Sign of Recession? Franchises Went Bankrupt during the time

According to a recent article on Yahoo! Finance, there are a couple of franchises went bankrupt during the time. Some of these are fairly famous in the Franchise industry, including Mrs. Fields from Salt Lake City, Utah

Cork and Olive from Tampa

Bennigan's from Plano, Texas

Dial-A-Mattress from Long Island City, N.Y.

Bally Total Fitness from Chicago

Fatburger from Santa Monica, Calif.

Buffets Inc. from Eagan, Minn.

It was mentioned that "When these well-known brands went bust, franchise owners were left to soldier on with a tarnished brand."

In fact, if there is the sign of recent recession, which we don't know how much longer it could last, we must learn the lesson that during this period of time, we should invest into some busiess that recession proof. The full article can be found at

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/107369/7-franchises-that-went-bankrupt.html