Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue II, 2016 | Page 4

Multi-Unit Franchiseecontents I S S UE II, 2016 MULTI BRAND COVER STORY Multi-Brand 50 12 Eight multi-unit operators—Brent Collier, Mills Sinclair, Charles and Jesse Keyser, Brian Smith, Bryan Scott, Michael Knobelock, and Jerry Heath— share their stories on business, customers, technology, and the future. BY KERRY PIPES and HELEN BOND LISTS Multi-Brand 50 Rankings 60 Franchising’s annual list of top operators and their favorite brands FEATURES Consolidation Nation 64 Multi-brand operators just keep on growing. Here’s how they do it! BY EDDY GOLDBERG Out-Sorcerers 72 Working with third parties is easier—and more popular—than ever BY HELEN BOND 2 MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEE IS S UE II, III, 2016 2009 muf16-2_toc(2,4).indd 2 4/2/16 2:12 PM