Recently a person who was thinking of becoming a franchisee for a food
prep center asked this ng for opinions as to its viability. As one
might expect from a bunch of cooks the idea was pooh-poohed by just
about all who replied. But on the front page of today's NY Times
ther's an article which suggests that these businesses seem to be quite
successful, and are becoming increasingly numerous - you can read the
piece he

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/na...=1&oref=slogin

Despite favorable comments from customers I still can't see why one
would patronise such a place!