Franchise Bits

The Franchise Law Blog has more information on the troubles that Quiznos Franchisees are having with the parent company:

Quiznos settled a lawsuit with Chris Bray, former president of the Toasted Subs Franchisee Association, Inc., and certain other franchisees for claims related to Quiznos’ quest to terminate his franchise agreements after Bray and other Quiznos franchisees allegedly posted negative information about the franchise on the web.

Quiznos is also currently facing a class action lawsuit from the company:

“on behalf of an estimated 5,000 owners nationwide, ‘alleging that the franchisor has systematically defrauded its franchisees in a scheme designed to build the brand at the expense of its operators in the field.’” The lawsuit also alleges that Quiznos misrepresented “key facts” to prospective franchisees during the franchise sales process.

I do enjoy a good toasted Quiznos sub - but after reading these continuing stories about franchise problems, I’d have to be very careful about starting a partnership with the company right now.

Just my two cents.