FOOD FRANCHISES

DICKEY’S BARBECUE PIT Makes an Unhappy Franchisee Happy – Then Sues Him

UnhappyFranchisee.Com gave Dickey’s Barbecue Pit credit for stepping up to the “plate” and helping James Neighbors get his Johnson City,…

10 years ago

DICKEY’S BARBECUE Franchise, Jerrel Denton, Roland Dickey Jr. Sued for Fraud

Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., franchise salesman Jerrel Denton, & President Roland Dickey Jr. are being sued by franchisee Justin Trouard…

10 years ago

DICKEY’S Franchise: Open Letter to Roland Dickey, Jr.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit President Roland Dickey, Jr. appears to have approved and signed a franchise agreement with a 54-year-old man…

10 years ago

DICKEY’S BARBECUE PIT Franchise: Roland Dickey Sells to, Then Sues, Registered Sex Offender

President Roland Dickey, Jr. assigned the Dickey’s franchise for Johnson City, TN to an undercapitalized franchisee who had no foodservice…

10 years ago

PRIMOHOAGIES & Nick Papanier Sr. Tax Evasion: A Clarification

We received an email from Nixon Peabody attorney Craig Tractenberg regarding our recent posts on the PrimoHoagies founder Nick Papanier,…

10 years ago

PRIMOHOAGIES Franchise Complaints [REVISED]

PRIMOHOAGIES Franchise Complaints:  PrimoHoagies franchisor and owner of PrimoHoagies’ food supplier Nellie's Provisions, served prison time and house arrest for…

10 years ago

PRIMOHOAGIES Owner of Nellie’s Provisions Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud [Updated]

PRIMOHOAGIES franchise controversy involving the tax fraud conviction of Nick Papanier Sr.,  was detailed in this press release (below).  PrimoHoagies…

10 years ago

DAVID RUTKAUSKAS, Beautiful Brands: Last Rex’s Chicken Closes. Franchises Still Promoted.

David Rutkauskas’ controversial Beautiful Brands franchise system continues to shrink. The latest closure is the only remaining Rex’s Chicken restaurant,…

10 years ago

SHONEY’S: Our Response to the David Davoudpour Take-Down Request

Shoney’s CEO David Davoudpour, through his lawyer, has requested the take-down of an angry comment posted by a former Shoney’s…

10 years ago

SHONEY’S: Request to Remove Anonymous, Defamatory Posting on unhappyfranchisee.com

The attorney for Shoney’s North America, LLC (“Shoney’s”), Mark S. VanderBroek of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, sent us…

10 years ago