Fast Food Mafia poster artwork posted on Flickr:
While searching around on Flickr I ran across this engaging artwork depicting franchise fast food icons as mafioso:  Ron “The Don” McDonald with hitman Grimace, “The Colonel” Sanders, “Little Caesar,” Wendy “Gwendolyn,” and B.K. “The King.”
I have no idea what the context, meaning or purpose is and can’t quite make out the artist’s last name (Andrew Shirey? Jhirey?), but thought it was nicely done and interesting.  Think of the product placement possibilities for this film franchise.
The image was uploaded on August 13, 2009 by TheRealEdwin and is licensed via Creative Commons.
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(FranchisePick.Com)  Related story:  Semper Pie: Little Caesars’ Michael Ilitch Recognized for Helping Disabled Vets Open Franchises  by Sean Kelly
In a post last September, I wrote about how Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. founder Michael Ilitch was awarded the highest tribute given to a private citizen by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.  This veteran’s day, I’m happy to report that the award-winning program continues to get rave reviews from those who matter most:  The honorably discharged veterans who are achieving their dreams of business ownership as Little Caesars’ franchise owners.
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Little Caesars founder Michael Ilitch, a former Marine, is being honored by R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for his service to Veterans.  The  Little Caesars Veterans Program provides honorably discharged, service-disabled Veterans who qualify as Little Caesars franchisees a benefit of up to $68,000. Honorably discharged, non service-disabled Veterans who qualify as Little Caesars franchisees are eligible for a benefit of $10,000.
According to the company press release:
Veterans Affairs Secretary Honors Little Caesars Founder Michael Ilitch

Washington, DC – In recognition of his service to Veterans, Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, will present Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. founder Michael Ilitch …read more