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Went to Sonic for the first time in 5+ years. Seems like the new strategy is to take Shake Shack head on. Tried their new Smasher… impressively good! And their crinkle fries are better than Shake Shack’s IMO. Bill was about 60% of what the same order at SS would be.

Honored to be a part of QSR’s first-ever Franchisee Advisory Group alongside such an inspiring group of industry leaders. This initiative marks an exciting shift, putting operators at the center of the conversation to shape the future of franchising from the ground up. I’m

Yep, the 3.7% is a bit misleading. Beverage segment is thriving. 7 Brew, Swig, Dutch Bros… and CoCo Playa 🏖️ We opened between TWO Starbucks—just steps away from both—and we’re winning. Why? Because drinks aren’t a sidekick anymore. They’re the main event—and we’re all in.

LinkedIn: the home of spam and someone trying to sell me something I don’t want. I find it very difficult to make real connections on there. For every 10 connections, 9 hop in my inbox asking me if I can hop on a quick call. How do people handle this?

Had our first $1 drinks day to celebrate the 1 year anniversary. Served over 4k drinks and had all the surrounding streets gridlocked. Crazy that there are some DB & 7B doing this daily. 🤯

Huge congratulations to Bill Phelps & the Dave’s team. Absolute legends in the franchise space. From Wetzel’s to Blaze to DHC. Can’t miss. Their strategy obviously works. If you have an opportunity to get involved with them - don’t hesitate!

Big day for SoCal restaurant brands.

I have a buddy looking for a President/COO for his rapid growing hospitality portfolio that consists of two smaller food brands and a few food halls & bars in SoCal. Let me know if you or anyone you know is interested in an intro.

These are some big numbers!

Was speaking with the president of an emerging brand asking questions about the FDD. He said, “I am so happy you are asking these questions. In my 30 years, I have never had someone actually read the FDD to this level of detail & ask these questions.” Wait what…Am I crazy?

And Gen Z is opting for energy drinks over alcohol. The future is bright.

If you’re a small QSR operator and thinking about expanding: 1. Don’t chase scale, chase repeatability. Build something stable, systemized, and not dependent on you. 2. Know your why. Growth for the wrong reasons kills momentum. 3. Shift from operator to leader of operators.

Tomorrow I’ll be joining a 100+ unit Wendy’s operator for a QSR Power Hour where we will be diving into franchising, growth, and everything in between. Should be a great session for anyone in the restaurant world. Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Woah

Pat’s one of my favorite podcast hosts, so it was an honor to finally join him. Pretty wild trying to keep up at normal speed after years of listening at 2x. We got into my history, what I’m building now, where I’m headed, and everything in between. Enjoy. Long FranDawgs!

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