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As chair of Arby's largest franchisee, Jeff Davis has led his family-owned business to new heights. Davis is quick to say the restaurant business is in his DNA...
- By Helen Bond
- 33,814 Reads
Jeff Davis' United States Beef Corporation (US Beef) operates 333 restaurants in 8 states across the country's midsection (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming), providing employment and career path opportunities for more than 7,000 employees. The company has an aggressive expansion plan to add 70 new restaurants by 2022 and remodel 123 existing stores along the way.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 19,628 Reads 1 Shares
In some ways, brothers Jesse and Charles Keyser, 39 and 35, are very different, and that's good. So are their three brands--Little Caesars, Sport Clips, and Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning--which also is good.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 20,695 Reads 5 Shares
Numbers and research notwithstanding, veteran franchisee Brian Smith chooses his brands using his gut instincts. "I like to go with things I believe in and know I can sell," says the Arkansas family man.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 20,056 Reads 6 Shares
Anyone who's operated a franchise business knows it takes a lot of hard work to attain (and maintain) a high level of success and profitability.
- By Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
- 15,291 Reads 1 Shares
Largest Buffalo Wild Wings Franchisee Opens 63rd location in Bradenton, Florida.
- 22,156 Reads
As a kid growing up in New Orleans, Yaron Goldman dreamed of owning a restaurant. "I have always enjoyed cooking, ever since I was a child," says Goldman, who grew up to become the second largest franchisee of McAlister's Deli.
- Helen Bond
- 15,564 Reads 2 Shares
Former McDonald's Multi-Unit Franchisee Inks Deal with Pie Five Pizza To Open Multiple Locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 10,671 Reads 6 Shares
Yaron Goldman Has A Strategic Growth Plan That Includes A 2016 Revenue Projection In Excess Of $100 Million At His 59 Mcalister's Deli And 3 MOD Pizza Locations.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 19,191 Reads 7 Shares
We kick off 2016 with our annual Mega 99 issue: a list of the largest U.S. franchisees ranked by total number of units--along with 7 profiles of multi-unit mega-operators.
- 10,647 Reads 6 Shares
Amin Dhanani didn't have to look far for a business role model: his father came from Pakistan 37 years ago with 11 children and $50 in his pocket.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 29,840 Reads 21 Shares
Sonic's 2015 Troy Smith Hall of Fame Award goes to long-time Louisiana franchisee Ted Kergen.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 10,444 Reads
KBP Foods acquires 24 more restaurants in three states in its latest growth move. The new acquisition brings the franchisee group to 247 quick service restaurants located throughout 10 states.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 23,901 Reads
Tony Lutfi, who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon, is one of the most successful QSR franchisees in the country, rapidly growing his five food brands to market domination and record revenues.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 9,865 Reads 1 Shares
The best franchisees are some of the hardest-working and kindest people around. They provide customers with consistent products and services, give back to their communities, and provide jobs for thousands of employees.
- Kerry Pipes & Eddy Goldberg
- 7,794 Reads
Not all entrepreneurs have the drive, initiative, and persistence to make it to the top. It takes a savvy operator who can evaluate risk and is not afraid to take it.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 10,664 Reads 1,023 Shares
Kelly Saxton remembers his very first job flipping burgers at his grandfather's diner in South Hutchinson, Kansas.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 16,727 Reads 1,022 Shares
As founder and executive chairman of The Saxton Group in Dallas, Kelly Saxton has taken a family approach to building a business that has opened and operated more than 100 restaurants in his 30-year career.
- Helen Bond
- 9,489 Reads 252 Shares
FUSR bring you positive news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, innovating, and continuing to grow, both domestically and overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 5,449 Reads 1,014 Shares
Franchising is bursting--not busting--out all over, with a flurry of financing, M&A, and IPO activity.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 6,315 Reads 419 Shares
Franchising is bursting (not busting!) out all over this spring, with a flurry of activity in financing, M&A activity, and franchisee incentives.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 6,460 Reads 1 Shares
"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 9,802 Reads
"Sometimes interesting things happen in a bad economy," says Dawn Lafreeda, CEO and president of Den-Tex Central Inc. in San Antonio.
- Debbie Selinsky
- 15,859 Reads 1 Shares
We are always on the lookout for big franchisees, the kind who don't run a half dozen units but dozens of units.
- Multi-Unit Franchisee
- 8,791 Reads 1,023 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 8,207 Reads 189 Shares
Pollo Campero will open three Houston locations by year-end featuring its new design and menu.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 6,193 Reads 1 Shares
For more than 20 years Rick Huffman and his two partners--Sam Catanese and Marc Williams--have been building things. They've developed shopping centers, hotels, apartment complexes, a large stock of affordable housing units, and Branson Landing, a $400 million mixed-use project in Branson, Mo.
- John Carroll
- 8,010 Reads 2 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a challenging economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 12,071 Reads 1 Shares
As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a challenging economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, and continuing to grow. And, as the U.S. struggles through its "jobless recovery," growth-oriented franchisors continue to look overseas for expansion opportunities.
- Eddy Goldberg
- 12,369 Reads 93 Shares
On the surface, franchise corporate executive appears to enjoy a comfortable, prestigious, and satisfying life. They often work in or head up a department brimming with resources and personnel, and the corporate perks aren't bad either. It's a life that can be seen in stark contrast to the often hardscrabble existence of the multi-unit franchisee who has borrowed money to open, invests sweat equity, and works long hours just to keep the business running and the cash flowing. Yet, despite this perceived contrast, some franchise executives chuck the corporate "good life" and set out into the franchisee frontier with their own set of hopes and dreams.
- Kerry Pipes
- 10,067 Reads 235 Shares
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