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Continuing our Philly franchise adventures (mainly fueled by one of our major tour sponsors, Lane Fisher of Fisher Zucker, the F.com Summer Tour team has a dessert-filled day with Rita\u2019s CEO, Linda Chadwick and her amazing team (shout-out to Lori Shaffron, Rita\u2019s VP of Franchise Development, for setting this up). In this discussion, Ryan and Linda talk about the facelift she has given to the brand, some of their new (and delicious) product lines and plans for the future.<\/p>\n

SPONSORS:<\/p>\n

SCORPION INTERNET MARKETING: http:\/\/www.Scorpion.co\/mb<\/a>
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As a marketing partner, Scorpion assists franchises in the management of branding, website design, online listings, paid advertising, and more, eliminating the need for multiple vendors. To learn more, visit http:\/\/www.Scorpion.co\/mb<\/a><\/p>\n

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Valyant\u2019s software uses data like trending food items, time of day, weather and even a customer\u2019s decisiveness, to make specific product recommendations. This has resulted in an average order increase of 70%. That\u2019s additional capital you could be earning today.<\/p>\n

BUSCH GLOBAL: buschglobal.com\/<\/p>\n

Busch Global is more than a franchise development company. They help you reach your organizational goals through intelligent growth, which comes through understanding your franchise, your concept, your values and vision. The team then builds a plan that identifies the right franchisee targets, and the growth goals that you can successfully support. To learn more about Bush Global, visit http:\/\/www.BuschGobal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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