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Skriven 2009-04-19 07:10:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: Franchises
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> A local LUM'S franchise was doing a breakfast buffet and a salad bar
 DD> and doing quite well - back in the day when Lum's was about beer cooked
 DD> hot-dogs, Lumburgers and Weinerwald chicken. The Lum's people objected
 DD> to the "non-standard" additions, threatened action and were told to
 DD> take their signage and franchise agreement when they left ... and not
 DD> to let the doorknob hit them in the arse on the way out.

 ML> I wonder what the miracle medium is between maintaining the
 ML> corporate identity and allowing franchisee freedom.

 DD> BTW - when is the last time anyone has seen a LUM'S restaurant? And
 DD> are they still connected to the mothership ... or has that crashed.

 ML> There's an Ollie's Trolley, which I believe is an offshoot,
 ML> downtown in Washington. Maybe when I have nothing better to do
 ML> than go have a burger I'll check it out.

IIRC the Ollieburger was pretty good ... as restaurant burgers go.

 DD> LATER: Google found three ... Davie, FL, Plattsburgh, NY, and
 DD> Bellevue, NE. And no connections (other than name, etc.) found to any
 DD> remaining franchisor. Quite a fall from the heady days when Uncle Milty
 DD> was their spokesmodel.

 ML> Bear in mind that Uncle Milty is at least as dead as the chain,
 ML> so that's kind of appropriate.

Yeah ... but, back in the day --

 DD> Except that all the Hardee's around here that got re-branded as Carl's
 DD> Jr. are now Payday Loan, Title Loan, Jose's Tacos, etc. venues. Those
 DD> who kept the Hardee's name but with the Carl's "thickburger" menu have
 DD> pretty much remained.

 ML> The ones that got rebranded probably were lagging and were
 ML> deemed to need some kind of shot in the arm (such as joining
 ML> the Federal Witness Protection Program). They just went the
 ML> natural way of all flesh I guess.

I think the franchisee agreed to change over to Carl's Jr. and lost his arse in
the process. Peoria is a *very* conservative town. Their last three congress
critters have been Bob Michel, Ray LaHood and Arron Schock ... all
representatives of the elephant party. Schock was elected in spite of being
tied by his own testimony to a scandal of moderate proportions. He is also the
youngest member of Congress.

So, resisting the changeover in names as well as menus is not surprising to me.
I have noted here before that Hardees is transitioning some of their stores to
"Hardees Red Burrito" places. If you thought the Sign of the Chihuahua was a
bad take on border Mex grub ... Red Burrito plumbs new depths.

 ML> Lum's Ollieburger
 ML> cat: historic, burger
 ML> yield: 6

As I said above ... this ain't bad. But, you could lose the Heinz 57 and add a
slab of yellow cheese between the meat patty and the slice of onion.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Celtic Mix Cocktail
 Categories: Five, Booze, Citrus
      Yield: 1 servings
 
  1 1/2 oz Scotch whisky
      1 oz Irish whiskey
    1/2 oz Fresh lemon juice
      1 ds Bitters
 
  In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the ingredients.
  Stir well, and strain into a cocktail glass.
  
  Not for the timid, this drink.
  
  Poteen (pronounced PO-CHEEN) is the ragged, unaged and highly
  alcoholic product of clandestine distilling brought about by the
  British government's taxation in the early 17th century. It is
  interesting to note that poteen has strong ties to a venerable
  American tradition. Poteen "is the father of all other illegal
  whiskies, notably American moonshine, which grew out of the
  distilling skills introduced by Irish immigrants," according to Ethel
  Minogue, author of Irish Cooking: Classic and Modern Recipes.
  
  FROM: Texas Cooking Online's Weekly E-mail
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum; 15 March 2009
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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