After retiring to Hawaii at 40, Michael Phillips started a fish restaurant and then brought in his daughter and son-in-law to franchise it. The family motto is one reason it works: Mistakes are ‘tabled forever,' once rectified.
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9Round's founder eliminated the ‘getting hit part' of kickboxing in order to attract more women to the 30-minute circuit workout that can burn as many as 500 calories. ‘Get fit, never hit' is the mantra.
Of all the taco joints in the world, Buffalo Wild Wings' emerging brands team walked into theirs, and Rusty Taco is reaping the rewards of being under the established brand's wing.
When her oldest daughter Erin Casey Wolf's bridesmaids were treated like “second-class citizens” at a bridal boutique, Kathleen Casey told her daughter they should open a Bella Bridesmaids franchise. Casey had seen an ad for the franchise in a fashion magazine at a time when both mother and daughter were seeking small-business opportunities. Casey Wolf just happened to be traveling to San Francisco where the flagship store was located and on Mother's Day, she presented her mother with a framed picture of the store and an invitation to be business partners.
When sons Ben and Sam, now ages 26 and 21, respectively, were in elementary school, I more than once advised them, “Don't make the teacher call me. I will not be happy.”
DavCo is Wendy's fourth-largest franchisee and the first to publicly defy Wendy's mandated remodeling program. Its counterclaim to Wendy's lawsuit is attracting attention, including by its franchisee association.
Friendly's CEO calls recent high-profile closures ‘medicine that should've been taken years ago.' His tough approach to right the brand includes a mandate to be, well, friendly. Turns out that's not as easy as it sounds.
Four years ago, J.P. Francia was broke. So how has he signed his 200th restaurant and is pushing beyond? With ‘party food' that he believes gives the almighty Chipotle a run for its money.
Flynn Restaurant Group landed this year's Franchise Times Deal of the Year when CEO Greg Flynn, above left, bypassed the middleman and attracted the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund as an investor. Heidi Ganahl of Camp Bow Wow, middle, and Chuck Runyon of Anytime Fitness, right, landed big deals of their own, along with seven more savvy operators. What lessons can they share about the art of the deal? Read on.
When Dave Prokupek, above left, joined Smashburger, it had zero stores. When he left it had 275. Can he apply his golden touch to Jackson Hewitt, where he's CEO?
