The on - site software, which is in - house, helps Buffalo Wings & Rings forecast the size of the submitted
location by franchisees.
Not exact matches
Many
franchisees and franchising experts say there's no better way to cap off your research than
by spending time in a
franchisee location to see what your life will be like.
By the end of the episode, however, Lemonis said that Mike had built a «strong rapport» with
franchisees: They all came together to help The Simple Greek reopen its newly renovated Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania,
location.
These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant
locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with
franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed
by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The initiative is part of McDonald's bigger plan to give up sales growth
by selling off most of its company - owned
locations to
franchisees.
Longtime CEO Sally Smith announced her retirement
by the end of this year, and the reshuffled board of directors has announced plans to try to sell 83
locations to
franchisees, even though franchised
locations have historically underperformed company - operated ones.
In fact, the company has 45 franchised
locations in Mexico operated
by only three
franchisees.
As Crepe Delicious spreads into the United States, it is preparing to cut the ribbon on two Middle Eastern
locations owned and operated
by franchisees.
There are more than 40 additional
locations already committed to for development
by franchisees in Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, including those covered in an 11 - unit deal signed last year in South and Central New Jersey and in a separate 10 - unit deal for New York's Long Island.
All of the Indiana
locations are owned
by the same
franchisee.
«We have a great marketing department, and our goal is to grow the company
by being attractive to
franchisees and expanding our own
locations,» Martin says.
Sizzler USA
franchisee Murray Gast, co-owner of 11 Sizzler
locations in Oregon, emphasizes that his customers are attracted
by the extensive makeover of his restaurant in Medford, Ore. «I think it's very exciting,» he says about the remodeling.
The company owns 53
locations and the remaining 135 are owned
by 47
franchisee groups.
Each restaurant
location is independently owned and operated
by a member of the
franchisee network.
Franchisee Deborah Rachlis, also new to the Smoothie King brand, will open three
locations in the Chicago market
by early 2016.
The company took the first step in achieving that goal this year
by introducing its first full - service veterinary clinic in its Boca Raton, Fla.,
location, which is owned
by franchisee Dr. Barry Wander.
Nationwide, HomeSmart has 126 office
locations, with 42 of those being corporate - owned branch offices, and the other 84 privately owned
by franchisees.
«We have been approached
by many potential
franchisees over the years, and with a strong foothold in the B.C. region now, the new brand extension into Alberta will benefit all existing Macdonald Realty managers, owners, sales associates and customers of our existing
locations.»
That brings the company's North American total to 49 new
franchisees in 2013, on track to meet its goal of 75 new
locations by the end of the year.
Depending upon the
location, the in - store units will be operated
by Jreck or its
franchisees.