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The holidays are usually a time of happiness, excitement and enthusiasm for what the New Year will bring. This was certainly the case last year, in December 2014, when the Franchise Owners Association of Chicagoland (FOAC) hosted its annual holiday party and invited our CEO, Joe DePinto, to be part of the festivities. Not […]
It was the day before Thanksgiving and I was in my store completing my CDC order on the GOTT. A customer walked in and wished me a happy Thanksgiving. We talked about how thankful we should be to have our families, our health and a job or a business in this economy. He asked […]
As the end of 2015 quickly approaches, it’s a good time to look back and reflect on our sales and profits. Sales in many parts of the country have exceeded expectations with good levels of sales increases, and the addition of hot foods has brought new guests to our stores via word of mouth. […]
Minimum wage, one of the hottest issues among the franchisee community, is causing franchisees to have fear and skepticism about the future. Folks are concerned how this is going to impact the franchise business model. In some areas, the minimum wage is going to the $15 range over the next five years, a good […]
The dictionary defines making common cause “as uniting one’s interest with another’s.” This is another way of saying that there are certain opportunities, when two parties have similar interests and concerns, to effectuate their goals more effectively by working in concert, collaboratively, cooperatively and in good faith. Over the past 18 months, this has […]
When 7-Eleven Inc. approached me about installing the hot foods program in my store my initial reaction was one of great anticipation because I had heard from franchisees around the country that the business was good if you had the proper clientele in the proper location. I was eager to find out. This was […]
Some eight months ago, the officers of the National Coalition met with 7-Eleven, Inc. President Joe DePinto and his top executives for only the second time in as many years. It turned out to be a very encouraging and frank discussion, and we were promised a “holistic review” of the next franchise contract would […]
This year we have all enjoyed increased sales and profits thanks to some unexpected great weather. Since the beginning of the year we have been able to reap the benefits of warmer temperatures and sunny skies, and during that time create some net worth in our stores that will hopefully help carry us through […]
We just came back from a very successful convention and trade show in Chicago, which many of you are no doubt still buzzing about. For the first time in many years SEI upper management attended the event, including President and CEO Joe DePinto, who came to the first day of the trade show and […]
In May 2014 National Chairman Joe Galea, Executive Vice Chairman Jivtesh Gill and the other members of the NCASEF Executive Team filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against SEI for breach of contract, conversion, and declaratory judgment involving the new video monitoring equipment installed in […]
