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Bread Zeppelin is deflating its franchising plans for the next two years, and the reason has nothing to do with slowing sales.<\/p>\n
The 10-unit salad chain\u2014known for stuffing greens into hollowed-out baguettes\u2014is saying no to most franchise requests in order to focus on company-owned growth instead. President Vincent Ginatta says the strategy is about attracting the right kind of franchisee later. \u201cWe\u2019re adopting a more long-term position,\u201d Ginatta told Restaurant Business<\/a>. \u201cI think we have a lot to prove. Most of the types of franchisees we\u2019re looking for\u2014those with experience or the wherewithal, capital, to develop a large number of units, want to see more proven.\u201d The chain has $1.5 million in average unit volume and high single-digit comp growth, but Ginatta says they\u2019re still optimizing the model.<\/p>\n Three new company-owned units are opening this year to fill out the Dallas market. By 2028, Bread Zeppelin plans to resume franchising with a proven model that attracts sophisticated, well-capitalized multi-unit operators.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Bread Zeppelin is deflating its franchising plans for the next two years, and the reason has nothing to do with slowing sales.<\/p>\n The 10-unit salad chain\u2014known for stuffing greens into hollowed-out baguettes\u2014is saying no to most franchise requests in order to focus on company-owned growth instead. President Vincent Ginatta says the strategy is about attracting the right kind of franchisee later. \u201cWe\u2019re adopting a more long-term position,\u201d Ginatta told Restaurant Business<\/a>. \u201cI think we have a lot to prove. Most of the types of franchisees we\u2019re looking for\u2014those with experience or the wherewithal, capital, to develop a large number of units, want to see more proven.\u201d The chain has $1.5 million in average unit volume and high single-digit comp growth, but Ginatta says they\u2019re still optimizing the model.<\/p>\n Three new company-owned units are opening this year to fill out the Dallas market. By 2028, Bread Zeppelin plans to resume franchising with a proven model that attracts sophisticated, well-capitalized multi-unit operators.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n