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accusations and would vigorously defend the complaint. The company subsequently initiated a motion in the courts to dismiss the case, but this attempt was denied by a
District of Connecticut judge on July 19, 2011, and the franchisees were granted authority to pursue the case on all claims. In 2013, after months of negotiations, Edible Arrangements and EAIFA settled the lawsuit out of court.
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Connecticut including Glastonbury, Middletown, Hartford, etc. In January 2011, Edible Arrangements announced its 1,000th franchise agreement.
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Arrangements has established a charitable gift giving program with National Breast Cancer Research Foundation in national and local level as a part of Breast Cancer Awareness month each October. Stores located throughout the United States and Canada have established a relationship with the
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Arrangements International responded to inquiries about the lawsuit by saying that they strongly disagreed with the
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