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1851 Franchising Weekly Rewind
Check out the hottest franchising headlines from the past week.
Nasdaq Sends Così Delisting Notice
Due to the brands persistently low stock price; Così Inc. has received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq exchange. The notice was triggered after the company’s stock prices have dipped below $1 for 30 consecutive business days. Così has 180 days to get the price over $1 to keep the listing.
(From Nation’s Restaurant News)
PizzaRev to Offer Black Friday Deal
This Black Friday, hungry shoppers can head to one of PizzaRev’s 28 locations to receive $5 pizzas. In addition, guests who visit on Nov. 27, 2015, will also receive a $20 bonus card for each $50 gift card purchase. Currently, PizzaRev has locations in California, Colorado, Texas, Utah, South Dakota and Minnesota.
(From Fast Casual)
CREAM Introduces New Holiday Flavors
San Francisco-based franchise CREAM is ringing in the holiday season with the release of its Eggnog ice cream and peppermint sprinkles topping. The new flavors will be available starting Nov. 24, 2015. Customers can choose from the new items to create ice cream sandwiches, CREAM tacos or just enjoy the ice cream itself.
(From QSR Magazine)
Papa Murphy’s Launches New Mobile Ordering App
The Take ‘N’ Bake franchise, Papa Murphy’s has introduced the brands first ever, online ordering app. The app was developed by Relevant Mobile. The app allows customers to find stores nearby and place orders at the location. The app also saves recent orders so guests can reorder their favorite pizzas.
(From Pizza Marketplace)
Pinot’s Palette Adds e-Commerce
The paint and sip franchise, Pinot’s Palette has launched Shopping Cart 2.0, a new e-commerce option on the brand’s website. This launch comes in advance of Cyber Monday and the beginning of the holiday shopping season. The online store allows customers to book paint and sip party and can now place online orders for merchandise.
(From Franchising.com)
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Nick Powills
FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
