Rita’s With CEO Linda Chadwick
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’s CEO, Linda Chadwick and her amazing team (shout-out to Lori Shaffron, Rita’s 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.
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SCORPION INTERNET MARKETING: http://www.Scorpion.co/mb
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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.
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