Aziz Hashim gave up a high-paying electrical engineer job to jump to quick-service restaurants. He now runs NRD Holdings LLC, which franchises Popeyes, Checkers and Domino's units throughout the country.
Ron E. Green made the leap from working on the superconducting supercollider to opening the Broken Egg Café, a full-service restaurant specializing in breakfast, brunch and lunch.
Restaurant companies seeking sustained growth continue to turn to franchising as one of the most important ways to expand, according to a new report from Chicago-based foodservice consulting firm Technomic.
Menu planners agree that flatbreads will be used in more ways by more foodservice operations in the months ahead. The unanimity ends with their predictions of what forms the variation might take.