Round Table Pizza

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Franchisees sue the Fat Brands-owned Round Table Pizza over marketing

The Round Table Owners Association is accusing the pizza chain of “intentional mismanagement” of the marketing fund since Fat Brands bought the company in 2021, leading to falling sales.

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Round Table Pizza franchisees investigate Fat Brands' use of marketing funds after the chain loses advertising for months

Operators of the 400-unit pizza chain are probing the company's financial transfers and accounting after its parent company missed a payment to a marketing vendor.

Employers in other fields say they're feeling intense pressure to raise pay. Plus, they want to see a break from the pro-labor legislation of the last decade or more.

Even after making his biggest acquisition yet, the Fat Brands CEO says he has others coming. “This is not the end.”

Fat Brands’ latest acquisition will give it five more concepts, including Round Table Pizzza, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Marble Slab Creamery and Pretzelmaker.

Global Franchise Group also added two additional executives under CEO Paul Damico.

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