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Becoming a Breakfast Chain’s First Ever Franchisee

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:57:21 GMT

When Jason and Michele Serkin moved to South Carolina for Michele’s career as a literacy facilitator, the couple was disappointed to discover the lack of quality breakfast options in the area. So, they decided to be a part of the solution, opening the first ever Famous Toastery franchise. Within six months, the franchisees had made $900,000. Here’s how they did it.

Name: Jason and Michele Serkin

Franchise owned : Famous Toastery (formerly Toast Café) in Tega Cay, S.C.

How long have you owned a franchise?

Seventeen months.

Why franchising?

We wanted the support and guidance of a proven business.

What were you doing before you became a franchise owner?

I was a stay at home dad and Michele was a literacy facilitator at an elementary school.

Why did you choose this particular franchise?

Famous Toastery has a great product and we wanted to bring it to our community.

How much would you estimate you spent before you were officially open for business?

Approximately $500,000.

Where did you get most of your advice/do most of your research?

We visited many restaurants and we asked people in the area what was their favorite breakfast and lunch place. We then asked ourselves which one stands out to us and is really successful. To us, there was not even a close second to Famous Toastery (then Toast Café).

What were the most unexpected challenges of opening your franchise?

Hiring employees that are willing and capable of working hard as well as creating an energy to make our service, atmosphere and food stand out.

What advice do you have for individuals who want to own their own franchise?

Make sure you have a plan and don’t necessarily take the cheapest or easiest way of doing things. Do your research and make sure you’re making the right decision for yourself. You bought a franchise for a reason, so let them guide you and teach you how to be successful.

What’s next for you and your business?

To make sure we continue to give our customers a great experience on every visit to Famous Toastery. We never want to just be ‘good.’ We strive to be ‘GREAT!’ We plan on opening more locations as well, to bring Famous Toastery to more families in surrounding communities who will enjoy a comfortable and enjoyable breakfast and lunch restaurant with outstanding food and service.

6 hot restaurant franchises to watch in 2016

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:56:23 GMT

Rocky road ice cream sandwiches, street-style tacos and falafel all have one thing in common: They are served by a group of restaurants Technomic says are franchisees to watch to 2016.

This year, franchising has drawn considerable attention as giants like McDonald’s and Wendy’s double down on refranchising their restaurants. Broadly, the business model enables companies to generate more consistent revenue streams and expand at a rapid clip without raising as much money.

Meanwhile, franchisees get to tap in to already-built brand equity and resources.

“For those with experience or lack of it in foodservice, getting on board with a franchise allows you to have a system in place to market and operate a business, because most people don’t have a clue,” Technomic President Darren Tristano said in a phone interview.

Technomic’s list includes several regional chains that are in the early stage of development — many of which cater to a niche food category.

“Overall, they tend to be newer, more contemporary restaurants,” Tristano said. “I think better is the singular theme. These restaurants are striving to a do a better job — with food, service and the experience.”

So which restaurants made the cut?

CREAM

With an eye toward the kid at heart, CREAM sells premium ice cream sandwiches with ice cream flavors like caramel cinnamon chill, and cookie varieties such as snickerdoodle and turtle.

Short for “Cookies Rule Everything Around Me,” CREAM is currently awarding area development agreements in the U.S. to qualified multi-unit operators. Right now, the chain has 22 locations in Nevada and California with plans for rapid development. Its goal is to have 120 by the end of 2017.

Famous Toastery

Founded before toast took an artisanal turn in the last few years, Famous Toastery markets itself as a breakfast and lunch spot with fresh food.

Currently only in the Southeast, the chain is looking for franchise partners in New York, Philadelphia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and Virginia.

Little Greek Restaurant

This Greek fast player just opened its 25th location, most of which are franchise operated. Next year, the restaurant chain plans to open seven more locations serving Mediterranean fare like falafel and gyros.

R Taco

The Mexican street-style taco joint has one food truck and 10 locations with another set to open in mid-January.

Known more for its wings than pizza, Buffalo Wild Wings made a majority investment in the chain last August while it was still known as “Rusty Taco.”

To become a franchisee, R Taco requires liquid capital of $750,000 and a net worth of $1.5 million. Initial start-up costs can reach $622,000.

Slim Chickens

With more than 30 locations dotting the country, Slim Chickens serves fast casual fare including chicken tenders and Buffalo wings.

To get a franchise up and running, franchisees can expect to shell out $400,000 to $927,000. Once they sign an agreement, franchisees have one year to open for business.

Blaze Pizza

The fast-casual pizza segment is one of the most closely watched in all of the industry. Technomic Associate Editor Lauren Hallow described it as a “lucrative opportunity” for franchisees.

Blaze has 103 locations and already has franchise agreements in place for large parts of the country — with one exception.

It is looking for a multi-unit operator to bring the chain to Seattle.

Famous Toastery Signs Deal to Grow in Northeast Florida

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:10:00 GMT

Famous Toastery, a 25-unit better brunch franchise brand known for its “Famously Fresh” menu, announced it has signed a franchise development agreement with local entrepreneurs, Divyan Patel, Jeffrey Folckemer, and Drew Van Zante. Details of the agreement include opening five Famous Toastery units in Northeast Florida over the next four years. The first Famous Toastery restaurant will open by the end of 2023.

The latest Famous Toastery investors are active members in the Northeast Florida business community with a number of different enterprises. Divyan Patel is a serial entrepreneur who owns and operates a Planet Smoothie in St. Johns and two Coldstone Creamery units near Murabella and St. Johns. Jeffrey Folckemer has been a residential and commercial contractor for the past 10 years, as well as a realter with development and local community knowledge. Drew Van Zante is co-owner of Kingdom Home Builders, as well as an owner and operator of McDonald’s franchises in the St. Augustine area.

FSR Magazine: Famous Toastery Forges Own Path in COVID Comeback

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:07:05 GMT

Famous Toastery Chief Executive Officer Robert Maynard spoke to FSR Magazine about how the brand pivoted during the COVID-19 crisis to forge their own path by switching to QR codes, contactless payment, online ordering and limited menu items. Maynard also shared how he was able to turn his brand around after experiencing difficulties in 2019.

“You just had to face the facts of where things were,” Maynard said. “Casual-dining, family-dining got smashed. You really had to do what you thought was best for your brand. There were so many people with so many ideas. The word pivot became the new ‘thank you.’ You had to do what you knew was best for what you could execute. And if you just follow the leader, that really wasn’t working. Everyone does have a little something different.”

Famous Toastery , the better breakfast brand with 26 locations, had to make changes quickly to keep up with the turnaround of cities reopening. It switched to online ordering chainwide in just four days.

“We knew online ordering was going to be big,” Maynard told FSR Magazine. “We were already in the middle of different programs to do online ordering anyway, and it was kind of like well, we picked one, and we had to roll with it. Our POS system was great, the group that did it for us was great, and our team was great. They just worked day and night.”

Restaurants have since reopened at limited capacity, with an emphasis on lunch due to more people changing their morning routine and not coming in for breakfast as often anymore.

Read the full story online here.

Famous Toastery Enters 2022 On Pace To Double Units To 50 by 2024 - Famous Toastery Franchise Opportunities | Best Breakfast Franchise

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:05:44 GMT

As 2022 gets into swing, Famous Toastery , the 25-plus unit better breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise, is well on its way to reaching its goal of 50 units by 2024. The brand’s CEO and founder Robert Maynard , says the brand is on track to close 10–12 new franchise deals in 2022. Five to seven of those deals will be in North Carolina, and the rest in South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Florida.

Key to that growth, says Maynard, is Famous Toastery’s commitment to its famous food and service.

“We've stayed true to our mission, guaranteeing that our food is fresh and made in-house every single day,” said Maynard. “We don't just use the word ‘fresh’ and have frozen tomato soup come in, or have nitrate-filled turkey come in. We roast our own turkey. We make our own soup. We make our own salad dressings. We make every omelet in a pan. We get top-of-the-line items. We don't cut corners on food. That's the big differentiator between us and our competitors.” The franchise’s transparency with prospective investors is another critical factor in it’s growth, Maynard says. Interested franchisees are invited to observe the ins and outs of the operations at any store or the corporate headquarters.

Famous Toastery Keeps Its Promises

“We put our money where our mouth is, meaning we don't say one thing and then do another,” Maynard said. “We actually do what we say we're going to do, and that's what we've always been known for.” Maynard notes that this year’s addition of Michael Mabry to the team as president has bolstered franchisee support as the brand continues to grow. The franchise is also bolstering its franchise support by dedicating a team a member who will be working directly with franchisees directly as they open and grow. “This role will be dedicated strictly to the franchisees, both existing and new ones that are opening,” said Maynard. “They'll have much more dedicated, goal-oriented and driven support.”

Mabry says the brand’s plans to expand throughout the Carolinas will ensure that new franchisees receive their famous support as they launch. “The Carolinas and a few adjoining states will have that base of consumers that recognize the brand. After all, we are famous in North Carolina. And one of the things that we feel is important is to become famous in our current markets before we start to expand into new ones,” Mabry said. “Quite frankly, the amount of guests that come in from other towns and express interest in opening the franchise in their home markets is exciting. We're really just listening to what our fans are telling us, looking at the demand and making the strategic decisions along the way.”

As the brand continues to expand throughout North Carolina and the southeast region, Maynard says maintaining quality in both restaurant offerings and franchisee support comes down to executing on the existing model. “It’s all about execution,” said Maynard. “We have the choice to muddle our system down with subpar service and food and make a little more money, but then we wouldn't be able to call ourselves the ‘better breakfast’ franchise. Anything can be systematized; franchising is all about making things easier and faster in different aspects. The concept Famous Toastery chose was not to change how we source our food and how we prepare that fresh, made-to-order style that is so loved. That’s staying in our core model. It’s what makes us who we are; it's not, it's not rocket science. It's just execution.”

ABOUT FAMOUS TOASTERY:

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Famous Toastery began in 2005 in a small house-turned-restaurant where best friends Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard opened their first breakfast spot. Never compromising fresh ingredients or friendly service, Famous Toastery evolved into a franchise system in 2013 and now has over 25 locations. In 2020 and 2019, Famous Toastery placed on Restaurant Business' The Future 50, featuring the fastest-growing small chains. Famous Toastery was ranked No. 9 in the Full-Service Restaurants category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Food Franchises of 2019 and on Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 Rankings in 2019. In 2018, Famous Toastery received recognition by CNBC as a top franchise to buy, FSR Magazine as one of the Top 14 restaurant chains ready for lift-off, Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest growing companies and Franchise Times' Top 200+ franchise opportunities. For more information about Famous Toastery, visit https://www.famoustoastery.com .

Famous Toastery's Corporate Team Celebrates New Hires As Franchisees Make Famous Toastery Famous in Their Communities

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:04:42 GMT

Famous Toastery , the 25-plus unit better breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise, is on the cusp of major franchise growth, embarking on an ambitious plan to reach 50 units — doubling its current footprint — by 2024. As part of this strategy, Famous Toastery has announced the addition of several new members to its executive team through both internal promotions and external hires. These qualified leaders will work together to further prioritize a business model and support infrastructure that encourages franchisees to “ Be Famous .”

Michael Mabry , who joined Famous Toastery’s executive team as President in November 2021, brings a personal and professional mantra of: “People. Food. Life.” Mabry has spent 30 years in the food and beverage industry, working in roles from line cook to Chief Operating Officer to President. Over the past two decades, Mabry has gathered in-depth experience in the franchising world specifically, working as President and Chief Operating Officer of MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes, Executive Chef and Director of Franchise Operations at Macaroni Grill and Chief Development Officer of Fuzzy’s Taco Shop.

In his new role with Famous Toastery, Mabry says he is eager to bolster an already-strong brand and help usher in a new era of growth for the concept. “My primary goal is to make sure I don’t mess up a good thing — we are a strong brand with a great reputation , and I don't want to hinder that,” Mabry said. “We are focused on three major strategies for the year: build sales at the unit level through marketing efforts and upgraded operational support, put the right people in place on the leadership team, and build possibilities at the restaurant level for franchisees. We are doing all of that through the lens of “Be Famous” — that is our calling card. We want to recognize the famous people that are already on our team, and give them the titles and responsibilities that they’ve earned over the years.”

Meet The Newest Members Of The Famous Toastery Franchise Team

In addition to Mabry, the Famous Toastery team is celebrating several other promotions, including Lorna Martinez , who will be taking over as the brand’s Director of Marketing. Prior to Famous Toastery, Martinez worked in the sports marketing industry, including a role as the Trade Marketing Manager for international sporting goods company Reebok.

Steve Henning , who started with the Famous Toastery brand in 2015 as a General Manager, was also recently promoted to Area Director. Prior to his role with Famous Toastery, Henning gathered in-depth experience in the restaurant industry as a General Manager with legacy full-service chain T.G.I. Fridays.
Steven Augustine , who has been promoted to the role of Training General Manager, started with Famous Toastery in 2020 as a General Manager. In the past, Augustine held the role of CEO at consulting firm The Augustine Group, served as a Culinary Manager at The Hickory Tavern and as a General Manager at Chili’s.
Jude Colangelo is a new hire joining the Famous Toastery team as the brand’s CFO. Previously, Colangelo served as the President and Founder of Eat the Bear, a pioneering Charlotte-based, sports nutrition and lifestyle company. Colangelo also served as a Managing Director with Wells Fargo and as an Executive Director with UBS.

“This is a people business, and we need to have the highest level of people in place to execute our goal,” said CEO and Founder Robert Maynard . “We’ve gone all-in on people and process so we can get franchisees the support, help and direction they need as the brand is starting to grow rapidly. We know what we’ve done right and what we’ve done wrong in the past and putting the right team in place will help us expand. We are clearly on track to double in size, but it takes a lot of work and time to open those stores. Having the right people in place to support franchisees every step of the way is so important for our business moving forward.”

From on-boarding to grand opening, Maynard says Famous Toastery provides franchisees with the support and training needed to establish a successful business in their local community. In addition to support, the Famous Toastery consumer offering provides the blueprint that allows franchisees to run a beloved neighborhood establishment, not just another local business. This includes both the fresh, made-to-order menu and the longstanding motto of “ every server is your server ,” which encourages next-level customer service at all locations.

What's Next?

Looking ahead, Maynard says the brand is on track to close 10–12 new franchise deals in 2022. Five to seven of those deals will be in North Carolina, and the rest in South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Florida. “I want to continue to drive the winning culture of this brand that Robert and I feel so strongly about,” said Mabry. “And quite frankly, we want the brand to grow to be ‘famous,’ hence the name Famous Toastery. At the end of the day, our franchisees make Famous Toastery famous, not vice versa. Without our franchisees, we don’t have a brand. This is a locally owned and operated business. The idea that the franchisees are already famous in their markets — famous with their guests, famous with their team members — that puts the famous in Famous Toastery. That is why we will continue to build out our executive team and ensure franchisees have all the support they need to serve their communities.”

ABOUT FAMOUS TOASTERY

Charlotte, N.C. based Famous Toastery began in 2005 in a small house-turned-restaurant where best friends Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard opened their first breakfast spot. Never compromising fresh ingredients or friendly service, Famous Toastery evolved into a franchise system in 2013 and now has over 25 locations. In 2020 and 2019, Famous Toastery placed on Restaurant Business' The Future 50, featuring the fastest-growing small chains. Famous Toastery was ranked No. 9 in the Full-Service Restaurants category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Food Franchises of 2019 and on Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 Rankings in 2019. In 2018, Famous Toastery received recognition by CNBC as a top franchise to buy, FSR Magazine as one of the Top 14 restaurant chains ready for lift-off, Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest growing companies and Franchise Times' Top 200+ franchise opportunities. For more information about Famous Toastery, visit www.famoustoastery.com. To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.bestbreakfastfranchise.com

Famous Toastery's Flagship Location Reopens with a New Look

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:03:08 GMT

In 2005, childhood friends Robert Maynard and Brian Burchill were tired of the usual greasy-spoon breakfast restaurants, where most of the food was frozen or processed and the customer service was subpar. So, the duo devised a solution — a gourmet breakfast and brunch brand that would serve “ famously fresh ” food made daily and ensure all guests felt like “ every server is your server .” After opening in Huntersville, North Carolina, and ultimately moving to a larger storefront in nearby Davidson, the Famous Toastery brand was born.

Today, Famous Toastery is a 26-unit better breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise with locations all over the Southeast. Over the past year, Famous Toastery has been emphasizing a new mantra of “ be famous ,” perfecting a business model that encourages franchisees to quickly become locally famous as pillars of their communities, providing not only uncompromisingly fresh and decadent meals, but a hub for friends, families and neighbors to come together.

As part of this strategy, the Famous Toastery team recently decided to revamp and refresh the flagship location in Davidson. “Coming out of the pandemic, we were really looking for a new identity,” said Burchill, Co-founder and Chief Culture Officer of Famous Toastery. “The Davidson store specifically is nearly 15 years old, and the building itself is over 100 years old, so we thought it’d be a great place to start. It is also one of our busiest locations, so we wanted to really double down on that ‘be famous’ model.”

Burchill says most of the upgrades were cosmetic, including new paint colors, a more modern and “farm-chic” look and a brighter, more vibrant layout to promote daytime traffic. “We wanted to update the colors, look and feel of the restaurant, but also wanted to stay true to the atmosphere that has allowed us to become so important to the community over the years,” said Lorna Martinez , Famous Toastery’s Director of Marketing. “For example, we added new colors, but also exposed a beautiful brick wall that showcases the history of the building and the community at large.”

The New, Revamped Menu Focuses On The Local Customer

Similarly, Martinez says the Famous Toastery team wanted to revamp the menu, while also sticking to the classics that customers already love. “Customers can expect the same level of quality, ‘famously fresh’ food, but with new and exciting additions to the menu,” she said. For example, Martinez says the Davidson menu will now include a Protein Power Bowl for those looking for a healthier option, and will also bring back an old staple in the Shrimp and Grits. The location is also partnering with local vendor Abby’s Better Nut Butter for a new nut butter toast option.

“We want to show the community that we are listening to their needs, and we love hearing their feedback,” said Martinez. “These new menu items are a product of the feedback that we’ve heard and options that may have been missing before. We really want to tailor our menu to our guests.” All of these new upgrades, Martinez says, are about spearheading the message of “be famous” across every aspect of the Famous Toastery experience. “It is not just about making the brand famous, it is about making everyone in the restaurant feel famous as well, including the staff, the customers and the franchisees,” she said. “We want to pay homage to the Davidson community and show people that we are always there for them.”

Overall, Burchill says the new-and-improved Davidson location — which reopened to the public in July — is a huge milestone for the Famous Toastery brand and will set the standard for all new locations moving forward. “As the flagship location, this is a really meaningful moment for the refresh of the brand,” said Burchill. “It has been an incredible journey in Davidson over the past 15 years, but we knew it was time to bring a new vibe and build off of the amazing foundation we have in the community. We’ve learned a lot over the past two years of the pandemic, and we are ready to usher in a new era of Famous Toastery with that ‘be famous’ model behind it.”

Ready To Own Your Own Famous Toastery Franchise?

The cost to open a Famous Toastery franchise ranges from $575,500 to $999,500, including a franchise fee starting at $45,000. To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.bestbreakfastfranchise.com .

"Be Famous": Famous Toastery’s New President Michael Mabry's Message to Franchisees

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:01:37 GMT

Famous Toastery , the 25-plus-unit North Carolina based franchise, has made a name for itself by offering the freshest breakfast, brunch and lunch offerings in its segment. The brand’s franchisees, growing throughout neighborhoods in North Carolina since opening in 2005 and franchising in 2013, have become locally famous as pillars in their communities, providing not only uncompromisingly fresh and decadent meals, but a hub for friends, families and neighbors to get together.

Now, the brand is looking to leverage that strong positioning in its home state to expand into neighboring markets across the Carolinas. Michael Mabry , who joined Famous Toastery’s executive team as president in November 2021, will play an instrumental role in the franchise’s plans to reach 50 units — doubling its current footprint — by 2024, with the bulk of that development planned for the Carolinas.

High Numbers Aren't Everything to Michael Mabry

“Rather than looking at goals from a numeric standpoint, I like to attract and retain the right team members and the right franchisees,” said Mabry. “I'm a firm believer that we've got a handful of potential franchisees who eat in our dining rooms everyday — they just don't know it yet. They love the brand and they are business people, but they aren’t aware of the opportunity. So the goal is to communicate to everyone who comes in that there is an opportunity to grow with us, and we really want to be famous for having the best franchisees out in the marketplace.”

Mabry says the brand “stands above and beyond any other franchise in the brunch and breakfast segment,” and as Famous Toastery continues to expand, its mission is to “continue to attract like-minded people” and help talented new franchisees become famous in their own communities.

Mabry, who says his personal and professional mantra is “People. Food. Life.”, has a love for the restaurant industry that runs deep. He has been in the industry for 30 years. He has held positions in several different roles in the food and beverage world — from line cook to Chief Operating Officer to President — and considers himself fortunate to have learned something in each one. Over the last two decades, Mabry has worked with a number of food-service franchise brands, including MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes, Macaroni Grill and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. Now, he says he’s excited to be working closely with Famous Toastery CEO and founder Robert Maynard and the rest of his team. “I saw this as an opportunity to join a great company with a great culture and great people,” Mabry said. “I have two passions in life: people and food. Famous Toastery checks both of those boxes for me.”

As Famous Toastery prepares to expand into new markets, Mabry says his team is focusing on ensuring new franchisees have all the right systems in place, the appropriate support and the highest standards for quality in their establishments. “We’re in the service business, and we have to be servant leaders,” said Mabry. “So whenever a training team member or a marketing team member makes their way into a franchise location, their first question is always, ‘How can we best serve this franchisee?’ Once we’ve answered that question, we'll be able to get to work and help them grow their business.”

ABOUT FAMOUS TOASTERY

NFL Player-Turned-Famous Toastery Franchisee Opens Second Location in Charlotte

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:00:17 GMT

Former NFL player and coach Justin Griffith continues to leverage his experiences on the field for calculated, strategic, playbook success with the breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise Famous Toastery , as he plans to open his second location in Harrisburg, North Carolina.

Griffith, who opened his first location in March 2018 in Uptown Charlotte, is currently scouting real estate in Harrisburg, which is set to open in Spring 2023. The former athlete cited the brand’s work-life balance, great food and Charlotte-based community as reasons for reinvesting. “I've been looking for years to get to this second location,” stated Griffith. “Within Farmington — a community in Harrisburg — there are over 600 homes. This second location is surrounded by families and easy access to and from the restaurant. This is the prime opportunity for Famous Toastery to grow in an up-and-coming community.”

Griffith said that because of his small children and an increased desire to spend more time at home with his family, Famous Toastery’s 4:00 p.m. clock-out time was a major draw, and because the brand already has a strong presence throughout North Carolina, he could tap into existing brand awareness and demand. After the successful launch of his first franchise location, Griffith says he was ready to expand to Harrisburg, a burgeoning, family-oriented community. Additionally, Griffith had the opportunity to purchase the land to build the Famous Toastery location, making him his own landlord.

Why Justin Griffith Was Prepared For A Famous Toastery Franchise

Griffith says his previous experience as an offensive quality control coach for the Raiders played a critical role in preparing him for success with the Famous Toastery franchise. “I had to have the ability to organize my schedule so that I was allocating enough time to work on the approach for the players on the field,” said Griffith. “I’d need to draw up the playbooks and make sure that they all got into the players’ lockers for them to study. For us to be successful, the team was relying on me to do my job on time and accurately.” In his career as a franchisee with Famous Toastery, Griffith says his new playbook consists of things like paying the vendors on time, coming up with different items on the menu, making sure everything in the building is running in tip-top shape, and establishing an atmosphere that employees and customers enjoy.

"Justin is a great example of a former athlete thriving as a franchisee,” said Michal Mabry , President of Famous Toastery. “By following our systems and processes, he has been able to run a successful location and is now expanding to open another location. Our goal is for each of our franchise partners to be able to grow their own successes as franchisees by making themselves famous at their location."

ABOUT FAMOUS TOASTERY

Charlotte, N.C.-based Famous Toastery began in 2005 in a small house-turned-restaurant where best friends Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard opened their first breakfast spot. Never compromising fresh ingredients or friendly service, Famous Toastery evolved into a franchise system in 2013 and now has over 25 locations. In 2020 and 2019, Famous Toastery placed on Restaurant Business' The Future 50, featuring the fastest-growing small chains. Famous Toastery was ranked No. 9 in the Full-Service Restaurants category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Food Franchises of 2019 and on Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 Rankings in 2019. In 2018, Famous Toastery received recognition by CNBC as a top franchise to buy, FSR Magazine as one of the Top 14 restaurant chains ready for lift-off, Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest-growing companies and Franchise Times' Top 200+ franchise opportunities. For more information about Famous Toastery, visit www.famoustoastery.com. To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.ownatoastery.com.

Why Virginia’s First Famous Toastery Franchisee Continues To Reinvest in the Better-Breakfast Franchise

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:58:45 GMT

Looking for opportunities to continue building on years of momentum, despite the challenges of the pandemic, Famous Toastery , the 26-unit better breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise, launched its first ghost kitchen in 2020. That innovative new store model was opened in Warrenton, Virginia, by guest-turned-franchisee Angela Goodman , who also operates one brick-and-mortar location and one ghost kitchen in the state. Now, Goodman is planning to open a third location in Prince William County with the fast-growing franchise brand.

Goodman’s continued reinvestment with the better-breakfast brand is a testament to the value franchise owners across the brand’s system are finding with Famous Toastery . After relocating to Charlotte, North Carolina — Famous Toastery’s home turf since its founding in 2005 — Goodman was a frequent guest and saw firsthand just how popular the concept was. When she learned of the brand’s franchise availability, she knew she’d found a rare and potentially lucrative opportunity. “I had been working in the HVAC industry. The experience was rewarding, but I had reached a point where I wanted to get into business for myself,” she said. “I also knew that I wanted to be a part of the food industry. I didn’t expect to get into franchising, but when I found out that Famous Toastery was franchising, I knew it was right for me.”

The Pandemic Helped Famous Toastery Franchisees Define Their Individual Brand

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the franchise’s corporate team quickly pivoted to adjust to a dramatically altered restaurant landscape. On top of providing health and safety guidance for their franchisees, the corporate team initiated a new point of sale (POS) system to offer online ordering to their customers in only four days.

Beyond that immediate operational support, the corporate team also made sure to give franchisees the freedom to make individual choices that they felt would benefit their specific restaurants. For Goodman, this meant stepping up to the plate and focusing on local marketing efforts in her community.

“When it came to local marketing, we created family-meal kits and coordinated a neighborhood drop-off program, where a customer would call us during the week and place an order for the whole neighborhood, and we'd deliver the food over the weekend,” Goodman said. “We wanted to get breakfast out for the people and made sure to advertise locally so people knew that we were open seven days a week with curbside pickup, contactless payment and more. On top of that, we teamed up with the local tennis association and raised about $5,000 to feed workers at several hospitals in the northern Virginia area. The efforts were extremely well-received. We even won an award from the United States Tennis Association.” Goodman also created a restaurant ownership group for other local businesses in the community to create a space where business owners could share best practices and support each other.

“Angela is an example of how innovative our franchisees can be,” said David Burgess , Chief Operations Officer for Famous Toastery. “She reached out to our marketing team with great ideas, and we were able to help with design, but she really took it and ran with it. In addition, Angela led the company in contactless payment orders and spent a lot of time calling customers to get their payment information and organizing points for drop-off. She was also able to add text payment to create a more streamlined POS.”

Marketing Became A Bigger Focus For The Famous Toastery Franchise

Burgess also noted that Goodman did a fantastic job prioritizing social media marketing and connecting with local HOA groups to advertise her family-meals kits. “The marketing team works hard to help franchisees negotiate contacts, design promotional material and more,” said Burgess. “But it is not just about giving franchisees a one-size-fits-all process to use, it is about working together to create the best strategy based on that particular market. As Angela shows, when franchisees really take the opportunity to drive these best practices home, it can be massively successful. While there are some system-wide promotions we offer, each franchisee has complete autonomy when it comes to local marketing efforts.”

Since Famous Toastery is a part of the family-oriented breakfast, lunch and brunch segment, Burgess says local store marketing is the key to connecting with the community. “Pandemic or not, connecting with the local community is essential for this daypart,” said Burgess. “If a franchisee doesn’t drive home that local messaging, they will fall behind. Franchise owners know their customers better than anybody else — they are the ones who are interacting with the community day-to-day — and our most successful restaurants are the ones that create a friendly, go-to hangout for breakfast, brunch and lunch. Bringing the community together is so important, especially now.”

Goodman noted that her ghost kitchen was particularly successful throughout the pandemic. She was also able to successfully pivot the dine-in business model to 100% carry-out at the height of the pandemic by offering online ordering. Goodman was also the first to pilot a new offering with DashNOW so guests had a seamless process to place orders over the phone and take payment via text link. Now, Goodman says she is focusing on developing another location in Virginia and “getting the concept of where it needs to be in the marketplace that it’s in.” Additionally, she’s actively looking for dine-in space to transition her ghost kitchen into a full dine-in restaurant.

ABOUT FAMOUS TOASTERY

Charlotte, N.C.-based Famous Toastery began in 2005 in a small house-turned-restaurant where best friends Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard opened their first breakfast spot. Never compromising fresh ingredients or friendly service, Famous Toastery evolved into a franchise system in 2013 and now has over 25 locations. In 2020 and 2019, Famous Toastery placed on Restaurant Business' The Future 50, featuring the fastest-growing small chains. Famous Toastery was ranked No. 9 in the Full-Service Restaurants category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Food Franchises of 2019 and on Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 Rankings in 2019. In 2018, Famous Toastery received recognition by CNBC as a top franchise to buy, FSR Magazine as one of the Top 14 restaurant chains ready for lift-off, Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest growing companies and Franchise Times' Top 200+ franchise opportunities. For more information about Famous Toastery, visit www.famoustoastery.com. To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.ownatoastery.com.

Famous Toastery Announces Ann Eley as New Director of Training - Famous Toastery Franchise Opportunities | Best Breakfast Franchise

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:56:54 GMT

Famous Toastery , the 25-plus unit better breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise, has announced the addition of Ann Eley to its executive team as Director of Training. Eley will be instrumental in training both incoming and existing franchise owners as the brand moves closer to reaching 50 units by 2024 .

And Eley is certainly no stranger to the Famous Toastery brand. She spent five years on the team earlier in her career, starting as a server and working her way up to a Training Manager. In that position, Eley helped open 26 units, created a training team, offered franchisee support and documented all trainer procedures. “I really grew up at Famous Toastery,” said Eley. “When I worked as a server at the Davidson restaurant, the brand only had three locations at that time. They started opening more stores, and I asked if I could be part of the team. The rest is history.”

Before her first stint with Famous Toastery, Eley attended culinary school with a life-long goal of becoming a chef. “I knew in my heart that I wanted to be in food service,” she said. “I worked in and out of restaurants and learned everything I could about the industry. After I left Famous Toastery in 2017, I started managing a gym for two years before the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down. From there, I started working full-time at a golf course and did meal prep on the side to donate to struggling families.”

Over the years, Eley says, she kept in touch with her original Famous Toastery family. When she was contacted about an opportunity to come back as the new Director of Training earlier this year, she jumped at the chance. “Famous Toastery was always my favorite job,” said Eley. “Three important factors make the brand stand out: quality, standards and family. The quality of the menu is unmatched, their high standards match my standards, and the team is already my family. You don’t find that in many places, all three of those things together. Being back feels like home — I bleed maple syrup!”

What Will Ann Eley Do As Director Of Training?

In her new role as Director of Training, Eley says she will focus on ensuring all franchisees and staff get the most out of the training procedures , emphasizing a company-wide initiative to encourage franchisees to “ Be Famous ” in the communities they serve. “We are in the people business, so it is essential that people have what they need to be successful and give back to others,” Eley said. “I will be training anybody who needs help, whether it be servers, managers, franchisees. We will also offer continuing education and training on new menu items , initiatives and more. Franchisees need the resources to succeed even after opening their doors. It is all about consistency — really making sure the team is hitting the standard every time and the quality is there. The experience that we give as trainers is the experience our team will give guests, whether it is a perfect plate of food or top-notch service. That impacts the whole system, especially as we grow. This generation will take our brand to the next level, so I want to continue to help them be better.”

Robert Maynard , CEO and Founder of Famous Toastery, says he couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Eley back onto the team during such an exciting time for the brand. The team hopes to sell eight to 10 deals in 2022 and open four to six restaurants next year. Looking long-term into 2024, Maynard and his team aim to have 50 open restaurants. “With the strong foundation we already have and the growing team coming in, the time has never been better to join the Famous Toastery family,” said Maynard. “Expert guidance from Famous Toastery-pros like Ann will help incoming owners leverage our business model and open a beloved neighborhood establishment in their local market.”

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Is Famous Toastery A Franchise?

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:55:27 GMT

Yes, Famous Toastery Is A Franchise!

There’s no doubt about it: Americans love their breakfast, making it a more than $11 billion industry ! One exciting and fresh restaurant concept is quickly making itself known on the scene – Famous Toastery.

Best friends since the age of eight, Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard have always shared a passion for good food, and known delicious meals and top quality service were a combination for success. Finally, in 2005, Burchill and Maynard decided to open their first Famous Toastery in Huntersville, North Carolina, in a small house-turned-restaurant. But this wasn’t going to be just any old greasy diner spot. Famous Toastery was going to place an emphasis on fresh food and unparalleled customer service.

Through the incredible reputation they built, the customer base they grew, and the devoted community and family they created, it worked! Then, in 2013, Burchill and Maynard decided to turn their business model into a thriving franchise system. Now nearly 30 Famous Toasteries have opened along the East Coast, with plenty more planned in the coming years. In fact, Famous Toastery plans to open 50 units – doubling its footprint – by 2024!

The recipe for Famous Toastery’s growth all these years has been its commitment to fresh, made-to-order menu items, such as the Avocado Omelet, the Famous Hash, and the signature Flapjacks, as well as the dedication to serving communities and creating a family within each restaurant. By focusing on their franchisees and guests, Famous Toastery has been able to efficiently turn their business into a noticeable franchise model. The Famous Toastery franchise team has even built a reputation for providing exceptional franchisee support from day one in order to help franchisees Be Famous in their own communities.

Why Franchise With Famous Toastery?

Famous Toastery continues to be the concept of choice for entrepreneurs wanting to enter the breakfast segment, and it’s not hard to see why. Famous Toastery offers a best-in-class training and support platform that makes franchisees excel at running their business. The Famous Toastery elite support team covers everything from Operations, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Training, and even navigating the supply chain and inventory. Not only that, Famous Toastery bolstered its franchisee support by hiring several key additions to its Executive team whose jobs are solely to work directly with franchise owners. The Famous Toastery team has made huge commitments to ensure franchisees feel supported for the life of the franchise.

Famous Toastery has also instilled core mission statements to guide the way, such as the motto “every server is your server,” tending to customer needs and making every customer feel famous. With this, a “famous experience” starts with fresh ingredients and inclusive recipes, from freshly squeezed orange juice to pure, 100% grade A maple syrup, customers know their meal was made in-house, never from a can.

Famous Toastery Keeps Costs Low and Profits High

Famous Toastery ensures the right entrepreneurs have the opportunity to invest. That’s why Famous Toastery is committed to remaining one of the most affordable opportunities in the breakfast/lunch segment, with initial investments running as low as $575,500 to $999,500. The investment opportunity also involves a $250k liquidity requirement, a $500k net worth requirement, and a $45k franchise fee.

Franchise owners have the opportunity to drive in huge profits. According to the most recent Franchise Disclosure Document, the average gross sales of a Famous Toastery franchise was reported at $1,316,080. That’s not to mention the incredible opportunity for growth and expansion. Just a few months into 2022, Famous Toastery was on track to close 10-12 new franchise deals, a testament to the rapidly growing footprint of a franchise model that works.

“Franchising is all about making things easier and faster in different aspects,” Maynard says. “The concept Famous Toastery chose was not to change how we source our food and how we prepare that fresh, made-to-order style that is so loved. That’s staying in our core model. It’s what makes us who we are. It’s not rocket science. It's just execution.”

Join The $11.1 Billion Breakfast Restaurant Industry

According to IBIS World , the breakfast restaurant industry ballooned into a $11.1 billion industry in the U.S. in 2022, with a nearly 10% market growth. That’s because, quite simply, Americans are hungry for breakfast and love going out to eat. As consumer spending and travel increase, so too is the demand for breakfast spots. “As the economy recovers and as demand for healthier foods rises, industry profitability is anticipated to expand,” IBIS World reported.

Indeed, within the booming breakfast restaurant industry, there is plenty of room to grow and expand. According to a February 2022 study by The NPD Group , visits to restaurants for breakfast increased 11 percent, highlighting pent-up demand and the growing need for options. That’s why Famous Toastery is full speed ahead on opening 50 units by 2024, hitting the market at the right time with the right menu.

Be Famous With A Famous Toastery Franchise!

Americans are truly taking the old saying that ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’ to the next level. And when breakfast time is over, Famous Toastery franchises are here serving lunch too! Since it started franchising, Famous Toastery has become famous for having the best franchisees in the marketplace. If you’re looking for a best-bet opportunity, and want to be famous with guests, team members, and the community, then Famous Toastery may be a perfect fit for you.

To learn more, we invite you to visit our website here . If you’re ready to start a conversation about investing in a Famous Toastery franchise, fill out our form here .

Why A Strong Corporate Team Helps Your Franchise Grow

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:53:27 GMT

A Strong Corporate Team Means Strong Franchisee Support

Aspiring entrepreneurs searching for investment opportunities know that one of the major benefits of buying into the franchise system is to become part of an established business offering tried-and-true franchisee support. Sure, major companies can offer a leg up on things like brand recognition, but at the end of the day, franchisees are making a major life and financial choice to invest in a brand, and expect all the support and training possible to ensure their success.

Famous Toastery has invested heavily in its Corporate Team in order to support franchise growth. They’ve recently announced the addition of several key new members to its Executive Team, hired both through internal promotions and external hirings. All of whom possess the qualified leadership skills necessary to build the “Be Famous” mantra among franchisees that seeks to grow the franchise into the national spotlight.

So let’s meet the new members. Mike Sebazco joined Famous Toastery’s Executive Team as President in 2022. With a strong background in operations, Mike is ready to focus on unit economics and improve operations within the Corporate Team. Joe Gillie, who has worked in nearly every role possible in the restaurant industry over 30 years. He now serves as Famous Toastery’s Vice President of Operations. His expertise will help franchise owners grow in the early stages of owning a Famous Toastery. Earlier this year, Eric Gustafsson also came on board as Vice President of Franchise Development. Over his career, Gustafsson has lived and breathed franchising, as well as offered operational consulting and profitability coaching for franchisees and marketing. Gustafsson’s skills and coaching are a welcomed addition to the Famous Toastery Corporate Team, already proving to make a difference. All new Corporate Team members are committed to seeing the Famous Toastery brand reach new heights.

How Famous Toastery’s Team Elevates Their Franchisees

All of Famous Toastery’s efforts in its Corporate Team have one goal in mind: to support the franchisees. Famous Toastery’s teams are full speed ahead to achieve three major strategies for the year: build sales at the unit level through marketing efforts and upgraded operational support, put the right people in place on the leadership team, and to build opportunities at the restaurant level for franchisees. The team is also hard at work ensuring the brand has extensive coverage from a unit level, and are bringing on the right franchise owners to grow the brand.

Famous Toastery also boasts one of the most innovative marketing teams in the industry. Case in point: Famous Toastery recently debuted its new franchise website that effectively tells its brand story, goals for the future, and what it means to Be Famous.

“We have hired several industry veterans that have some of the best ideas and the expertise to execute those ideas,” says Robert Maynard, founder and CEO of Famous Toastery. “When it comes to successful expansion, it is all about people. From the top to the bottom. It doesn’t matter how great the food is, if we don’t have the people to execute on ideas, we won’t succeed. Our goal at this stage is to build the best team possible.”

Initial Investment Costs

Famous Toastery is one of the most affordable franchise options in the booming breakfast industry. For years, Famous Toastery has made it part of its mission and culture to remain an easy to access investment opportunity to aspiring entrepreneurs who want to take control of their destiny in small business ownership. The cost to open a Famous Toastery runs as low as $575,500 to $999,500, which includes a $45,000 franchise fee. For U.S. veterans, we offer an additional discount of 50% off the franchise fee. Veterans make perfect franchise owners thanks to their training and commitment. Thank you for your service!

Grow With Famous Toastery Today!

Famous Toastery is setting the stage to take the U.S. by storm, offering the best breakfast/brunch/lunch dining experience in the restaurant industry. Right now, Famous Toastery is looking for qualified and dedicated entrepreneurs who want to take charge at this exciting time in the brand’s history, knowing full well they are backed by a seasoned and experienced Corporate Team that’s with you every step of the way.

Get started on this exciting journey today by filling out the apply now form here !

Own A Famous Toastery Breakfast Franchise Today!

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:51:18 GMT

Americans Love Breakfast!

It’s not just the most important meal of the day, it’s also the most popular: breakfast. According to market research firm The NPD Group , most Americans eat breakfast every single day – 361 days out of the year to be exact – which is up from 350 days a year in 2010. What’s more, the research found that out of the three meals, only breakfast experienced a growth in traffic for diners eating out. Even the recent spike in inflation hasn’t affected the demand for breakfast. The NPD Group found that while overall traffic to restaurants fell 2% in the second quarter from a year ago as inflation drove up menu prices, the only category that remained unchanged was breakfast.

Owning a Breakfast Franchise Has Never Been More Appetizing

As the old saying goes, ‘you don’t just become famous overnight,’ but Famous Toastery founders Robert Maynard and Brian Burchill came pretty darn close. In 2005, Maynard and Burchill became sick and tired of the old greasy breakfast spots that for some reason have become the norm in communities across the U.S. So, the two childhood friends asked, “Why can’t breakfast be both comfort food and healthy?” And thus, Famous Toastery was born, opening in Huntersville, North Carolina, and then expanded to a larger location in Davidson, North Carolina.

In 2013, Famous Toastery successfully began franchising and now boasts 25 locations all over the Southeast. As Americans’ demand for quality and fresh ingredients grows, Famous Toastery is primed for unprecedented expansion. Famous Toastery restaurants have become renowned in their communities for uncompromisingly fresh and decadent meals, while also creating warm and welcoming atmospheres for people to spend time with friends and family. It’s why Famous Toastery runs on the “Be Famous” mantra, which is not just about making the brand famous, but also making every single franchisee, staff member, and customer feel part of something bigger.

With the demand for a quality breakfast, brunch, and lunch dining experience showing no signs of slowing down, Famous Toastery is a brand in the right place at the right time, ready to grow. As Famous Toastery continues to expand its footprint, they are actively looking for the right team members and the right franchisees who believe in the “Be Famous” message, love serving people and being pillars in their communities, and want to have the best franchise in the marketplace.

Famous Toastery is with You Every Step of the Way

Famous Toastery’s supportive team makes no doubt about it: they are here to serve the franchisee. Both franchise owners and staff undergo a comprehensive and best-in-class training and support program, where they learn all the ins and outs of the “Be Famous” initiative. Famous Toastery also offers ongoing support and education on new menu items, company goals, and even “famous business consultants” that assist with day-to-day operations and help franchise owners reach personal goals. When investing in Famous Toastery, franchise owners are buying into a blueprint that is proven to bring a beloved neighborhood establishment to their communities.

“We’ve had years and years of seeing what works and what doesn’t work,” said Brian Burchill , Founder and Chief Culture Officer. “Franchisees are coming into the system and opening up their locally owned business, and they put their trust in us to give them the platform to succeed. We want everyone to achieve their goals, including clientele, staff and their families. When I opened the first store, my goal was to establish a sense of trust with the staff, customers and franchisees. That trust enables us to be more than just a business.”

What Does the Initial Investment Look Like?

Famous Toastery remains one of the most affordable franchise options in a booming breakfast segment. For years, Famous Toastery has made it part of its mission and culture to remain an easy to access investment opportunity to aspiring entrepreneurs who want to take control of their destiny in small business ownership. As a result, the cost to open a Famous Toastery runs as low as $575,500 to $999,500, which includes a $45,000 franchise fee. For U.S. veterans, we offer an additional discount of 50% off the franchise fee. Veterans make perfect franchise owners thanks to their training and commitment. Thank you for your service!

Famous Toastery offers a unique, one of a kind investment opportunity with the potential for incredibly high profits. The average gross sale reported at $1,316,080, according to Famous Toastery’s 2021 Franchise Disclosure Document.

Steps to Owning a Famous Toastery Franchise

Ready to take the next steps in becoming famous? Famous Toastery makes it incredibly easy. First, complete an online form here expressing your interest. From there, a Famous Toastery team member will give you a call to make sure you’re a fit. You’ll then complete an easy to fill out franchise application form, and meet the Famous Toastery team. Then, you’ll be one step closer after signing the franchise agreement and begin onboarding. Before you know it, you’ll be on the path to becoming famous!

With an unmatched strong foundation and a growing team, there has never been a better time to join the Famous Toastery family. On track to open 50 units by 2024, Famous Toastery is looking for the right motivated and excited entrepreneurs who want to Be Famous in their community.

How To Open A Brunch Franchise

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:45:44 GMT

Why A Brunch Franchise?

Look outside any breakfast restaurant on the weekend with lines wrapped around the street corner, and you know: brunch is out of this world popular. But brunch is more than just a trend – it’s a positive social experience that brings people together over delicious food. In the past decade, brunch has overtaken not only breakfast, but also lunch and dinner as the most popular meal of the day, which is why restaurants all across the U.S. are quickly trying to adapt to offer brunch items on their menu.

But it’s not just brunch Americans are craving. Increasingly, the demand for restaurants that cover the range of breakfast to brunch to lunch is through the roof. According to a nationwide survey by The Harris Poll, 62% of people said breakfast is their favorite meal of the day, with 75% of people saying they look forward to eating breakfast/brunch at their favorite restaurant. The NPD Group , a market research firm, also found that from September to November 2021, on-premise traffic for lunch improved by 44% compared to the same time period the year prior. Indeed, the appetite for breakfast, brunch, and lunch is not slowing down anytime soon.

“Brunch has become more popular than ever,” The Washington Post recently reported. “Data from Google Trends show that search interest in brunch has been rising steadily since 2004… And the weekend phenomenon is spreading. Demand for the meal has been so great that even fast-food eateries and casual sit-down restaurants have begun to offer weekend brunch deals.”

How to Open a Brunch Franchise with Famous Toastery

Famous Toastery is a brand on the rise that offers a scalable, wealth building business model that’s easy-to-operate and easy-to-scale for franchisees. As part of a concerted effort to expand in prime locations across the U.S., Famous Toastery has made it simple to begin the franchise journey to open one of the best-bet investment opportunities in the industry.

First, aspiring entrepreneurs are asked to complete an online form that expresses your interest and asks for basic information. Then, potential franchise candidates speak with a member of the Famous Toastery steam to see if you’re a fit. If so, the next level is completing a franchise application and meeting the Famous Toastery team. Before you know it, you’ll sign the franchise agreement and begin the onboarding process.

Through it all, the Famous Toastery team is there every step of the way. Potential candidates speak with other franchisees to learn about their experiences with the brand and business model. Famous Toastery also offers one of the best-in-class training and support programs in the industry. And the Famous Toastery team is committed to being with franchise owners during Discovery Day, the grand opening, and promises a commitment to ongoing support.

Learn More About Famous Toastery Today!

Famous Toastery is a franchise at the right place at the right time. America's love of breakfast, brunch and lunch is at all time highs and showing no signs of slowing down. Famous Toastery offers one of the most affordable and accessible franchise models in the industry, ready to take the country by storm. If you want to apply to be famous, learn more at our website.

Now Is The Time To Invest In A Famous Toastery

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:43:47 GMT

The Breakfast Restaurant Industry is Continuing to Grow

It’s the first, the most important, and apparently the favorite meal of the day – breakfast. Consumers are proving it with the incredible growth in the breakfast market size. According to a report in Million Insights , the global breakfast restaurant market size was valued at $31.23 billion in 2020, and expected to skyrocket at an annual compound growth rate of 6.8% from 2021 to 2028. That means in just a few years, the demand for breakfast restaurants will hit nearly $50 billion!

So what’s behind consumers' increasing love of breakfast options at restaurants? For one, Americans are placing an increasing importance on health and wellness, and it’s no secret skipping breakfast can lead to serious health consequences. Just recently, the American Heart Association published a study that stated men who reported they skipped breakfast had a 27 percent higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease. As the U.S. becomes a more health conscious country, consumers want to start their day right with a healthy meal.

But that doesn’t tell the entire story. In the same study, Leah E. Cahill, Ph.D., lead author and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Mass states, "Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, which may in turn lead to a heart attack over time". Turns out, Americans can benefit from eating breakfast daily in more ways than just reducing the risk of heart disease. As a result, restaurants across the country are expanding their menus and hours to offer breakfast items.

Famous Toastery Stands Out In A Big Way

But with so many breakfast options out there, a restaurant needs to be special – Famous, even – to set itself apart from the rest. At Famous Toastery, it comes down to three important factors: a highly effective business model, a fresh menu with fresh ingredients, and high growth potential.

The Famous Business Model

Famous Toastery offers a scalable, wealth building business model that has helped bring its “famously fresh” breakfast, brunch, and lunch offerings to communities across the U.S. Famous Toastery gives franchisees a system in place that has a track record for growth in a high demand market, all the while offering an attractive work-life balance. Over the last 15 years, Famous Toastery has perfected operational procedures, built a strong book of vendors, and developed an extensive new owner training program and ongoing franchisee support – just to name a few. And, with operating hours from 7 am to 3pm, Famous Toastery offers a desirable lifestyle.

“We want to make the business as simple as possible, so franchisees can focus on serving the best possible experience for their customers,” said Famous Toastery VP of Franchise Development Eric Gustafsson . “We're in the breakfast/lunch business, so our goal is to get a new store open for a price that is affordable and makes sense for generating ROI. We don’t want to be building a restaurant space for a million dollars, we want to keep it looking nice, hip and fast, but still be economical. Our kitchen is built for speed, maximizing space and reducing costs.”

Fresh Menu, Fresh Ingredients

Famous Toastery wouldn’t be where it is today without one key-defining factor: great, out-of-this-world food and a best-in-class dining experience. In fact, Famous Toastery was founded after owners Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard, who were tired of the old, greasy breakfast options.

Now, every famous experience starts with famously fresh ingredients – from freshly squeezed orange juice to 100% pure organic maple syrup. But that’s not all – Famous Toastery offers inclusive recipes expertly crafted with only the highest quality ingredients, with every menu item made-to-order. And Famous Toastery’s team is always looking to expand with exciting new menu items, such as the recently added protein power bowl, shrimp and grits, and a partnership with Abby’s Better Nut Butter.

High Growth

What’s Famous Toastery’s growth plan? To take a bite out of the growing better breakfast segment and take the industry by storm. Famous Toastery began in 2005 with one small, house-turned restaurant. Now, Famous Toastery is a franchise system that boasts more than 25 locations.

The reason Famous Toastery is experiencing such unprecedented growth is its relatively low start-up costs, on top of solid unit-level economics. As a result, year-over-year sales have risen more than 30% for its franchises in 2022. Primed for growth, Famous Toastery is setting its sights on reaching 50 units – effectively doubling its current footprint – by 2024, with a target on the Carolinas.

You’re Family with a Famous Toastery Franchise

Famous Toastery takes great pride in offering a family atmosphere for customers, and that all starts with building a family atmosphere with franchisees. From onboarding to the grand opening and for the life of the franchise, Famous Toastery is with franchisees every step of the way, available 24/7. Famous Toastery provides the blueprint that allows franchisees to run a cherished neighborhood establishment. A solid support infrastructure means franchisees aren’t at it alone, and instead have invested in a concept that’s proven with a team offering all the backing support to be successful.

“At the end of the day, our franchisees make Famous Toastery famous, not vice versa,” President Michael Mabry said. “Without our franchisees, we don’t have a brand. This is a locally owned and operated business. The idea that the franchisees are already famous in their markets — famous with their guests, famous with their team members — that puts the famous in Famous Toastery. That is why we will continue to build out our executive team and ensure franchisees have all the support they need to serve their communities.”

Invest in a Famous Toastery Franchise Today!

With the breakfast restaurant industry booming, Be Famous by starting a Famous Toastery in your community. Famous Toastery is like no other breakfast restaurant concept – it’s a brand with an incredible business model, high growth potential and the best food around. Learn more by visiting Famous Toastery’s website here.

Famous Toastery Nabs Spot

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:41:34 GMT

Ranking on the Franchise Times Top 500

It’s nice to Be Famous: in a huge win for the rising breakfast and lunch franchise, Famous Toastery officially made the list for Franchise Time’s revered Franchise 500 ranking, which features the best franchise opportunities in the industry. The Franchise Times Top 500 is the most comprehensive ranking of the 500 largest franchise systems in the U.S., backed by more than 20 years of research and remains the only objective ranking of its kind. Every year, researchers and reporters set out on a five-month process to analyze each franchise’s financials and data. As it stands, the Top 500 list is one of the most credible and easy-to-use rankings for aspiring entrepreneurs looking for the best franchises to invest in.

“Our research team uses a combination of companies’ voluntary reports and publicly available data, including the franchises’ most recent franchise disclosure documents and Securities and Exchange Commission filings,” The Franchise Times wrote. “Our research team spends months compiling information for the rankings, the five-year sales history graphs, Top 10 lists and industry subcategories, and then reconciling to ensure all published data is accurate and all estimates are based on a solid sales formula.”

Famous Toastery, a premiere breakfast and lunch franchise restaurant, was highlighted for generating more than $26.7 million in global sales in 2021. Founded in 2006, Famous Toastery began franchising in 2013. Now, Famous Toastery has blossomed, with nearly 30 locations along the East Coast, with plenty more planned in the coming year. And, Famous Toastery remains an accessible investment opportunity, with costs ranging from $575,500 to $999,500. Famous Toastery has only begun its mission to “be famous” in communities across the U.S. in a big way.

Be Famous with a Top Franchise

Famous Toastery has become the rising star in the breakfast and lunch segment, offering a best-in-class dining experience with out of this world food. Made with only the freshest ingredients, Famous Toastery has made a name for itself in the restaurant segment as a franchise to watch out for as it takes the industry by storm.

For aspiring entrepreneurs, Famous Toastery offers the incredible opportunity to “be famous” in your community. The average gross sales of a Famous Toastery location is an amazing $1,316,080, as Americans' demand for a high-quality breakfast option continues to skyrocket. Now, more Americans than ever are eating breakfast, but gone are the days of greasy diners that you regret eating at for the rest of the day. Famous Toastery has stepped up to make breakfast delicious, fresh, and healthy. Now, Famous Toastery is on track to double its units to 50 by 2024!

“We’ve stayed true to our mission, guaranteeing that our food is fresh and made in-house every single day,” says CEO and founder Robert Maynard. “Famous Toastery doesn't just use the word ‘fresh’ and have frozen tomato soup come in, or have nitrate-filled turkey come in. We roast our own turkey, make our own soup, our own salad dressings, and every omelet in a pan. We get top-of-the-line items and don’t cut corners on food. That’s the big differentiator between us and our competitors.”

Invest in a Top Franchise Today

Are you ready to Be Famous with Famous Toastery? Famous Toastery is committed to its famous food and service, and is looking for the right entrepreneurs to bring this tried business model, with its delicious breakfast and lunch options, to communities around the U.S. If you want to learn how to be famous in your community, fill out a form here to get more information today!

What Makes The Best Famous Toastery Franchise Owner?

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:28:11 GMT

Why a Brunch Franchise?

Growing up, breakfast was said to be the most important meal of the day. Well, move over breakfast: Brunch has taken over. Indeed, Brunch has become a cultural phenomenon in the U.S. over the past 10 years. It’s no longer a question of if Americans are going to Brunch, it’s a matter of where. Brunch has emerged as the preferred option for dining with family and friends, not just on weekends, but also throughout the week, as more Americans forgo breakfast for a later meal. And across the country, Americans are looking for more Brunch options.

“The takeaway is that Brunch, long the exclusive province of sit-down restaurants, is now a thoroughly viable option for quick-service and fast-casual chains,” according to a report in QSR Magazine . “By playing to consumers’ increasing interest in… comfort fare, enterprising concepts can create destination-worthy menu items that speak to the Brunch fan in all of us. As the lovechild of breakfast and lunch, Brunch has a lot in common with its parents, who can swap concepts and ingredients back and forth to create ever-new dining experiences.”

The numbers are there to back it up. According to IBIS World , breakfast restaurants and diners ballooned into a $11.1 billion industry in 2022, up nearly 10% from the year prior. And that shows no signs of slowing down: “As the economy recovers and as demand for healthier foods rises, industry profitability is anticipated to expand,” IBIS World reported.

What Makes the Best Famous Toastery Franchise Owner?

One of the rising stars in the breakfast and lunch restaurant industry is Famous Toastery, which now boasts nearly 30 units located on the East Coast. At the heart of Famous Toastery’s incredible growth, however, are the franchise owners who have become famous in their community for having the best breakfast, Brunch, and lunch items, on top of unparalleled customer service. So how can Famous Toastery franchisees really Be Famous with a Famous Toastery franchise? Let’s dive in.

A Love for Food

To be successful in any endeavor in life, you have to have a passion for what you’re doing. The same rings true at Famous Toastery, where franchise owners must have an insatiable love of food. At Famous Toastery, it’s truly all about the food. Famous Toastery was founded in 2005 after lifelong friends Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard became tired of the same old greasy diner breakfast options. As a result, they opened their first Famous Toastery in Huntersville, N.C., which features only the freshest, high quality ingredients for a breakfast experience that can’t be matched anywhere else. To find success as a franchise owner, you have to carry that same love and passion for food that has made Famous Toastery the famous restaurant spot it is.

A People Person

Owning a business, especially a public facing one, such as a restaurant, requires a talent and enthusiasm for connecting with people. That takes form in two ways at a Famous Toastery. For starters, franchise owners are leaders who pick, train, and support a team. On the other hand, franchise owners also engage with customers, whether at the restaurant or when building relationships in the community. But when you enjoy talking to others, all this is easy!

Entrepreneur Savvy

Part of the advantage of investing in a franchise system is buying into a business model that is clearly laid out and has proven to grow. But even still, franchise owners are running their own business, and must exhibit the entrepreneurial acumen to ensure their locations thrive.

“It’s all about execution,” says CEO and founder Robert Maynard. “We have the choice to muddle our system down with subpar service and food and make a little more money, but then we wouldn’t be able to call ourselves the ‘better breakfast’ franchise. Anything can be made a system. Franchising is all about making things easier and faster in different aspects. The concept Famous Toastery chose was not to change how we source our food and how we prepare that fresh, made-to-order style that is so loved. That’s staying in our core model. It’s what makes us who we are. It’s not rocket science, it’s just execution.”

Learn More about Becoming a Famous Toastery Franchise Owner Today!

With Americans' demand for Brunch options continuing an unprecedented climb, Famous Toastery is the right franchise at the right time. Famous Toastery is actively looking for excited and energetic entrepreneurs who have a love for food, a passion for people, and possess all the business acumen to be famous in their community and be part of Famous Toastery’s incredible journey to expand across the U.S. To learn more, file a request for more information.

Add Famous Toastery To Your Franchise Portfolio

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:24:50 GMT

Famous Toastery Franchises Take Breakfast to the Next Level

America’s love for breakfast is no secret. In fact, three in five Americans now say breakfast is their favorite meal of the day. While there are a number of breakfast restaurant options out there, people are tired of the old greasy diner and the stale food offered at fast-food chains. That’s why Famous Toastery was founded with the mission to deliver a unique breakfast experience to their guests that keeps them coming back for more. Not many other breakfast and brunch restaurants can boast a completely from scratch kitchen with fresh food made every single day. Famous Toastery can.

Famous Toastery was the brainchild of Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard, two childhood friends with a love of breakfast. In 2005, the two friends opened the first Famous Toastery in Huntersville, North Carolina, and the concept quickly took off. Now, there are nearly 30 franchise locations. The secret to growth has been a famously fresh menu, with 100% organic maple syrup, freshly squeezed orange juice, house-made sauces, meats roasted in house, and a guarantee that every meal is to order with no ingredient ever frozen. More than anything, Famous Toastery is known for great services.

Famous Toastery has gained a loyal customer base, with some people visiting three to four times a week, sometimes twice a day. Customers know they can get the best at Famous Toastery – no cutting corners for guests or on the menu. The breakfast industry is booming, with demand for high quality food and highly quality service. Famous Toastery has been able to deliver and make franchise owners famous in their community in the process. Whether you’re a Famous server, chef, or franchisee – Being Famous is a mindset that thrives at Famous Toastery.

Low Startup Costs let You Focus on Your Business

One of the biggest struggles for a new business is the delicate time between opening and getting established in your community. That’s why Famous Toastery has kept startup costs incredibly low to take the burden off franchise owners, allowing them some flexibility and wiggle room while they get their feet on the ground. Keeping startup costs low also helps the franchise and franchisee as a whole to keep expanding Famous Toastery’s footprint in as many communities as possible.

The cost to open a Famous Toastery franchise ranges from $575,500 to $999,500, including a franchise fee starting at $45,000. Rest assured, Famous Toastery is always looking for ways to reduce the costs needed to open a restaurant by eliminating financial barriers. That means more selective real estate and site selection, cost efficient decor and equipment packages, as well as competitive food pricing and buying power.

The Perfect Addition to Any Franchise Portfolio

Famous Toastery is also a great franchise to add to any franchise portfolio, especially if an investor is thinking of adding a food service brand. Increasingly, franchise owners want to hold a mix of concepts in order to diversify their revenue streams. The breakfast, brunch, and lunch industry is quickly emerging as a best bet investment for any franchise portfolio. In fact, the industry has burst into an $11 billion industry . And with most restaurants closing after lunch, franchise owners have flexibility to manage other investments.

"As someone with a good amount of experience in the food service space, I know a strong, passion-driven franchise concept when I see one," Mike Sebazco, newly appointed CEO of Famous Toastery, said in a company press release. "Famous Toastery stands out with not only an amazing menu, but also a community focus that prioritizes the best of the best in customer service. This all makes for a very exciting franchise opportunity — and it is only getting better.”

High-Quality Franchise Support

A franchise system is only as good as its franchisees, which is why Famous Toastery has made serious investments in its support platforms. At Famous Toastery, franchise owners undergo an extensive and robust training and support program from day one that makes you the expert on every single aspect of running a restaurant. And the support offered doesn’t stop there. Famous Toastery helps with real estate and site selection, effective marketing strategies, how to hire and retain excellent staff members, assistance on building a positive culture, and defining business goals. Famous Toastery’s support network is renowned in the industry and keeps the family feel inherent in the brand.

“I saw how much the team has been investing in franchisee support, operations, and marketing over the past few years,” Sabazco says, “and I knew it would be an honor to come aboard and help usher in a new era of growth for Famous Toastery.”

Be Famous with a Famous Toastery Franchise Today!

Famous Toastery is a perfect add-on to a franchise portfolio, as the brand is poised for rapid expansion across the U.S. In fact, Famous Toastery is set to nearly double its footprint to 50 restaurants just this year, a testament to the demand of one of the most famous breakfast and lunch options around. To learn more, make a request for more information.

Invest In A Franchise Offering America’s Favorite Meal

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 22:34:41 GMT

Breakfast Is America’s Favorite Meal

Ask anyone what their favorite meal of the day is, and the answer will likely be resoundingly the same: brunch! But don’t just take our word for it. According to The NPD Group , a leading market research firm, brunch is the most popular day-part for both full service restaurants and quick service restaurants! What’s more, record numbers of people are looking up places to eat brunch on Google than ever before ! Quite simply: people love the experience of going out to brunch with family and friends.

“Brunch is known for its social sense,” according to a report in Future Food . “Cafes on the weekends are packed with tables of friends and family, crossing stories and sharing intimate time together. This still happens in other day-parts as well, but brunch offers a much more casual experience (as opposed to a full-service dinner, let’s say), making it appealing and very accessible – a socializing activity that can be carried out every week. This is very important to note, as it’s all the younger generations that are needing this type of social interaction. Recent research on Gen Z has shown that they will favor food outlets that provide space for them to casually relax and enjoy their time with friends, connecting and socializing rather than a place that limits this behavior.”

The breakfast sector keeps growing

Now three years removed from pandemic-related restaurant shut downs, the demand for going out to eat is through the roof and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, a report in Grandview Research found the breakfast restaurant market is expected to grow substantially due to the rise of consumer demand.

“The rising concern for healthy diet promotes breakfast as the most important meal of the day, leading to the massive adoption of breakfast by people in the developed countries, such as the U.S. and the UK,” Grandview Research reported. “These regions constitute over 40% of restaurants offering breakfast to customers, providing ample growth opportunities.”

In fact, according to IBIS World , breakfast restaurants and diners were expected to generate an astonishing $11.5 billion in market size in 2023 in the U.S. alone! In that same time frame, due to consumer demand, it’s expected breakfast restaurants and diners will grow 3.5%, marking a strong comeback. With Americans eating more breakfast than ever, on top of the demand for the social aspects of brunch, now is a great time to invest in the breakfast sector.

Famous Toastery is poised for growth in 2023

Despite the high demand for quality brunch options, there just aren’t that many restaurants doing it right. In steps Famous Toastery, which offers one of the best breakfast/brunch/lunch dining experiences in the United States. Indeed, Famous Toastery is committed to its menu of “affordable luxury” items – food at a high level, at a cost most can afford. With high quality and fresh foods made from scratch, Famous Toastery isn’t the old greasy diner. Famous Toastery’s one-of-a-kind menu takes breakfast and brunch to the next level.

Recently, Famous Toastery reinvested in its corporate team in a huge push to bolster franchisee support and help the brand grow. Several key new members to the executive team all have the quality leadership skills that will help franchise owners meet their financial goals, be able to expand their footprint and “Be Famous” in their community.

Stepping up support

So how does Famous Toastery support its franchise owners? For starters, Famous Toastery has outlined three main objectives to meet growth targets: build sales at the unit level through marketing and upgraded operational support, put the right people in place on the leadership team, and build opportunities at the restaurant level for franchisees.

With its revamped corporate team, Famous Toastery has experts from a diverse range of backgrounds and skills. Now, Famous Toastery has seasoned experienced professionals to help with unit economics, streamlined operations, start-up strategies, operational and profitability consulting, and much more!

Invest in Famous Toastery today!

With the demand for brunch through the roof, and not enough quality restaurants to meet demand, bringing a Famous Toastery to your community is a wise investment for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to make a difference and “Be Famous” in their community. To learn more, visit our website today!

Famous Toastery is a Recession-Proof Franchise

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 22:21:24 GMT

What is a Recession-Proof Franchise?

When the state of the economy is looking uncertain, or even already taking a turn for the worse, financial stability becomes more important than ever. While there are no 100% guarantees in any business, there are some sectors which have endured through the hardest of times because of their essential nature. Out of the several types of franchises that can hold out against a recession , “food and beverage” is listed in the top spot. Even during a recession, people need to eat, so places like grocery stores and restaurants can maintain or even grow revenue despite an unfavorable economic climate.

Choosing a franchise to invest in is an important decision, and in a rough economy, that decision needs to be a strategic one as well. To ensure you pick a recession-proof franchise, investors should seek out business opportunities that provide necessary goods or services, can demonstrate growth (including during a recession), and are run by management staff who care about both their customers and their franchisees. For all of these qualities and more, look no further than Famous Toastery!

Famous toastery weathered the pandemic

During the height of the pandemic, while plenty of other businesses struggled to adapt and later failed to remain in operation, Famous Toastery was quick to innovate. Within a matter of days, the corporate team was able to develop a new point of sale (POS) system, so online ordering was available for customers. From there, franchise owners had the freedom to make whatever adjustments they felt would be beneficial for their individual locations. As a result, by advertising locally and finding ways to make a powerful impact on surrounding communities when it mattered most, Famous Toastery was able to thrive. Collaboration became a key factor. When franchise owners came up with great ideas, the corporate team worked with them to bring those ideas to life.

Innovation played a significant role in making it through the pandemic, but there is another reason why Famous Toastery was able to weather the storm: the food! Breakfast, brunch, and lunch are immensely popular meals. Especially during quarantine, a little bit of comfort in the form of fresh, healthy food proved to go a long way.

Today, the desire to connect with loved ones over a shared meal is stronger than ever. Famous Toastery provides an excellent venue for friends and families to join together and enjoy affordable, made-to-order breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Our customers know when they can expect only quality ingredients from us, like our 100% organic, pure maple syrup.

Why Famous Toastery?

Regardless of whether the economy is booming or looking not so hot, people will always need to eat and crave good meals they don’t have to make for themselves. Famous Toastery can weather any economic storm by providing the freshest ingredients and service that makes customers feel famous themselves. With the addition of online ordering and catering services, the menu at Famous Toastery is available when customers crave it.

With a Famous Toastery franchise, you are investing in a business model that is not only scalable, but designed to build your wealth in a tried-and-true system that has brought growth to our existing franchise owners. Our brand is rapidly expanding, and always seeking out motivated entrepreneurs who want to Be Famous in their local communities. You won’t want to miss out on this incredible opportunity!

Improved franchise support

One of the most important aspects of owning a franchise is the level of support you receive. The corporate team at Famous Toastery tirelessly work toward improving the support provided to all franchise owners. We set up franchisees for growth by providing all the knowledge, resources, and tools they need in order to open and operate a prosperous Famous Toastery location. During your day-to-day, our support team is available to help solve whatever problems may arise. We have seen the power of collaboration and will work with you to find the best solution.

Another advantage of franchising with Famous Toastery is that when it comes to promoting your business, we help franchise owners secure contracts and develop advertising strategies, but ultimately, franchisees have the freedom to create marketing that works best for them and the specific communities they serve. Some of our most popular promotions have been the result of the remarkable ingenuity of our franchise owners!

Learn More About Famous Toastery Franchise

If you are looking for a recession-proof franchise that can grow your wealth while helping your local community enjoy spending time together again, you have come to the right place. Be Famous with a Famous Toastery franchise! To learn more about what makes Famous Toastery such a great franchise opportunity, check out our website here .

Franchisee Interview: Stacy White

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 21:47:41 GMT

Franchisee interview: Stacy White

S tacy White, like numerous other Famous Toastery franchisees, started off as a regular customer before she eventually followed her dreams of owning a franchise herself. With five children to care for, Stacy and her husband Chuck decided to supplement their income by starting up a Famous Toastery in Mooreseville, North Carolina, and they have been famous in the community since 2015. But a lot of the customers Stacy frequently sees are familiar faces: she and her husband started off as teachers, and now she gets to catch up with former students and their families while serving up fresh, healthy food for breakfast, brunch, and lunch.

See the full interview with Stacy White, where she talks about how glad she is to have started her own Famous Toastery franchise, and what it’s meant for her and her family in the video below.

HOW DID YOU DECIDE ON FAMOUS TOASTERY AS THE FRANCHISE YOU WANTED TO OWN?

Years ago, I was working at a restaurant right across the street here. It was 2000, and I said, “This is what I’ve always wanted.” My husband and I are both teachers—or were—and we had five children between the two of us. So, with a family that size in the state of North Carolina, you have to supplement your income.

Back in 2013, my son called and said “Hey Mom, can you come work here?”, and it was a Famous Toastery in Dilworth. I went in there and they had started franchising at that time. I had myself, my kids, everybody working there. We said, “This is a no-brainer! We close at three!” So together, we decided that if everyone was on board, we were going to do this.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS?

The relationship my staff, and myself, and my husband, have with our clientele is just phenomenal. I have former students that come in that now live in the area, so they come in with their families. I taught them maybe 16 years ago, and I still remember them, I still remember their families. They come in, we catch up on who’s doing this and what’s going on.

It’s funny, my husband Chuck and I say we try to make sure we take care of people, and that’s what we have done with the restaurant. There are days I sit back and I think, “God, this is ours!” It’s amazing.

HOW DO YOU COMPARE YOUR FAMOUS TOASTERY FRANCHISE TO YOUR PREVIOUS LINE OF WORK?

My husband and I come from teaching. Teaching is a job where no one ever tells you, “Thank you.” You don’t ever have people coming up and telling you, “Wow, thanks, great job!” And here, people really appreciate what you do. We give back too. There’s a lot we do for the community that we give back to.

You sit back and watch, and you can see how much we’ve grown and where we’ve come from. It’s amazing. Sometimes, it’s like a dream!

LEARN MORE ABOUT FRANCHISING WITH FAMOUS TOASTERY

If you also want to own a franchise where you can Be Famous in your community for serving the best breakfast, brunch, or lunch in town, look no further than Famous Toastery! To learn more about what an exciting opportunity Famous Toastery is for entrepreneurs across the US, check out our website here .

Franchise Interview: Angela Goodman

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 21:36:14 GMT

FAMOUS TOASTERY FRANCHISEE IN ASHBURN, VA

Angela Goodman’s relationship with Famous Toastery started as a regular client of the booming breakfast spot. With famously fresh menu offerings, Famous Toastery became her go-to breakfast and lunch spot with her family. Little did she know years later she’d become a franchise owner.

“I’d been an actual regular guest back when they first started in North Carolina,” Goodman said. “We took our family there every weekend for breakfast.”

After 15 years working in corporate America for a Fortune 500 company, Goodman decided to take the plunge into restaurant ownership, looking for a more direct connection with her employees, customers, and community. With demand for breakfast, brunch, and lunch offerings through the roof, and little competition in her community, she found the perfect fit with Famous Toastery.

“There just wasn’t that type of restaurant with that family feel here in northern Virginia,” Goodman said. “And I thought it was important to bring it here.”

In this wide-ranging interview, Goodman talks about not needing restaurant experience to be successful at Famous Toastery, what makes the breakfast/lunch spot so unique, and why now is the time to invest.

Did you have any experience before starting a franchise with famous toastery?

I didn’t have any restaurant ownership experience. When I signed my franchise agreement, I had no idea what it was like to own and operate a restaurant. But I was so fortunate that the team at Famous Toastery took me under their wing in the beginning and showed me everything I needed to know.

What makes famous toastery so unique?

There’s a sense of welcoming that pervades the brand as a whole. All franchise owners have a sense of community and want their restaurant to feel like home and to feel like family.

What’s one of the keys to running a successful famous toastery?

We’ve developed our regular clientele from being compassionate. People come in to eat, and whether they’re experiencing a high or low in their life, we’re able to share that with them. And that builds our relationship with our customers and makes us successful as business owners. Being here inside the store to make those relationships with staff and clients is really critical to the success of my business.

What are you most excited about for the future of famous toastery?

Right now is an exciting time to be a franchise owner, because the growth is coming and the infrastructure is there, the marketing is there, the people are there, and the talent is there to really help us grow our businesses. This brand is ready to explode, and I’m excited to see it happen.

Learn more about famous toastery today!

Do you want to be famous in your community with a Famous Toastery? Entrepreneurs all over the U.S. are discovering Famous Toastery is one of the most exciting investment opportunities in the booming breakfast/lunch segment. To learn more, visit our website today!

Not So Fast With That Ham Sandwich! Here’s How Long Ham Really Lasts in the Fridge

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 21:22:59 GMT

Homes around the country celebrate Easter, Christmas and other holidays by making ham the star of the meal. In fact, Americans purchase over 300 million pounds of ham over the holidays. Ham is also popular for celebratory meals because of its versatility, says Chef Ann Eley , director of training at Famous Toastery. "You can pair ham with an array of sides and you can put many flavorings on ham from rubs to glazes and sauces on the side," she says.

Ham allows you to give guests options and enables everyone to be happy they can customize their plate for their palate. Ham is also “in season” for the Easter holiday and is typically readily available. (Turkeys have been more impacted by weather and bird viruses, which you don’t see today with swine, notes Eley.)

But just how long does ham last in the fridge ? That answer can vary, so we turned to the experts to weigh in before you make your third ham sandwich of the week.

Facts About Buying Ham

Hams are sold based on different criteria: you’ll find them bone-in, partially boned or boneless. Ham from the shank end of a hog is fattier. The butt end of the hog is easier to slice and leaner.

Ham is sold fresh or cured. Cured hams are wet-cured or dry-cured. Wet-cured ham is brined, where it is soaked in a liquid-salt mixture. Then it’s soaked. A dry-cured ham is covered with salt. It’s stored until it absorbs the salt, which preserves it.

Ham is fully cooked, partially cooked or uncooked. Fully cooked ham has been heated to 148° F internally. Partially cooked ham is at 137° F. If a ham is uncooked or partially cooked, it should be baked before serving. If it’s fully cooked, it needs to be heated.

How Long Does Ham Last in a Fridge?

"As a general guideline, your ham will last for five days," says Daniel Hlusak , culinary director at Titan Hospitality Group in Crofton, Maryland. "Thinly sliced deli ham tends to have a shorter shelf life (he says to check the packaging) and larger hams such as a picnic or spiral can last the full five days."

Be sure the ham is properly cooled at first, says Hlusak. If hot, the ham should be cooked, and uncovered until below 49° F before covering. The wrap or lid will insulate it.

Famous Toastery Experiences Brand Resurgence with Streamlined Operations and New Executive Leadership in Place

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:50:57 GMT

Famous Toastery, a 25-unit better brunch franchise brand known for its “Famously Fresh” menu, is experiencing a brand resurgence after streamlining operations to meet post-pandemic demand for big brunches and adding new executive leadership to fuel the brand’s franchise growth mission.

Over the last few years, Famous Toastery developed and instituted new operational efficiencies in an effort to drive system-wide sales and help grow the franchise system, including standardizing operating procedures across all locations, reengineering the restaurant’s menu and prices to improve unit level economics, and launching a “Famously Fresh” campaign at the restaurant level and across marketing channels to leverage its fresh, made-from-scratch menu. Famous Toastery also grew its executive leadership team by adding franchise and restaurant industry veterans Mike Sebazco as President and Eric Gustafsson as Vice President of Franchise Development to lead business growth strategy and operations and drive

franchise expansion.These enhancements made to Famous Toastery are now paying dividends. In 2022, the brand saw its top 50 percent of franchise locations report an Average Unit Volume (AUV) of $1,770,835.

“The time this organization spent looking granularly at all operational aspects of this business and the decisions made to improve upon the franchise model has given the brand a competitive edge as a profitable brunch business with increased value for our franchisees, employees and guests,” says Mike Sebazco, President of Famous Toastery. “Now, the results are attracting new and existing franchisees to the system who see the opportunity to capture the demand for society’s ongoing love of the brunch daypart.”

In fact, due to the brand’s calculated investments, corporate vision and additional resources, entrepreneurs Divyan Patel, Jeffrey Folckemer, and Drew Van Zante were attracted to the brand and signed a five-unit franchise agreement to open new Famous Toastery locations in Jacksonville, FL. Added evidence to the brand’s strategic changes and growing unit volume sales is Famous Toastery’s former Vice President of Operations, Joe Gillie, who is leaving his corporate role to run and operate the location in Blowing Rock, NC as a franchise owner.

“While the impressive AUVs are helping drive the brand resurgence, one of the biggest draws to investing in a Famous Toastery is its single shift business concept, where owners and staff members are able to achieve work life balance with an eight-hour shift instead of working 14 hours a day,” says Eric Gustafsson, Vice President of Franchise Development at Famous Toastery. “In today’s competitive market, our franchisees can enjoy the concept’s healthy profit margins and strong unit economics in a compact space thanks to low food costs traditionally associated with breakfast, as well as lower labor and overhead costs due to morning to afternoon working hours.”

Founded in 2005 in Huntersville, NC, best friends Brian Burchill and Robert Maynard opened a breakfast restaurant in a small house where fresh ingredients and comfortable atmosphere were center stage. In 2013, the restaurant brand evolved into a franchise still focused on fresh, high-quality ingredients and with a special focus on attentive service. Today, Famous Toastery has more than 25 locations and aims to bring brunch, enjoyable hospitality, and community under one roof to other markets in the country with the help new and existing franchise owners. With an emphasis on perfecting classic breakfast and lunch items and injecting fun in beverages, Famous Toastery not only owns brunch, it makes it famous.

New franchisees go through an initial eight-week training program at Famous Toastery headquarters, with four weeks of training specifically dedicated to restaurant operations, from a culinary, bartending and service standpoint. Franchisees also go through a rigorous culinary training curriculum developed by Famous Toastery’s experienced culinary team to help them become confident in their franchise to serve up a fresh, made-from-scratch menu daily. Additional resources include operations support, new store opening training of staff members, local marketing initiatives, P&L review and coaching on best practices and benchmarking and ongoing trainings focused on franchise business success.

The cost to open a Famous Toastery, costs range from$588,000 – $1,011,500. To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.bestbreakfastfranchise.com .

Famous Toastery Builds Operations and Leadership

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:48:01 GMT

These enhancements made to Famous Toastery are now paying dividends. In 2022, the brand saw its top 50 percent of franchise locations report an Average Unit Volume (AUV) of $1,770,835.

The cost to open a Famous Toastery, costs range from$588,000 – $1,011,500.

Famous toastery experiences brand resurgence with streamlined operations and new executive leadership in place

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:32:11 GMT

CHARLOTTE, NC (April 18, 2023) – Famous Toastery, a 25-unit better brunch franchise brand known for its “Famously Fresh” menu, is experiencing a brand resurgence after streamlining operations to meet post-pandemic demand for big brunches and adding new executive leadership to fuel the brand’s franchise growth mission.

These enhancements made to Famous Toastery are now paying dividends. In 2022, the brand saw its top 50 percent of franchise locations report an Average Unit Volume (AUV) of $1,770,835.

The cost to open a Famous Toastery, costs range from$588,000 – $1,011,500. To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.bestbreakfastfranchise.com .

ABOUT FAMOUS TOASTERY
Charlotte, N.C. based Famous Toastery is a breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise that encourages its guests, team and franchise owners to “Be Famous” in their local community by offering “Famously Fresh” meals and a much-needed hub for friends, families and neighbors to get together in a comfortable atmosphere where “every server is your server.” The brand began in 2005 before evolving into a franchise system in 2013 and growing to over 25 locations today. In 2020 and 2019, Famous Toastery placed on Restaurant Business' The Future 50, featuring the fastest-growing small chains. Famous Toastery was ranked No. 9 in the Full-Service Restaurants category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Food Franchises of 2019 and on Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 Rankings in 2019 and 2022. In 2018, Famous Toastery received recognition by CNBC as a top franchise to buy, FSR Magazine as one of the Top 14 restaurant chains ready for lift-off, Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest growing companies and Franchise Times' Top 200+ franchise opportunities. For more information about Famous Toastery, visit www.famoustoastery.com . To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.bestbreakfastfranchise.com .

Famous Toastery Signs Deal to Grow in Northeast Florida

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:26:51 GMT

“We are thrilled to start our journey with Famous Toastery by bringing this hugely successful brunch concept to Northeast Florida,” says Divyan Patel, owner of Famous Toastery in Northeast Florida. “I’ve been involved in foodservice operations for many years, and this is an exciting breakfast and brunch restaurant model that offers incredible food and beverages, unrivaled customer service and a memorable guest experience to all ages and taste preferences.”

Famous Toastery not only owns brunch, it makes it Famous: The brand believes food should be both decadent and nutritious, uncompromisingly fresh, and served to order quickly with service that’s as satisfying as the menu. With an emphasis on perfecting classic breakfast items and injecting fun in beverages, Famous Toastery prides itself for serving up a fresh, made-from-scratch and craveable breakfast and brunch menu in a welcoming atmosphere.

Its “Famously Fresh” menu features a bevy of brunch favorites like omelets, pancakes, waffles, French Toast, benedicts, plus an array of sandwiches, burgers, wraps and salads. In addition to its mouth-watering breakfast and lunch fare, Famous Toastery also boasts a beverage line of specialty coffees and alcoholic brunch cocktails, like mimosas, Bloody Mary’s, bellinis and Irish Coffees. As a perfect destination for anyone who appreciates delicious, home-style cooking, the restaurant’s menu consists of inclusive recipes expertly crafted with the freshest ingredients, such as 100% grade A pure maple syrup and freshly-squeezed orange juice. It also touts in-home cooking with in-house oven-roasted turkeys.

“We welcome Divyan, Jeffrey and Drew to our franchise family and look forward to them building the brand in Northeast Florida, and becoming a mainstay in the community for years to come,” says Mike Sebazco, president of Famous Toastery. “Franchisees like Divyan, Jeffrey and Drew have joined Famous Toastery because of the continued popularity of brunch amongst consumers and the brand’s healthy profit margins and strong unit economics due to a single shift business concept.”

Today, Famous Toastery operates in three different states, has six locations in development, projects to have 26 locations operating by the end of 2023, as well open five additional locations in 2024. The brand aims to bring brunch, enjoyable hospitality, and community under one roof to other markets in the country with the help new and existing franchise owners. With an emphasis on perfecting classic breakfast and lunch items and injecting fun in beverages, Famous Toastery not only owns brunch, it makes it famous.

Recipe For Success: From Founding Chef To Franchisee

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:03:56 GMT

DENVER – From crafting and preparing the original recipes that made Toast Cafe a brunch staple in downtown Davidson to playing a pivotal role in franchising the chain now known as Famous Toastery, Julio Heras helped lay the foundation for the success of the local restaurant venture.

Heras, an experienced chef who earned his stripes running kitchens at upscale New York City eateries, was called upon by close friend and Famous Toastery co-founder Brian Burchill nearly two decades ago. With an offer in-hand to be the executive chef at Toast Cafe, Heras packed up his life and headed south to the land of biscuits and gravy.

“I was an executive chef in New York so I already had experience writing menus and setting prices, and the idea was that Brian would run the front of the house and I’d run the back,” Heras said of those early days at Toast Cafe. “We clicked and worked well together as a team, and within six months of opening we had lines out the door and press coming in trying to get the story on these two Yankees who just came down from New York.”

From the outset, Heras and Burchill committed to cooking with fresh ingredients in the mold of their fine-dining background, a decision that helped foster their early success.

“Our customers saw that everything we were using was fresh and they loved it,” Heras said. “The customers were like our family at Toast Cafe. They’d come talk to me while I’m cooking and even make their own cups of coffee. It was great. Good food and good customer service, if you have those things you can be successful.”

The different cuisine took some adjusting to, but for a skilled chef like Heras, it was only a matter of time before he had mastered the staples of a southern breakfast.

“I had never cooked grits,” he said with a laugh. “It was fine, but it just took some time to fine-tune those recipes. I got them fine-tuned the right way, with the right amount of butter and the right this and that, and they became not just grits but good grits. It’s not instant grits, we use stone-ground grits that we cook for about an hour-and-a-half and people love that stuff.”

While the menu has expanded significantly over the years, many of the initial items created by Heras at the outset remain customer favorites. Those offerings that have stood the test of time include the strawberry cream cheese french toast, California benedict and the left coast B.L.T.