Laura Tanaka, Cfe, Mba Email & Phone Number

Oakhurst, California, United States

From our humble beginnings to present day with more than 100 restaurants in the western United States, Pizza Factory stays true to its roots. Our philosophy is simple: go into towns of every size to become part of the fabric of the community and stay true to our values and product quality. As we accelerate growth throughout the US, Pizza Factory offers multi-unit operators flexible new-build or conversion options with our new Express model starting at 1,000 sq. ft. that focuses on take-out/delivery as well as our traditional, fast casual dine-in models ranging from 2,000 – 4,000 sq. ft. Beyond consumer appeal and reinforcing sales growth, our flexible formats allow new and existing franchisees to scale quickly into existing or new, untapped markets.“We Toss’em, They’re Awesome” — our hand-tossed pizzas are simply the best. Each bubbly, cheesy pie is made with the 100% real mozzarella cheese and our signature sauce. All of our food – pizza, pasta, wings, sandwiches, salad - is made fresh on site, including our pizza dough, meat sauce and never-frozen toppings.

Lake Forest, Ca

Del Taco Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ: TACO) offers a unique variety of both Mexican and American favorites such as burritos and fries, prepared fresh in every restaurant's working kitchen with the value and convenience of a drive-thru. Founded in 1964, today Del Taco serves more than three million guests each week at its approximately 600 restaurants across 15 states. I was responsible for all franchise recruitment and sales initiatives, strategic market planning and real estate site selection in the United States. Investment range of $860 K - $2.1 M.

Steak 'n Shake Operations, Inc. is an American casual restaurant chain with approximately 580 locations concentrated primarily in the Midwestern United States with locations also in the South, Mid-Atlantic and Western United States, Europe, and the Middle East. I was responsible for franchise recruitment throughout the United States negotiating Single Store (SSDA) and Multi-Store (MDA) development agreements. Investment range of $1 M - $1.6 M.

IHOP is an American multinational pancake house restaurant chain that specializes in breakfast foods. It is owned by Dine Brands Global—a company formed after IHOP's purchase of Applebee's, with 99% of the approximately 1,840 restaurants run by independent franchisees. I managed IHOP’s national domestic franchise recruitment and development department overseeing the site acceptance process for traditional restaurants and created the non-traditional footprint and program to ensure adherence to the company’s short term and long-term strategic development goals. Investment range of $800 K – $2.1 M.

Owned two stores in Alamo and Pleasanton, CA

Mba, Business

General Education

Ba, Business