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UBuildIt: Jon Gruden Would be a Safer Hire Than David Rutkauskas

Bob Brauderick:  If you need a franchise salesman to hawk the UBuildIt franchise opportunity, disgraced former Raiders Coach Jon Gruden…

3 years ago

DAVID RUTKAUSKAS Was NEVER E-Cig Franchise’s CEO, Says Franchisor [UPDATED]

In December, 2013 we reported that David Rutkauskas, CEO of Beautiful Brands International (BBI), announced (via LinkedIn) that he has…

10 years ago

CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFÉ Franchise Closes

The Camille’s Sidewalk Café franchise in Greenville, South Carolina has closed. Our condolences go out to Camille’s Sidewalk Café franchise…

11 years ago

BBI’s FRESHBERRY Website Suspended for Non-payment

Beautiful Brands’ Freshberry website apparently suspended for non-payment on one of the busiest frozen yogurt weeks of the year. It’s…

11 years ago

How Franchisors Should – And Shouldn’t – Respond to Internet Criticism

How Franchisors Should – And Shouldn’t – Respond to Internet Criticism by Sean Kelly, UnhappyFranchisee.Com No company offering franchise opportunities…

12 years ago

JONATHAN FORTMAN: Corporate Bullying Part 3

Attorney Jonathan Fortman contributed this third part of a three-part series on the unsuccessful corporate bullying tactics of Beautiful Brands…

12 years ago

JONATHAN FORTMAN: Corporate Bullying Part 2

Attorney Jonathan Fortman contributed the second part of a three-part series on the unsuccessful corporate bullying tactics of Beautiful Brands…

12 years ago

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS: Why Franchise Bullying Backfires

David Rutkauskas, CEO of Tulsa-based Beautiful Brands International (BBI), publicly unleashed a string of insults and expletives on me that…

12 years ago

JONATHAN FORTMAN: Standing Up to Corporate Bullies Part 1

Beautiful Brands, David Rutkauskas & his attorney Robert Sartin are using any means possible to try to keep critics from…

12 years ago

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS David Rutkauskas Admits to Franchise Failures

David Rutkauskas, Founder and CEO of Beautiful Brands International (BBI), admitted to his system’s franchise failures in a revealing interview…

12 years ago