Franchise owners concerned as Jack’s Donuts faces lawsuits
NEW CASTLE, Ind.— Some Jack’s Donuts franchise owners are concerned about the company’s financial future as legal troubles mount for Jack’s Donuts CEO, Lee Marcum.
WRTV Investigates found six lawsuits have been filed against Marcum and businesses connected to him, including Jack’s Donuts and Jacks Donuts of Indiana Commissary LLC.
So far this year, courts in Indiana and New York have handed down $503,766 in judgments against them, according to records obtained by WRTV Investigates Kara Kenney.
“It’s scary for us”: Some Jack’s Donuts franchise owners concerned
Jack’s Donuts started serving donuts in New Castle in 1961 and Marcum is the third-generation owner of the company, according to their website.
They currently have 24 locations and 14 franchisees.
Jack’s Donuts franchisees Nickole Patton and Angi O’Connell Bone say they both quit their jobs in corporate America to sell donuts.
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