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Ampex Brands has purchased bakery and cafe chain Au Bon Pain

June 30, 2021 GMT

Yum! Brands and 7-Eleven franchisee Ampex Brands has purchased bakery and cafe chain Au Bon Pain, helping to expand its international reach.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

The seller was Panera Bread, part of privately held JAB Holding Co.

Program touts franchise opportunities for minorities, women

May 26, 2021 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Yum Brands has partnered with the University of Louisville to launch a business program that will focus on franchise opportunities for underrepresented minorities and women, officials announced Wednesday.

Tax panel narrowly approves in-state Tesla sales

Ken DixonMay 8, 2017 GMT

HARTFORD — Amid charges that Connecticut’s century-old franchise laws for selling automobiles are outdated, the tax-writing legislative Finance Committee on Monday approved a bill that would allow the upstart Tesla, Inc.

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