Since 1947 Kilwins has been a celebrated part of Americana having earned a reputation for providing high quality chocolates, ice cream, and confections combined with excellent service. Our heritage was built on the simple premise of creating our products from the finest ingredients and providing customers with great service. Today we continue the tradition by uniquely combining high quality products with a warm friendly customer experience, which is supported through a successful community of caring owner operators. We continue to offer the very best Confections and Ice Cream that are hand-made in our kitchen, fresh from premium ingredients and original recipes.

Work collaboratively with the Management team to build and maintain solid, trusted partnerships with existing franchise owners. Responsible for overall unit growth and success of Atlanta Bread.

Responsible for overseeing all operations at the manufacturing facility that produces cookie dough and pretzel dry mix for over 600 franchised and company locations of Great American Cookies and Pretzelmaker.Oversee a team of 35 employees with 5 direct reports; including Production, Purchasing, Transportation & Logisitics, Quality Assurance/Quality Control, and Office Management.Developed and managed global supply chain needs for 3 QSR brands and 1,000 stores worldwide.

Responsible for creating and delivering the budgeted annual EBITDA figures for Great American Cookies on sales of more than $100 million for 300 stores. Oversee a team of eight professionals that includes Operations, Marketing, Training, Supply Chain, and Research and Development.

Responsible for the overall operational execution and franchisee satisfaction for over 600 pretzel and cookie stores. Led a team of 4 Franchise Business Consultants. (FBC)Led rollout of WOW! Share The Fun! and Perfect Pretzel Experience training programs.

Provided overall leadership responsibility, including operations, budgeting, remodels, marketing, and new product rollout, with full P&L responsibility for 4 Quick-Service restaurants. Led a management team of 20 professionals with annual sales of almost $3.5 million.

Managed a team of 10 Real Estate and Construction professionals responsible for restaurant development with new and existing Arby's franchisees in North America, including forecasting, budgeting, market penetration, new product development, and strategic planning.

Provide overall financial and operational responsibility for 129 company restaurants in the Southeast, with annual sales over $80 million. Led a team of 11 Area Managers.Responsible for verifying the operating systems of any potential dual brand within an Arby's restaurant. Created a profitable dual-brand outlet (Pasta Connection) for new and exisiting Arby's restaurants. Opened 68 units in 18 months.Franchise Business Consultant for North Carolina and Tennessee, providing franchisee support in new restaurant openings, training, business planning, and financial review.