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Danny Sonenshine clearly remembers his father encouraging him to look into franchising back in the early 2000's.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 15,593 Reads 6 Shares
When we first got to know William Bruce late last year (MUF 2012, 4th Quarter issue) it was clearly apparent that he values people.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 8,766 Reads 1,023 Shares
At Fresh To Order (f2o), guests experience a unique offering--flavors and service inspired by fine dining served at a fast casual pace--and at fast casual prices.
  • Pierre Panos
  • 4,227 Reads 86 Shares
How many strategic initiatives has HR brought to the "C level" in the past 12 months? Your answer to this question tells us if you have a tactical or a strategic thinking HR person.
  • Bill Wagner
  • 8,640 Reads
On average, 43 percent of franchisor G&A--money and human resources--is spent on functions that directly support franchisees.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 2,760 Reads 17 Shares
Last May Paul Brown made a bold move. He left behind his hotel management career to move into the food service arena, taking over as CEO of Arby's.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 19,652 Reads 2 Shares
In late July, the National Retail Federation issued a statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mallory Duncan on U.S. District Judge Richard Leon's decision that found that the Federal Reserve misapplied Congress' intent when it implemented required swipe fees reforms.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,058 Reads 22 Shares
A new survey that asked consumers to weigh in on food, order accuracy, speed of service, menu, and other items at the top 62 QSR brands found that, not surprisingly, the likelihood of a return visit to a QSR increases from 20 to 81 percent when guests report a higher satisfaction rate.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,388 Reads 230 Shares
For years franchise lenders have used SBA failure rate data as an initial screening tool to determine whether they should consider a loan to a prospective or existing franchisee.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 5,081 Reads 126 Shares
Just before Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coast, Tom's River, N.J., resident and franchisee Steve Baliva was huddling with team members from his area T.G.I. Friday's restaurants to try to prepare for what many forecast to be the storm of the century.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,740 Reads 1 Shares
Franchising is a tough business, and succeeding even tougher. But with a keen eye on the bottom line, customer service, and community involvement, there are a handful of multi-unit franchisees who rise to the top.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 6,598 Reads 1 Shares
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A third-grade writing assignment led to a real revelation for Brandon Jones and his father. The teacher asked the kids to write about what they wanted to be when they grew up.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,652 Reads 14 Shares
John "JD" Draper simply looks like a leader. Maybe it's his dapper attire, mile-wide smile, and booming voice. Or maybe it's his decades long command of operating franchises.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,653 Reads 2 Shares
Online shopping has changed how consumers purchase airline tickets, shoes, music, and more. Now, according to a survey from EMN8, consumers want more of the same technology choices when it comes to ordering fast food.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,509 Reads 1 Shares
What you don't know, you can't measure. And what you can't measure, you can't improve!
  • Steve Olson
  • 3,595 Reads 94 Shares
Little has changed in health-related brands since last year's report. FRANdata still tracks 11 sectors across four industries: child-related, health and fitness, QSR, and retail food.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,148 Reads 206 Shares
When Cold Stone Creamery first showed up on his radar, Lloyd Sugarman knew it had great franchise potential years before the couple who started it were ready to grow.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 14,776 Reads 3 Shares
Lloyd Sugarman--Sugie, to his friends--is something of a "franchise whisperer." He sniffed out Coldstone Creamery as a concept with great franchise potential years before the couple who started it were ready to grow.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 9,299 Reads 1 Shares
Resiliency and optimism permeated the air at this year's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas March 27-29.
  • Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg
  • 4,893 Reads 1,014 Shares
The primary concern most fast food business and franchise owners encounter is the balance of front of the house demands and back of the house operations.
  • Layne Davlin
  • 6,641 Reads
Peter Holt received an early Christmas present late last year when Tasti D-Lite CEO Jim Amos announced he was stepping down and that Holt had been selected to take the reins of the 25-year-old brand.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 4,148 Reads 1 Shares
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If President Obama decided to name an Ambassador of Franchising, John "JD" Draper, with his dapper attire, mile-wide smile, and booming voice would surely make the "short list" of top candidates.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 5,242 Reads 1 Shares
When Brandon Jones was in the third grade, his teacher asked the class to write about what they wanted to be when they grew up.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 11,672 Reads 21 Shares
Kelly Saxton remembers his very first job flipping burgers at his grandfather's diner in South Hutchinson, Kansas.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 14,797 Reads 1,022 Shares
Does recent history give us a good basis for what to expect for franchise development in 2013? Certainly there is some guidance that can be taken from the past few years.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 5,908 Reads 297 Shares
Different types of international franchises are being granted today for U.S.-based education, food and beverage, retail, and service franchises.
  • William G. Edwards
  • 3,005 Reads 59 Shares
When one brand just won't do, growth-hungry franchisees add new ones. And why not?
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 5,339 Reads 44 Shares
As of 2012, there were about 1,300 franchised food brands operating in the U.S.; roughly two thirds started offering franchises in 2000 or later.
  • FRANdata
  • 14,373 Reads 1 Shares
Just a couple of years ago Tom McDonald was a Burger King franchisee worried about the brand's need to keep up with the times. But he felt like no one was listening to his concerns.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,002 Reads 140 Shares
On a smarter planet, we've seen how predictive analytics can help transform everything from how we fight crime to how we improve things like healthcare, food safety, and utility grids.
  • Franchise Update
  • 5,667 Reads 272 Shares
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