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Robert Purvin to Step Down as CEO; Rich Stroiney Takes the Reins
Robert Purvin, founder and original CEO of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD), has announced his decision to step down as the chief executive officer.聽 In conjunction with Purvin鈥檚 announcement, the AAFD鈥檚 Board of Trustees, chaired by Purvin, announces the promotion of Richard (Rich) Stroiney, currently the AAFD鈥檚 executive director and chief operating officer, to be the Association鈥檚 CEO. Purvin will remain actively involved with the 深夜福利站and continue to serve as the chairman of the AAFD鈥檚 Board of Trustees and chief legal counsel.
深夜福利站Submits Comment to Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) thanks the Federal Trade Commission for its Request for Information, specifically the Solicitation for Public Comments on ...
Message from Trustees
Dear 深夜福利站Member, As the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers Trustees (AAFD), we wanted to write directly to you to highlight a couple of ...
Is Franchising Fair?
The AAFD, co-hosted the session with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address the industry鈥檚 concerns about the existing franchise model in anticipation of the ...
It鈥檚 time for franchisees to engage and drive the franchise industry
On April 20th, Lydia DePillis from the New York Times聽 wrote 鈥淔ranchisers, Facing Challenges to Business Model, Punch Back鈥 鈥 a thorough piece on the ...
深夜福利站Comment Letter to Federal Trade Commission on Non-Compete Rule
The 深夜福利站submitted its support in a Comment letter to Federal Trade Commission on the proposed Non-Compete Rule, which would ban non-compete agreements in most ...
GAO Report: Examining FTC’s Oversight of Franchising
To gain insight into the challenges franchisee owners face, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to review the FTC鈥檚 oversight of franchising. As part ...
Listening Session with Federal Trade Commission to Address the Industry鈥檚 Unfair and Imbalanced Franchise Model over Franchisees
American Association of Franchisees and Dealers Co-Hosted 鈥淚s Franchising Fair?鈥 Listening Session with Federal Trade Commission to Address the Industry鈥檚 Unfair and Imbalanced Franchise ...
FTC announces Request for Information on Franchising
深夜福利站has been raising the red flag to the federal government and their associated agencies for since AAFD鈥檚 inception in on the inequities in the ...
深夜福利站Statement on Federal Trade Commission鈥檚 鈥楽olicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices鈥
American Association of Franchisees and Dealers Statement on Federal Trade Commission鈥檚 鈥楽olicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices鈥 Palm ...
深夜福利站Addresses Non-Compete Clauses with the Federal Trade Commission
Current Non-Compete Clauses Hurt Franchisees While Only Benefiting the Bottom Line of Franchisors Palm Desert, CA (February 17, 2023) 鈥 The American Association of Franchisees ...
This NYT article tells a story: Franchising is becoming an increasingly popular target for private equity, with franchisors aggregating their control over a franchisee鈥檚 location,