Franchise Update Magazine Issue IV, 2016 | Page 54

LIGHTS! AND THE WINNERS ARE… Franchise Update Media’s annual STAR Awards are a recognition of a job excellently done by franchisor recruitment and development teams. There are many players but only a select few claim the trophies. We present the winners and top runnersup by category. BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE 1st Place: Captain D’s 2nd Place: Pinot’s Palette BEST OVERALL RESPONSIVENESS BrightStar Care Top 10 BEST FRANCHISEE SATISFACTION 1st Place: Home Instead Senior Care 2nd Place: Fastsigns International Runners-Up: Captain D’s Seafood Christian Brothers Automotive CruiseOne Dream Vacations Pinch A Penny Pool Patio and Spa Pinot’s Palette Two Men and a Truck Wild Birds Unlimited Zaxby’s Top 20 BEST WEBSITE PRACTICES 1st Place: Mighty Auto Parts 2nd Place: Smoothie King Runners-up: American’s Swimming Pool Bach to Rock Captain D’s Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning 52 Christian Brothers Automotive Epcon Communities Fastsigns International FirstLight Home Care Floor Coverings International Meineke Car Care Centers Moe’s Southwest Grill Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning PostNet Shelf Genie Sport Clips Taco John’s Togo’s Sandwiches Tropical Smoothie Cafe Top 20 BEST TELEPHONE PROSPECT FOLLOW-UP 1st Place: Wild Birds Unlimited 2nd Place: FirstLight Home Care Runners-up: Big Frog Custom T-Shirts BrightStar Care Captain D’s Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning CruiseOne Dream Vacations Floor Coverings International Go Mini’s Moving & Portable Storage Handyman Connection Huddle House InXpress Merlin 200,000 Mile Shops Pinot’s Palette Pump It Up PuroClean Recycled Granite SpeedPro Imaging Sport Clips Teriyaki Madness Top 20 BEST WEBSITE PROSPECT FOLLOW-UP 1st Place: Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop 2nd Place: Checkers & Rally’s Runners-up: Bach to Rock Bar Louie Big Frog Custom T-Shirts BrightStar Care Camp Bow Wow Captain D’s Charter Fitness Checkers & Rally’s Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill Fit36 Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse Panchero’s Mexican Grill Pinot’s Palette Primrose Schools R Taco Right at Home Scooter’s Coffee Teriyaki Madness Top 20 BEST FDD GRADE All American Pet Resorts Ben’s Soft Pretzels Big Frog Custom T-Shirts Christian Brothers Automotive Fastsigns International Goldfish Swim School Great Clips Interstate Batteries Le Duff America Massage Envy McAlister’s Deli Nothing Bundt Cakes Pinot’s Palette Planet Fitness Primrose Schools Sport Clips The Melting Pot Waxing the City Wild Birds Unlimited Zaxby’s Franchiseupdate ISS U E IV, III, 2 0 1 65 fu4_grow_starawards(48-52).indd 52 11/10/16 9:14 AM