Tim Ring was one of the panelists discussing “Creative Capital, Terms and Tactics In Today’s Franchise Business” during the Franchise Times Dealmakers Week. The panel examined the capital structures that would work in an…
John Remakel will be a speaker at BDO’s Restaurant CFO Bootcamp, discussing “Strategic Transactions in the Restaurant Industry – Recent Trends and Structures.” The conference takes place in Orlando on October 18-20. John’s session…
(The article refers to the Restaurant Finance Monitor’s list of top 200 restaurant franchisees of 2017.) The Monitor 200 provides an interesting look at key franchisee operators who have a bearing on our industry…
There has been a great deal written about nontraditional restaurant sites (NTS), but not about their economic viability. While traditional restaurant sites are defined as stand-alone, inline or first floors of hotels and office…
As you can see from the Monitor’s annual Top 200 ranking of the largest franchisees, a significant share are multi-concept operators. Multiple concepts seem to be the trend and a way for the large…
As franchisees become more sophisticated, they are more discerning when choosing that next opportunity. Assembled with the help of my partner, Jim Wahl, below is a checklist of the key elements franchisors need to…
Monroe Moxness Berg will present a panel “Solving the Financing Puzzle” on March 15 at the Franchise Times Finance & Growth Conference in Las Vegas. The panel will consider how to use senior debt…
Last month we discussed why sophisticated investors like to invest in restaurants. This month, with the help of my partner Randy Evans, we are asking the question, “Why are more commercial banks getting into…
When you review the Top 200 list [Restaurant Finance Monitor‘s annual list of 200 top franchisees], you realize the big influence franchisees have on their franchise systems. Nonetheless, there’s always some tension between franchisor…
