Responsible for 350 franchised Wetzel's Pretzels locations in US and Canada. Manage five Franchise Business Consultants.

Responsible for franchise operations within the Northeast, Upper Midwest and Canada. Provide business consulting focused on operations, brand standards, P&L mamagement, expense reduction, sales building and profitability. Consult with franchisees on business expansion, new store openings and landlord negotiations. Assist development team with site selection and franchisee vetting. Assist construction team with remodels and new store openings. Assist marketing team with in-store national promotions and product roll-out.

*Responsible for franchised operations in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the country covering 230 Mrs. Fields and TCBY Frozen Yogurt retail locations. *Managed annual retail sales volume in excess of $75M.*Responsible for managing the franchisee/franshisor relationship to maintain company standards and foster business growth.*Provide operational expertise, P&L analysis and expense management to franchised locations.*Coordinate new store openings and regional LSM initiatives.

*Multi-Unit franchise owner of Wendy's locations in Mercer County, New Jersey.*Franchise was awarded “Dave’s Way Certification” from Wendy’s Corporate and Franchise Area Director for excellence in restaurant operations, cleanliness and food safety. *Achieved training store status for Wendy’s company and franchise restaurants.*Member of the Wendy’s Philadelphia DMA Operational Excellence Committee.*Treasurer of Wendy’s Philadelphia Marketing Co-Op consisting of 200 franchise and company owned restaurants.

Responsible for Executive Dining, Employee Dining, Conference Center Operations, Corporate Travel, and numerous support related functions.

Responsible for Multi-Unit Employee Dining and Multi-Unit Conference Center Operations.

Responsible for Multi-Unit Corporate Food Service Department and off-site Conference Planning Department.

Multi-Unit Food Service Management Responsibilities