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South Korea's 'Mr. Pizza' quizzed by prosecutors in franchisee abuse case

By Ron Lubosco ( July 3, 2017, 06:26 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean prosecutors have questioned the former chairman of the Mr. Pizza chain, Jung Woo-hyun, over allegations of unfair treatment of franchisees. Jung is suspected of abusing his power as chairman to bully franchisee store operators into purchasing cheese at inflated prices from his relatives and coercing stores to replace their signs with new ones manufactured by businesses operated by his friends and acquaintances.South Korean prosecutors have questioned the former chairman of the Mr. Pizza chain, Jung Woo-hyun, over allegations of unfair treatment of franchisees....

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