Quiznos Honors Five Franchise Owners Nationside with Newly Launched Brand Leadership Awards
“I had never owned a restaurant…or worked in a restaurant industry, so as long as
you have the confidence in yourself, Quiznos gives you everything else.”
Staley, Futch, Miller, Patel, White and Hamama Selected on Ability to Implement
Company's Go Forward Plan for Franchise Owner Profitability and Brand Success
DENVER – December 3, 2007 - Quiznos today announced the recipients
of the newly launched 2007 Quiznos Brand Leadership Awards to Franchise Owners.
Rick Staley of Houston, Texas was honored with the coveted Hall of Fame Award. Darryl
Futch, Jerry Miller, Tushar Patel, Ron White and Basil Hamama were recognized with
Quiznos 2007 Brand Leadership Awards. These Franchise Owners were chosen for their
ability to implement the company's Go Forward Plan for Franchise Owner profitability
and brand success.
"When Franchise Owners win, we all win," said Greg Brenneman, President and CEO
of Quiznos. "We are honoring the hard work, passion and dedication of a selected
few from across the nation who have witnessed next-level success through implementation
of the Quiznos Go Forward Plan. As our Franchise Owners continue to focus on delivering
outstanding customer experience to our guests, we will continue to see increasing
sales and incremental successes across the chain. Congratulations to all of our
award winners."
A newly introduced annual recognition program for Franchise Owners, the Quiznos
Brand Leadership Awards are based upon the business initiatives described in the
company's Go Forward Plan.
Introduced by Greg Brenneman, the plan outlines key areas to drive next-level strategic
growth for Franchise Owner profitability, including: Grow Profitably, Fund the Future,
Excite the Consumer and Working Together.
The winners of the 2007 Quiznos Brand Leadership Awards are:
Quiznos 2007 Hall of Fame Winner (Sponsored by Keystone Foods)
Rick Staley; Houston, Texas
Grow Profitably (Sponsored by Pepsico Food Service)
Darryl Futch and Jerry Miller; Jacksonville, Fla.
Fund the Future (Sponsored by Simeus Foods)
Tushar Patel; Boston, Mass.
Excite the Consumer (Sponsored by Stampede Meats)
Ron White; Atlanta, Ga.
Working Together (Sponsored by FreshPoint)
Basil Hamama; San Diego, Calif.
"Congratulations to Rick, Darryl, Jerry, Tushar, Ron and Basil. They have done a
great job building the Quiznos brand and we are proud to be on their team," continued
Mr. Brenneman. "Our Quiznos team, vendor partners, Franchise Owners and restaurant
support center staff are all inspired by these Franchise Owner accomplishments.
"I also want to recognize our vendor partners who have participated in our recognition
program; Pepsico Food Service, Simeus Foods, Stampede Meats, FreshPoint and Keystone
Foods. Thank you for your service and dedication to Quiznos."
ABOUT QUIZNOS
Celebrating its 26th year, Denver-based Quiznos is a national chain designed for
today's busy consumers who are looking for a tasty, fresher alternative to traditional
fast food restaurants. Using only premium quality real ingredients, Quiznos restaurants
offer creative, chef-inspired recipes for sandwiches, soups and salads. With more
than 5,000 franchise restaurants, Quiznos is one of the fastest growing quick service
restaurant chains.
In October 2007, Quiznos was named as leading the QSR industry in wait time performance
by the Mystery Shopping Providers Association's (MSPA) 2007 Wait Time Study. In
May 2007, Zagat's consumer surveys listed Quiznos in top 5 for Top Food, Top Facilities,
Top Service and Top Overall, ahead of its direct competitors. In June 2006, Nation's
Restaurant News ranked Quiznos in its Top 100 Restaurant Chains as the #1 restaurant
chain in growth in number of units--five years in a row. Entrepreneur magazine in
January, 2006 ranked Quiznos in its annual Top Franchise 500 as the #2 Best Overall
Franchise and QSR magazine ranked the chain in its Top 50 Chains in August, 2005
as #3 by change in system-wide sales.
For further information, please visit http//www.quiznos.com
MEDIA CONTACT
Ben Howington
Coltrin & Associates (for Quiznos)
212-221-1616
Ben_howington@coltrin.com