Comments on: Will Pinkberry Stop Offering Franchises?

By: Juniper Frozen Yogurt to Pinkberry: Please Sue Us

Juniper Frozen Yogurt to Pinkberry: Please Sue Us — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:26:58 +0000

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By: rowena

rowena — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:25:18 +0000

hope pinkberry will give the chance who are interested to franchise..thanks

By: Michael Webster

Michael Webster — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:21:04 +0000

I think that you are right: IPO here we come. They will have to turn on a dime with frozen yogurt. Maybe Coldstone will be a major player in the IPO!

By: sean

sean — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:39:26 +0000

Michael… I get that impression, too.
I am still amazed (dumbfounded?) at them paying $27.5 million and not even getting the majority stake. What did they buy? They’ve been in business 2 years… The stores are franchised, so I’d assume there are no tangible assets. I’d assume they think the PinkBerry name and celebrity buzz, wedded with the Starbucks credibility, will make for a well-hyped IPO and story stock.

Remember the Gary Larson cartoon where the horrified cow looks up from the meadow and calls out to his bovine buddies: “GRASS! This stuff we’ve been eating is Grass!” I just hope the Maveron investors don’t have a similar epiphany: “FROZEN YOGURT! We just spent $27 Million on FROZEN YOGURT!!!”

By: michael webster

michael webster — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:12:11 +0000

Excellent points, Sean. One other point I think needs mentioning: the franchisor doesn’t believe that individual operators know more or can contribute more to the growth of the network.

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Will Pinkberry Stop Offering Franchises? at PIGASYS — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:12:55 +0000

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