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Bonchon's blend of tradition and innovation: A model for culinary excellence and franchise growth

Embracing the global market, how bonchon's unique approach to Korean cuisine and franchising is making waves

Operations

First streetside Bobby's Burgers to debut in Charlotte, N.C.

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay's burger concept is franchising, and this single corporate location will serve as an innovation lab and training center.

The burger chain believes it has room for a lot more locations that generate a lot more revenue. Here’s how the company plans to do that.

The fast-casual sandwich chain said it has 192 franchised stores currently under development. It also released an updated rewards app.

The Bottom Line: Even before the fast-food burger chain bought its largest franchisee, it was buying up swaths of restaurants around the country. That's a major shift for the brand.

The fast-food sandwich giant paid for automated slicers for each of its 20,000 locations. But some operators are still waiting to see the benefits. "Nobody is saying this is the greatest thing since sliced bread."

The franchisee now operates more than 100 locations of the casual dining restaurant chain in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Georgia.

The longtime franchisee for the fast-food sandwich chain discusses operators' relations with management, the company's new slicers, its discounting requirements and other topics in this transcript from this week's A Deeper Dive podcast.

Daintry McFadden was the first to sign on with the Wetzel's Pretzels' Access to Equity program designed to help women and minorities become owners. Now that program is bearing fruit.

The Bottom Line: In acquiring its largest franchisee, the fast-food chain more than tripled its investment in its revitalization and fundamentally altered its ownership structure.

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