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DAVID RUTKAUSKAS Are His 500,000 Twitter Followers Fakes?

David Rutkauskas, founder & CEO of Beautiful Brands International (BBI), claims to have more than 500,000 Twitter following his tweets…

12 years ago

DAVID RUTKAUSKAS Bizarre Misrepresentations of Beautiful Brands

David Rutkauskas: What are you thinking? Just when UnhappyFranchisee.Com is actively scrutinizing the growth claims of Beautiful Brands International (BBI)…

12 years ago

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS Ludger’s Cakes Dumps BBI

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) has lost another franchise “partner” brand:  1 unit Ludger’s Bavarian Cakery. According to an inquiry from…

12 years ago

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS SmallCakes Cupcakery Breaks Ties with BBI

SmallCakes Cupcakery is one of the two latest Beautiful Brands partners to end its “partnership” with Beautiful Brands International (BBI).…

12 years ago

MERLE NORMAN Franchise Complaints

The Merle Norman Cosmetics franchise has a relatively high SBA franchise loan default rate of 24%.  Merle Norman is listed…

12 years ago

TRUE VALUE Franchise Complaints

The True Value franchise has a relatively high SBA franchise loan default rate of 20%.  True Value is listed by…

12 years ago

PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS Franchise Complaints

The Play It Again Sports franchise has a shockingly high SBA franchise loan default rate of 27%.  Play It Again…

12 years ago

FOOT SOLUTIONS Franchise Complaints

The Foot Solutions franchise has a shockingly high SBA franchise loan default rate of 36%.  Foot Solutions is listed by…

12 years ago

COMPUTER RENAISSANCE (FRIENDLY COMPUTERS) Franchise Complaints

Computer Renaissance (acquired and rebranded by Friendly Computers in 2008) has a frighteningly high SBA franchise loan default rate of…

12 years ago

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS Franchise Complaints

Beautiful Brands International (BBI), multi-brand franchisor of Camille’s Sidewalk Café, Freshberry & Rex’s Chicken, has received stinging criticism from former…

12 years ago