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KBP Foods Adds Two Dozen Restaurants in Three States

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
19,561 Reads

CEO Profile: The Dwyer Group's Mike Bidwell - from Franchisee to the C-Suite

Mike Bidwell, CEO and president of The Dwyer Group, discusses his career path from franchisee to the top of the C-suite at the 8-brand, $1 billion franchisor.

Kerry Pipes
7,266 Reads 6 Shares

SRG Brings Newk's Eatery To Louisiana And Texas

Franchisee group SRG diversifies its portfolio with 15-unit development agreement for Newk's Eatery in Louisiana and Texas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,608 Reads 1,014 Shares

Franchisee To Bring Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria To Houston

Houston franchise group Spicy Ketchup, LLC, signs a deal to bring 5 Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria locations to Texas.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,805 Reads

Multi-Brand Operator Brings Quaker Steak & Lube To Tennessee

Longtime Tennessee multi-brand operator adds Quaker Steak & Lube to his portfolio. The deal marks the first Tennessee location for the brand.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
8,203 Reads 3 Shares

Melting Pot Launches New Recruiting Incentive Program

The Melting Pot fondue restaurant offers new financing program incentive combined with reduced franchise fee for new franchise agreements through the end of the year.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
7,627 Reads 14 Shares

It's Mega 99 Time!: These Multi-Unit Operators Know How To Go Big

We've rounded up another "Mega 99" issue--and that means some big numbers.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
11,438 Reads 1 Shares

Richard Paek Promotes Communication from the Top Down...and Gets Results

Richard Paek oversees his 75 Jiffy Lube locations by creating an open channel of sharing and communicating with his employees.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
16,869 Reads

Chris Moore Is Meeting Community Needs in Multiple Ways

Watermill Express franchisee sells purified water while staying actively involved and giving back routinely his community.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
6,782 Reads

Jim Lager Has Become A Successful Franchisee And Mentor

Army veteran Jim Lager turns to franchising model where he prefers a hands-on approach, streamlined systems, and a drive to teach others.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
10,502 Reads

Happy Holidays From Franchising.com

From all of us at Franchising.com, we would like to wish you and your family a very happy holiday season. Thank you for using Franchising.com in 2014. This year we have seen rapid growth in many of our content sections.

By: Benjamin Foley
6,920 Reads

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Bobby and Lori Forrest have one of the highest multi-store averages in the Sport Clip system. Together they have bought existing under-performing stores and turned them around consistently. As a husband-and-wife team, their strengths and weaknesses complement each other.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
9,389 Reads

Doing Well by Doing Good: Meeting Community Needs Pays Off in Houston

Chris Moore, a multi-unit Watermill Express franchisee, is in the enviable position of knowing exactly who his customers are, what they want, and why—and where—they want it.

Debbie Selinsky
7,498 Reads 1,021 Shares

He Likes To Teach: U.S. Army Vet Prefers a Hands-On Approach

Jim Lager doesn't talk about himself a lot, but will allow that he's "pretty good at taking lousy businesses and turning them into something.

Debbie Selinsky
7,296 Reads

Second Time Around: Husband-and-Wife Team Join Forces as Sport Clips Franchisees

Bobby and Lori Forrest came well-prepared for their second careers as multi-unit franchisees for Sport Clips.

Debbie Selinsky
19,293 Reads 6 Shares

Franchise Development: Larry Lee grows his McAlister's Restaurants from Texas into New Mexico

Larry Lee knows a great location when he sees one. After all, he was in real estate and shopping center development before he became a franchisee.

Multi-Unit Franchisee
15,225 Reads 1 Shares

Brand Builder: Big Expansion Plans Ahead for Multi-State Operator

Larry Lee had a built-in advantage when he leveraged his career in real estate and shopping center development to include franchising.

Debbie Selinsky
6,035 Reads

Big Operator, Bigger Heart: Family, Philanthropy, Diversity, and Drive

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
8,680 Reads 1 Shares

Revolutionary Marketing: Schlotzsky's Brand and Sales Revolve Around its Guests

As 2014 dawned, Mark Mears stepped into the C-suite at Austin-based Schlotzsky's to lead the brand's marketing initiatives. By all indications, it's been a great move.

Kerry Pipes
5,231 Reads

Smokin' the Competition: Dickey's Barbecue Pit Preps for Growth With A New CBO

Texas-born and bred Dickey's Barbecue Pit is looking to expand. That's partly why executives of the family-owned brand recently created a new position - chief brand officer...

Kerry Pipes
4,201 Reads

2014 MVP Awards: Honoring Outstanding Multi-Unit Performers

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
6,687 Reads

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Egg-ceptional Operators!: She Once Wanted Nothing to do With Restaurants

Rose Colarossi, a high-energy multi-unit franchisee from Frisco, Texas, likes to open remarks about her franchising career with this question: "Which came first: the mama or the egg?"

Debbie Selinsky
8,411 Reads 1 Shares

Women At The Top: Dina Dwyer-Owens

I literally grew up working in the business before it became a holding company for multiple franchised service brands. By the time I was 13, I was learning all about sales and customer service at a car wash my father owned.

Franchise Update
4,922 Reads

Not One for the Money

When he was a young man fresh off the farm in Dalhart, Texas, Mike Treadwell wanted to stretch his entrepreneurial wings by opening a restaurant. First, he opened an Alfie's Fish 'n Chips in Amarillo, then a Mike's Fried Chicken & Fish.

Debbie Selinsky
8,213 Reads 26 Shares

Enjoying Success: Working Hard - and Enjoying It - Spells Success for Mike Treadwell

Growing up on a farm in the Texas panhandle, Mike Treadwell was looking for a way to stretch his entrepreneurial wings. He thought of opening a restaurant.

Debbie Selinsky
11,858 Reads 6 Shares

Mega Movers: Six Multi-Unit Operators Who Exemplify Franchisee Success

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
9,249 Reads 1,023 Shares

True Perspective: Adversity Brought Focus and Balance to Charles Loflin

Cancer was a wakeup call for Charles Loflin. He was a successful businessman in 2009 going from one accomplishment to the next.

Kerry Pipes
14,479 Reads 3 Shares

Survive and Thrive: Adversity Teaches Its Own Lessons

In 2009, Charles Loflin's life was in high gear and he was racking up one success after another. Then his wife got cancer.

Kerry Pipes
7,664 Reads

Smoothie Operator: Wan Kim is Reshaping the 40-Year-Old Brand

Wan Kim is a quick study. After graduating from Boston University with a degree in international management, he began his MBA studies at the University of California-Irvine at the crest of the investment-heavy dot-com boom of the late '90s/early 2000s.

Kerry Pipes
14,543 Reads 2 Shares

Dominant Theme: Six Multi-Unit Operators Tell How They Take Territories and Own Them!

Domination is the battle plan. In this issue we once again take a look at franchisees intent on being the big boy, leading the pack, or simply, market domination - and where they do it.