC Franchise Legislation
In this most recent Business in Vancouver article on the topic of the need for franchise legislation in BC, Wayne Taylor briefly describes his personal experience dealing with Blenz Coffee (Blenz the...
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Franchisepro.ca picks up on Important Franchise Legislation article in...
Wayne Taylor plaintiff in a lawsuit against Blenz Coffee in Vancouver, was interviewed in a reputable national magazine called Food Service and Hospitality. Read about it here on Wayne’s...
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