When looking for new investors, Hissho Sushi’s team had their fingers crossed that Brentwood Associates, a private equity firm, would agree to…
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Bobby's Burgers unveiled today a new name for its franchisor company, Intelligration Capital BB, along with a slate of investors and directors for the fast-casual burger concept created by celebrity Chef Bobby Flay.
Linda Eckles, center, with family members in front of a kiosk model for Scooter’s, one of its most popular designs based on unit economics.
Hissho Sushi provides sushi bars to supermarkets, cafes, hospitals, universities and other locations like this one.
Black Bear Diner, No. 40 on our Fast & Serious list, offers breakfast platters like this, but also splits the breakfast/lunch/dinner day p…
Hungry for a quick pizza lunch, the dynamic duo who had already co-founded and sold Wetzel's Pretzels couldn't find a restaurant that served it. Rick and Elise Wetzel visited Chipotle instead. “That was the gaping hole,” says Elise. “I looked at Rick and said, ‘We're going to open a pizza restaurant aren't we?' He said, ‘Yes we are.'” Now at 300 units and after a three-year growth spurt of 176 percent in sales and 121 percent in locations, they're looking toward a cool thousand—eventually. But first, the No. 1 brand on this year's Fast & Serious list, which ranks the smartest-growing franchises over a three-year period, needs to keep executing “extremely, extremely well.” Read about all 40 brands in our exclusive research project to identify sustainably growing franchises.