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How Southern California restaurant franchise Roll ‘Em Up is building infrastructure for fast growthHow Southern California restaurant franchise Roll ‘Em Up is building infrastructure for fast growth

COO Sam Fonseca shares how the brand is taking tips from sports teams in assembling its corporate structure.

Sam Oches, Editor in Chief

August 10, 2023

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In-N-Out Burger. Raising Cane’s. Dave’s Hot Chicken.

All three brands have become iconic across the U.S. by serving a focused, high-quality menu and by scaling with help from loyal, passionate team members.

Roll ‘Em Up Taquitos hopes to join that roster. And a big point in its favor is COO Sam Fonseca, who has experience working at all three of those brands. Fonseca is now helping the Southern California-based franchise build its corporate infrastructure and systems as it prepares for massive growth. Roll ‘Em Up has already grown to 14 locations in four years and is aiming for hundreds more in the coming years.

Fonseca joined the latest episode of Take-Away with Sam Oches to talk about Roll ‘Em Up’s unique product offering, how the corporate team is building a buzz and loyal customer base from scratch, and how he’s modeling the corporate structure like that of a sports team.

In this conversation, you’ll learn why:

  • How you present your product in your marketing determines the customer’s need state

  • There is a hole in the market for a pizza and wings alternative

  • A restaurant’s corporate infrastructure is not so different from a sports team

  • A great team requires great players who are passionate about winning

  • If you’re looking for healthy franchise growth, choose experienced operators

Related:What do In-N-Out Burger, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Dave’s Hot Chicken, and Roll-Em-Up Taquitos have in common? Sam Fonseca.

Contact Sam Oches at [email protected].

About the Author

Sam Oches

Editor in Chief

Sam Oches is an award-winning Editorial Director with Informa Connect Foodservice and editor in chief of Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. A graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, Sam previously served as Editorial Director of Food News Media, publisher of QSR and FSR magazines. He’s a past president of the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) and a past board member with the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). His foodservice insights have been shared in national media outlets such as the New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, and CNBC. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and three kids.

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