Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue IV, 2011 | Page 5

Multi-Unit Franchiseecontents I S S UE I V, 2011 COVER STORY Dominators 10 We profile a heady half-dozen multi-unit operators (two of them also franchisors)— Michael Ansley, Rob Branca, Tom DiMarco, Rodger Head, Sunita Sagar, and Bryan Selden—who tell how they’re making business work (and fun). BY JOHN CARROLL and DEBBIE SELINSKY Lists Ranking: Top Franchising DMAS 46 And the multi-unit operators who dominate them Features 2012 Multi-Unit Conference Planning Under Way 48 Advisory board zeroes in on healthcare, taxation, recruitment, retention, and more By Kerry Pipes Sink or Swim? 50 Dealing with underperforming and distressed units BY HELEN BOND Deals on Wheels 56 Mobile food trucks are delivering the goods BY KERRY PIPES muf4_toc(3,4).indd 3 Multi-Unit Franchisee Issu e IV, 2011  3 9/22/11 5:26 PM