Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue I, 2013 | Page 21

MEGA
By Helen Bond

Hungry (Howie’s)
for Success

Don Copus honored as Franchisee of the Year

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t least six times a year, Don Copus gathers his Hungry Howie’s
employees for a corporate outing
where you may find the Berkley,
Mich.-based franchisee batting for one
softball team, pitching for the other, or
manning the grill. No matter how you
slice it, Copus, named 2012 Hungry
Howie’s Franchisee of the Year, is an
employees’ employer.
“I want them to know that I am approachable,” says Copus. “I want them
to realize that I’m no different from
them. I started out with less than most
of them, but worked hard to get where I
am today. I want them to know that I’m
willing to mentor them.”
Name: Donald E. Copus
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Company: Magna Services

Group, Ltd.
No. of units by brand: 25

Hungry Howie’s Pizza franchises
Age: 56
Family: Wife and four children,

ages 20 to 25
Years in franchising: 21
Years in current position:

Started Magna Services Group,
Ltd. in 1995 with another Hungry
Howie’s Pizza franchisee to
oversee the accounting and
administration of our then nine
franchises.

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