Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue IV, 2011 | Page 34

DOMINA
TORS
That was our first experience running
multiple locations.”
In 2009, they began to diversify, buying their first Baja Fresh location. Crosstraining managers so they could help
each other turned out to be a key to
boosting sales. They bought four more
Baja Fresh stores that year, and built a
new Denny’s from the ground up.
“We were looking for more opportunities with Denny’s,” she says. As the
business grew swiftly, she landed a deal
to be the sole developer for Denny’s
in Fresno.
Sagar also has grown to appreciate
the promotional end of the business—
and she’s good at it. In 2009, the local
newspaper in Sanger, Calif., helped provide a splash when Denny’s gave the first
100 people to come to her new Denny’s
the chance to have a free “Grand Slam”

Sagar has
become adept
at handling an
organization that
has fast growth
coded right into
its DNA.
breakfast every morning for a year