Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue II, 2013 | Page 18

M U L T I - B R A N D
By Kerry Pipes

Reconnecting with Greg Cutchall

Rider on the Storm

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From 25 to 50 restaurants in 4 years

s a youngster, Greg Cutchall
watched his father and uncle
struggle to make ends meet with
their two A&W restaurants and
told himself he would never go into that
business. Today, at 60, Cutchall has not
only entered the restaurant business (42
years and counting), he’s done extremely
well, providing a good life for his family
and opportunities for his thousands of
employees throughout the years.
“Nothing is more rewarding than
being in a restaurant you helped create
and seeing engaged, happy employees
operating a restaurant that keeps customers coming back,” he says.
Things have been good for Cutchall

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Multi-Unit Franchisee Is s ue II, 2013

Name: Greg Cutchall
Title: President, CEO, Founder
Company: Cutchall Management

Company (CMC)

No. of units: 17 Paradise
Bakery & Café; 15 Sonic; 7
Famous Dave’s; 4 Tin Star; 3
Domino’s Pizza; 2 Twin Peaks; 1
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery;
1 Burger Star.
Age: 60
Family: Wife Molly, 3 children,

Cory, Cydney, and Chase

Years in franchising: 42
Years in current position: 24

since we last spoke with him four years
ago. He’s grown from 25 to 50 restaurants operating in five states, experiencing
the most growth with Paradise Bakery
& Café, which he’s grown from four
locations to 17. He’s also added Sonic,
Domino’s Pizza, and Twin Peaks to his
library of brands.
Never one to miss a promising opportunity, he’s fueled some of his recent
expansion through conversions. His first
was turning one of his Famous Dave’s
units into a Rock Bottom Restaurant &
Brewery. He says the move made economic sense and was successful.
“I next converted my oldest Famous
Dave’s restaurant into my first Twin Peaks,”