Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue I, 2016 | Page 4

Multi-Unit Franchiseecontents I S S UE I, 2016 COVER STORY Bound To Win 10 These seven multi-unit franchisees—Bill Spae, Van Jakes, Yaron Goldman, Shirin Kanji, Gary Moore, John Metz, and Dawn Lafreeda— refuse to settle for less as they build their empires. BY KERRY PIPES and HELEN BOND LISTS Mega 99 Rankings 48 The top U.S. franchisees listed by total number of units FEATURES Freedom of Associations 56 External threats—from minimum wage to the NLRB—top the menu for franchisee associations in 2016 BY EDDY GOLDBERG Moving Targets 64 Changing markets and customers demand marketing and hiring innovation BY HELEN BOND 2 MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEE IS S UE I, III,2016 2009 muf16-1_toc(2,4).indd 2 1/11/16 10:46 AM