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    <title>Buffalo Wild Wings activist steps up pressure</title>
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                Marcato Capital Management sends letter to franchisees, launches website in push for major changes
                
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&lt;div class=&quot;node-body article-body&quot;&gt;Marcato Capital Management sends letter to franchisees, launches website in push for major changes&lt;/div&gt;


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 <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>McDonald’s franchisee files for bankruptcy</title>
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                Sales losses and competition push Brown Customer Delight Group Inc. to seek debt protection
                
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&lt;div class=&quot;node-body article-body&quot;&gt;Sales losses and competition push Brown Customer Delight Group Inc. to seek debt protection&lt;/div&gt;


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 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 20:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Wendy’s franchisee flourishes with refranchising deals</title>
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                Hamra Enterprises grows as trend takes hold
                
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&lt;div class=&quot;node-body article-body&quot;&gt;Hamra Enterprises grows as trend takes hold&lt;/div&gt;


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 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Yum completes spinoff of China division</title>
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                Yum China Holdings Inc. looks ahead to new chapter in the country 
                
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&lt;div class=&quot;node-body article-body&quot;&gt;Yum China Holdings Inc. looks ahead to new chapter in the country&lt;/div&gt;


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 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>How Domino’s keeps adding customers</title>
    <link>http://nrn.com/service/how-domino-s-keeps-adding-customers</link>
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&lt;div class=&quot;node-body article-body&quot;&gt;Remodels, digital ordering and salads help chain’s same-store sales rise 13 percent&lt;/div&gt;


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 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>2016 Golden Chain winner: Guillermo Perales </title>
    <link>http://nrn.com/people/2016-golden-chain-winner-guillermo-perales</link>
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                Sun Holdings president and CEO develops big business through constant learning, focus on growth
                
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&lt;div class=&quot;node-body article-body&quot;&gt;Sun Holdings president and CEO develops big business through constant learning, focus on growth&lt;/div&gt;


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 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>2016 Golden Chain winner: Greg Flynn </title>
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                The founder, chairman and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group builds an empire centered on people 
                
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&lt;div class=&quot;node-body article-body&quot;&gt;The founder, chairman and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group builds an empire centered on people &lt;/div&gt;


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 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>A closer look at 2016 Golden Chain winner Greg Flynn</title>
    <link>http://nrn.com/people/closer-look-2016-golden-chain-winner-greg-flynn</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;node-body gallery-body&quot;&gt;Greg Flynn is founder, chairman and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group LP, the nation’s largest restaurant franchise company&lt;/div&gt;

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 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>A closer look at 2016 Golden Chain winner Guillermo Perales</title>
    <link>http://nrn.com/people/closer-look-2016-golden-chain-winner-guillermo-perales</link>
    <description>&lt;div class=&quot;node-body gallery-body&quot;&gt;Guillermo Perales is president and CEO of Sun Holdings Inc., one of the nation’s largest restaurant franchisees&lt;/div&gt;

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 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Young Dairy Queen franchisee finds growth formula</title>
    <link>http://nrn.com/franchising/young-dairy-queen-franchisee-finds-growth-formula</link>
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&lt;div class=&quot;node-body article-body&quot;&gt;Fourteen Foods grows from seven locations to 182 in 10 years, thanks to acquisitions&lt;/div&gt;


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 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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