Comments on: "Leading" Meal Assembly Franchisor Make & Take Gourmet Closing Company Store

By: Make & Take Gourmet, Michele Bellso Accused of Franchise Fraud (AG) | Unhappy Franchisee

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:54:53 +0000

[...] the heels of a multi franchisee lawsuit and stores defecting and/or closing, Michele Bellso and her ill-fated Make and Take Gourmet meal assembly kitchen franchise chain have [...]

By: Denise Tuttle

Denise Tuttle — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:49:30 +0000

For the record in Moneywise reports the Bellso’s owe almost $13,000. in back taxes on their $365,000. home.

By: Make & Take Gourmet to close store in Towne Center of Fayetteville | Meal Assembly Watch

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:01:15 +0000

[...] But will this stop them from selling more franchises? Only time and common sense will tell. As Sean Kelly points out, their website certainly doesn’t indicate they have any intentions of stopping: [...]

By: sean

sean — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:02:47 +0000

David Bellso was also quoted in the Syracuse papercomplaining about property taxes on his $365,000 house which, incidentally, is on the market:
“‘It’s absolutely crazy,’ said David Bellso, who owns the house at [deleted] Loomis and has it listed on the real estate market for $365,000. “I think assessments here are out of hand, and the town hasn’t done a good enough job over the years of keeping up with them. The entire town needs to reassessed.’”

By: MAKE & TAKE GOURMET: Bellsos Closing Company Store, Blame Economy | Unhappy Franchisee

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:55:19 +0000

[...] has the story of the Michele and Dave Bellso’s announcement that they’re closing the Make & Take Gourmet company owned Fayetteville store. (Read: “Leading” Meal Assembly Franchisor Make & [...]