Franchise Owner
Current• Acquire busy, yet underperforming, seasonal frozen treat restaurant. Manage day-to-day operations as well as long-term strategic goals to maximize shareholder, customer, and community value. • Hire, train, and develop a staff of committed employees while managing a high turnover rate due to business seasonality. Develop a culture that rewards outstanding performance while seeking to exceed customer expectations. • Drive customer satisfaction and repeat visits through a focus on delivering an outstanding customer experience. • Manage inventory using FIFO (First In First Out), place purchasing orders semi-weekly to maintain freshness in a JIT (Just In Time) manner, and plan treat production daily based upon weather, seasonality, and customer demand. • Develop and continuously improve processes with a focus on Lean methods that minimize waste and prioritize customer value. KEY RESULTS: During 4 full years of ownership (2015-9), store sales have increased every year, by an annualized average growth rate of 17.8%. Results compare especially favorably to Rita's franchise system's average same store sales (SSS) declines in 2017-8 and single-digit increases in 2019.