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So says Greg Flynn, CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group, who captures the Franchise Times Deal of the Year award for his purchase of U.S. Beef, with 368 Arby's restaurants, in our annual project highlighting excellence in franchise deal-making. Read about his system for successfully operating 1,250 restaurants generating a massive $2.3 billion in annual sales, plus the heavy lifting of 10 more noteworthy dealmakers driving growth in ambitious and unusual ways.
It may seem like easy street for longtime restaurant operator Sean Tuohy of Memphis, now that he's sold 105 restaurants and 55 properties for $213 million in six separate transactions. His company, RGT Management, completed those deals with the help of longtime investment banker Auspex Capital last year. Turns out it was a tough road.
Category killer' is CEO's new goal for Amazing Lash Studio CEO Heather Elrod is staking out a bold vision for Amazing Lash Studio now that WellBiz Brands, KSL Capital and Golub Capital purchased the eyelash extension franchise from its founders last September.
Laura Michaels is the new editor of Franchise Times, charged with leading the talented editorial team in creating engaging and useful content for our readers across all platforms.
Metal plays a central role in two sister franchise concepts, Metal Supermarkets and FlannelJax's, but otherwise they couldn't be more different.
Let's hear it for the 2019 class of Franchise Times Legal Eagles. These attorneys live and breathe franchising and truly understand the nuances of this unique business model. That deep understanding is now more important than ever.
Oh, how our interests evolve with time. I'm into bird stuff now: feeding, bathing, watching, discussing and pulling out my Audubon Society ID book whenever I spot a newcomer flying into my yard.
Performance reviews are a one-pager at a Checkers franchisee operation that numbers 15 stores, and feedback goes both ways, with employees commenting on management and the other way around.
Allow me to share a secret of my trade: all business reporters sigh and slump their shoulders in disappointment whenever a new business is pitched as the Starbucks of this, the Chipotle of that or the Uber of anything.
