Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue II, 2014 | Page 14

MULTI-BR A N D 50
BY DEBBIE SELINSKY

Egg-ceptional
Operators!

She once wanted nothing to do with restaurants

R

ose Colarossi, a high-energy
multi-unit franchisee from Frisco,
T
exas, likes to open remarks about
her franchising career with this
question: “Which came first: the mama
or the egg?”
In this case, the egg—as in The Egg
& I—came first with Colarossi and her
husband, Rob, who today own three in
the North Dallas area. Recently, along
with partners, they signed on as area
developers for Mama Fu’s Asian House.
They opened their first unit last October
and have committed to opening 13 more
in Dallas and Collin counties in Texas.
Colarossi admits that she was a reluctant restaurateur at first. “When my son
tried to tell me about his work at The Egg
& I during college, I told him running
restaurants is the hardest job there is and
one that I, personally, wanted nothing
to do with,” recalls the New York native
and former Curves franchisee, whose past
NAME: Rose Colarossi
TITLE: Owner/partner
COMPANY: MFDC Partners
NO. OF UNITS: 3 The Egg & I, 1

Mama Fu’s Asian House (with a
contract for 13 more)
AGE: 48
FAMILY: Husband, 4 children, 2

grandchildren
YEARS IN FRANCHISING: 12
YEARS IN CURRENT POSITION:

6-plus

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MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEE IS S UE II, 2014