After three years under fire on FranchisePick.com, BlueMauMau.org, UnhappyFranchisee.com and other blogs, the much-maligned Morg is speaking out and telling his side of the story for the first time.
Links to the many posts on Cuppy’s Coffee and interviews with Cuppy’s Coffee victims are posted here:  Cuppy’s Coffee
Morg’s unedited post telling his side of the story is here:  CUPPY’S: Robert Morgan’s “My Thoughts About The American Dream”
Robert “Morg” Morgan, the founder and previous owner of the controversial Cuppy’s Coffee and related controversial entities (Medina Enterprises, Elite Manufacturing, etc.)  recently resurfaced as raw food guru “Bobby” Morgan, the “Rawman Walking.”  Rawman Walking publishes …read more

If ever there were a group in need of an economic bailout, it would be the hundreds of victims of the most blatant franchise scam in recent history:  Cuppy’s Coffee.  Just in case any government official or agency cares (why start now?), there are three distinct groups of victims struggling to recover from their own financial Katrinas:
Cuppy’s Coffee “Depositers”:  As many as 100 or more individuals paid upfront construction deposits ranging from $29,500 to more than $100,000 that were to be returned if they failed to find a location or secure financing for the project;  however, when they requested their …read more

At today’s post Slender Lady Founder Bruce Sharpe Has Died, UnhappyFranchisee.com reports the passing of Bruce Sharpe, the controversial founder of the Slender Lady fitness chain and former business partner of Cuppy’s Coffee founder Robert “Morg” Morgan.
An email being circulated to friends, family and former associates reads:
For any of you who don’t yet know, Bruce Sharpe passed away from natural causes on December 1, 2008. He was happily living in Colombia.
He is much loved by many of us and he will be sorely missed by his many friends and family.
There are no plans for his service as of yet, but …read more

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Cuppy’s Coffee Franchise, Elite Manufacturing, Medina Complaints
Cuppy’s Coffee’s AAFD Award for “Fair Franchising”
CUPPY’S COFFEE, Java Jo’z, Elite Manufacturing, Medina Blogliography
Seems like only 7 months or so ago that Cuppy’s Coffee parent Medina Enterprises was joyfully announcing the appointment of Don Ochsenreiter Executive VP and CFO. It seems like just 7 months ago that Ochsenreiter was excited about all that Medina had accomplished, all it was going to accomplish, and its contribution to the local business economy.
A lot sure can change in 7 months.
In that amount of time, Medina was purchased by Dale Nabors’ Fransynergy, Ochsenreiter was reportedly let go, …read more

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Unhappy Franchisee: Franchising rumors, rants, controversies, issues, complaints & insider information you’re not supposed to know.
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Self-Proclaimed Fairness Advocacy Group Quietly Takes its Ball and Goes Home.
What does it take to for a franchisor to lose its “fair franchising” accreditation with the American Association of Franchisees & Dealers (AAFD )*?
Outcries from dozens of franchisees claiming they were defrauded out of their life savings? No, that’s OK….
Allegations that current franchisees were paid to tell prospective franchisees they were happy? No big deal…
What about a public acknowledgement from the company Prez that they violated AAFD standards? No …read more

(FranchisePick.Com)  I would urge anyone who has a current or past complaint or refund request with Cuppy’s Coffee, Elite Manufacturing, Medina Enterprises, Java Jo’z, Emerald Coast Manufacturing or other related entities to contact attorney Michael Webster (pictured).
Michael Webster is a frequent contributor here, on BlueMauMau.org and publishes his own franchise and anti-fraud blog at http://www.bizop.ca.   Michael is also on the standards committee of the AAFD, the “fair franchising” accreditation organization that is looking into allegations against the Cuppy’s Coffee franchise organization and its affiliate, Elite Manufacturing.
Michael Webster is coordinating the response to numerous complaints from people who are seeking …read more