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
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David Rutkauskas’ FRESHBERRY Franchise Closures [UPDATED]
Originally published March 5, 2015 In the early 2000s, Tulsa franchise seller David Rutkauskas created the illusion that the franchise
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Ziva Branstetter & Hypocrisy at The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR)
Ziva Branstetter has been named Senior Editor of Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. The celebrated Branstetter is also
Read MoreDAVID 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
Read MoreDAVID 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,
Read MoreCAMILLE’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
Read MoreBBI’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
Read MoreZivaGate: Letter to Tulsa World Publisher Bill Masterson, Jr.
Here’s the letter from UnhappyFranchisee.Com publisher Sean Kelly to the new Publisher of BH Media Group’s Tulsa World, Bill Masterson.
Read MoreBEAUTIFUL BRANDS Drops Blogger Lawsuit, Journal Record Actually Reports It
Tulsa’s Journal Record – a business publication we on the “fringe” have accused of being little more than a bulletin
Read MoreZivaGate: Ziva Branstetter’s Attorney Tells Her Side
Ziva Branstetter’s attorney has broken their side’s silence in the ZivaGate controversy. The lowdown: They admit the Tulsa World investigative
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