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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2003

    Derivative lawsuit over private-jet payments

    Co-founder S. Prestley Blake filed a derivative action against Friendly Ice Cream Corporation and chairman Donald Smith, alleging that company funds were improperly associated with private-jet use and payments benefiting another restaurant business controlled by Smith.