The parent company of Bud’s Broiler, the old-school New Orleans-based burger chain, is entangled in a legal dispute with the owner of two of its south Louisiana franchises over allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement.Shannon Prince, the owner of the Bud’s Broiler franchise in Baton Rouge near Tiger Stadium as well as the chain’s oldest location, on City Park Avenue in New Orleans, filed suit last month against Bud’s Broiler Holdings, the restaurant brand’s parent, alleging that the parent firm mismanaged its finances and invaded her territories with two pop-up locations, among other complaints.The franchise owners, Melvin and Rebecca Ziegler, have filed a separate lawsuit alleging that Prince violated the franchise agreement by obtaining meat for Bud’s Broilers burgers from other companies and that she has been trying to re-create the recipe for the brand’s smoky-flavored hickory sauce.The legal dispute has already made its mark at the City Park Avenue location, where the “Bud’s” letters on the restaurant’s vintage, neon-trimmed sign were painted over. A call to the restaurant was answered with “City Park” without any mention of the Bud’s Broiler name.Bud’s Broiler was founded in 1952 and has always been known for its simple, charcoal-broiled burgers topped with shredded cheese and… Read full this story
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