By Founders Advisors
Jun 10 2023
Last week during our Restaurant Roundtable, we had a fruitful discussion covering a number of subjects with our good friend, Kathleen Wood of KWP. Kathleen has not only consulted with many emerging brands, but also helped lead the rapid and successful growth at both Walk-On’s and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers. Please see the below for a recorded video copy of that discussion.
May 28 2020
Founders Advisors Managing Director Mike McCraw recently sat down with Milo’s CEO Tom Dekle to discuss Milo’s strong response to COVID-19. In this web cast you will hear exclusive insights into how a regional multi-unit brand has overcome the challenges of COVID-19 and is thriving under a new normal. Tom discusses the importance of employee […]
Jan 07 2020
By: Mike McCraw For high-growth multi-unit concepts, such as restaurants, fitness studios, and entertainment venues, access to institutional capital through partnership with a debt or equity partner is often critical for streamlining operations and strategically expanding to new locations. Whether owners are looking to grow, recapitalize, or sell, select metrics are commonly evaluated by institutional […]
Mar 06 2020
By: Mike McCraw Across the wide range of franchise concepts – from restaurants and coffee shops to fitness studios, hotels, convenience stores, and more – common benchmarks are used to track, compare, and improve franchise businesses. Benchmarks, or key performance indicators (KPIs), are particularly useful in the multi-unit / franchise world: rich data is typically […]
