Archive for the ‘Meal Assembly Franchise’ Category

Cena expands meal-assembly business to include bistro

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Looks like this is one way to get rid of the meal assembly sessions.
JOHNSON CITY — Cena, which offers ready-to-cook meals at its site at 201 Oakdale Road, said it has expanded its business to include a bistro.

Cena Fresh Bistro offers lunch and dinner for dine in or take out. Owner Fran Cianciosi said it’s […]

David Bellso ditches meal prep marketing ties

Monday, August 25th, 2008

It’s looks like Make & Take Gourmet has suffered another loss. In conjunction with closing one of the corporate stores it appears they have shuttered their meal prep marketing branch as well. It’s been several days now and the mealprepmarketing.com site just doesn’t answer. Could be a server glitch, could be admin oversight, could be […]

Meal-preparation services quickly cool off

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Here is another one that gives more of the realities of the business and the problems owners are facing.
More than a dozen locations — some chains, some independently owned — opened their doors to customers throughout the region. Folks forked over money for use of a borrowed kitchen and dinner ingredients already prepped for assembly. […]

Make & Take Gourmet Franchise Lawsuit: Failed Franchise Owners Allege Fraud

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

This might have something to do with why Make & Take Gourmet is selling off their store. Perhaps they need the money to pay some legal fees, or they need to jettison the baggage so they can make a quick getaway before legal troubles bring them down.
Three failed franchise groups are suing the franchisor of […]

Make & Take Gourmet to close store in Towne Center of Fayetteville

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Syracuse, NY — One of the two corporate stores in the Make & Take Gourmet meal-preparation chain is closing, its owners informed customers today.
The 2-year-old Make & Take Gourmet storefront kitchen in Towne Center at Fayetteville will shut down, leaving the founding store in Cicero and a handful of franchises still operating.
The reason for the […]