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 One for All & Three for OneHow McDonald’s corporate, franchisees and vendors give it a leg up on the competitionFounder Ray Kroc was the first to popularize the notion of a franchised business as a three-legged stool, where corporate, franchisees and vendors all support the seat of the fast-feeder. His mantra—“None of us is as good as all of us”—is still voiced at every level of the organization. Here’s why the three-legged analogy still works at the hamburger chain that serves 26 million customers in the U.S. a day. read more |
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May, 2010
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It's a Matter of Facts
Popeyes CEO Cheryl Bachelder has discovered the right combo — data topped off with a gut check
The first thing you notice about Cheryl Bachelder, Popeyes CEO, besides the fact that she’s very tall, is her button-down, no-nonsense niceness. “I’m a hard-working, straight-talking Midwestern girl,” she admits, grinning. “I say what I mean and I use the fewest words possible.” Her staff calls her “a dog with a bone” in reference to her stalwart tenacity, she says. Her style for delivering her message is “repetition”: “I say it long enough so they can sing it like a song.” read moreOther May features...
April, 2010
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Track Record
These 55 young franchises are really going places—fast
Franchise Times magazine and FRANdata have been working together to publish the Fast 55 ranking of the fastest growing franchises for seven years now. And during that time, we’ve been able to make a few brilliant observations, such as this one:
Health care is important. read moreOther April features...
March, 2010
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See Jane Run the Company
Growing up Jane Grote Abell was lulled to sleep by the blinking Donatos sign outside her bedroom window, a giant, lighted arrow pointing toward the little pizzeria her father owned. It was a magical time in her childhood. Abell remembers her father waking the four kids after his shift to escort them outside. They’d stand under the beckoning sign and her father would talk about his vision for the fledgling company—about “growing and making a difference on every block that we do business on.” read moreOther March features...
February, 2010
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