INSIDE
20 4 ANNUAL
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Buyer’s
Guide
MULTI-UNIT
Multi-Units On the Rise
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What’s Driving Multi-Unit Growth
5
Statistics point to continuing multi-unit expansion
Multi-Mania 6
More franchisees than ever are adding new units
Spreading the Risk
Using multi-brand franchising to balance marketplace uncertainty
Brand Diversity
The growing allure of operating several concepts
7
CEO
Therese Thilgen
EXECUTIVE VP OPERATIONS
Sue Logan
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Diane Phibbs
VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Barbara Yelmene
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVES
Jeff Katis, Judy Reichman
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Kerry Pipes
MANAGING EDITOR
Eddy Goldberg
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Samantha Calden
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
Benjamin Foley
WEB DEVELOPER
Don Rush
WEB PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Esther Foley
TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Juliana Foley
MANAGER, SOCIAL MEDIA
Cheryl Ryan
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Multi-Unit Franchising Conference 2014
10-15
Dominator DMA Rankings
16-17
Franchised Food Industry Stats By Frandata 18
Service Brands By the Numbers
19
MUFranchisee Resources
20
Multi-Unit Franchise Opportunities
FOOD | RETAIL & SERVICES
CHAIRMAN
Gary Gardner
21-80
SENIOR SALES, EVENT & OPERATIONS
SUPPORT MANAGER
Sharon Wilkinson
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER,
MEDIA AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Christa Pulling
MARKETING ASSISTANT, SPEAKER LIAISON
Katy Geller
FRANCHISEE LIAISON, SUPPORT COORDINATOR
Leticia Pascal
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
William Edwards, Tom Epstein, Jacob Grosshandler
Marc Kiekenapp, Jack Mackey, Steve Olson
VIDEO EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Tim Gardner
VIDEO PRODUCTION MANAGER,CHOREOGRAPHY
Wes Deimling
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