In an industry with easily over a hundred percent turnover, quick service restaurants wish for the day that they can have a seasoned team, even if for one day.
One of America’s most successful entrepreneurs, who worked with others who also became business successes, Glen William Bell, Jr. was an early figure in chain restaurants and franchising.
Leave it to hotel consultant and prolific writer Stan Turkel to explore the careers of sixteen of the most outstanding leaders and innovators in the hotel industry. Such books are rare.
Recently, as I was preparing for the Frantelligence Webinar series with Franchise Business Review,
Lizette Pirtle contacted me to discuss franchise client support, and
being able to provide information to her franchise clients.
I give this book the highest ranking of five stars. Why? Because this book is like no other in that it explains the metrics and drivers of the franchising model, an approach that is sorely needed in the franchise world.
If you want to understand the big picture about McDonald's, I highly recommend reading John Love's McDonald's: Behind The Arches. Although, it essentially ends in 1986, Love has great insights about the first 30 years of McDonald's and you will be surprised about how many franchising myths that Kroc laid waste to.
Robert Bond says that all franchise buyers should ask themselves one main question — how much can I make? But answering that is quite difficult since many franchisors and even franchisees don't want to tell you.
Harold Kestenbaum has become an icon in franchising over the past 30 years in working with 100-plus companies in perfecting their franchise models, legally and otherwise. Now he has teamed up with award-winning journalist Adina M. Genn to give would-be franchisors a roadmap on how to maneuver the tricky path through the franchising process.
. Although, it essentially ends in 1986, Love has great insights about the first 30 years of McDonald's and you will be surprised about how many franchising myths that Kroc laid waste to.
