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Burger King franchisee Guillermo Perales is pushing back against a corporate lawsuit that was leveled at him last week after rodents were discovered in one of his Burger King locations, according to an article in <a href="https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/burger-king-franchisee-pushes-back-against-companys-lawsuit?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=burger-king-multi-unit-franchisee-is-pushing-back-against-company-lawsuit-2709681" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Restaurant Business</a>.

&ldquo;Robert Zarco, attorney for franchisee Guillermo Perales, accused the franchisor of &lsquo;bullying&rsquo; his client in a bid to get him to sell restaurants in other markets to another franchisee. Perales is one of the country&rsquo;s biggest franchisees. He owns about 300 Burger King locations in multiple states. He also operates Arby&rsquo;s and Krispy Kreme, and recently acquired Taco Bueno,&rdquo; the article said.

According to the article, Perales said &ldquo;the restaurant had been cleaned and fumigated and received perfect marks from local health inspectors,&rdquo; following last week&rsquo;s discovery of rodents. Zarco called the termination of Perales&rsquo; ownership of 37 locations after rodents were discovered in a single restaurant &ldquo;an improper and wrong termination,&rdquo; the article said.

Zarco further argued that the termination of Perales&rsquo; ownership rights were part of a growing effort by the franchisor Burger King to &ldquo;get Perales to sell his Burger King locations in other markets to operators more willing to add locations,&rdquo; according to the article, and that &ldquo;Burger King has to latch onto any opportunity they can to force the client out,&rdquo; per Zarco as stated in the article.

Read the full article <a href="https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/burger-king-franchisee-pushes-back-against-companys-lawsuit?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=burger-king-multi-unit-franchisee-is-pushing-back-against-company-lawsuit-2709681" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Burger King Multi-Unit Franchisee Is Pushing Back Against Company Lawsuit

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The owner, Guillermo Perales, was sued by Burger King corporate and terminated from ownership at 37 of his total 300 Burger King locations after rodents were discovered in one.


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