The IFA Hall of Fame Award is the association’s most prestigious and oldest award presented to an IFA member who has contributed significantly to the advancement of franchising and the franchising community....
The IFA Hall of Fame Award is the association’s most prestigious and oldest award presented to an IFA member who has contributed significantly to the advancement of franchising and the franchising community....
The founder of the largest franchisee in the world shares more on his growth philosophy and why the time was right for an emerging chain to join his portfolio.
Wendy's made its debut in Australia in January, with Flynn Group opening a restaurant on Queensland's Cavill Avenue. Flynn Group Chief Transformation Officer Lauren Leahy, left, and Chief Operating Officer Ron Bellamy,...
The Flynn Group is adding the drive-thru coffee chain to its franchise portfolio. And the mega franchisee is launching a new Growth division to focus on younger, innovative brands.
Jess Reicher and Rasheeda Clark carved their paths to leading the Arby’s and Wendy’s brands for Flynn Group. Their journeys offer a blueprint for women aiming to break barriers in the male-dominated...
Flynn Group LP (“Flynn”), the world’s largest franchise operator, announced the acquisition of 45 Pizza Hut restaurants across Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. With this acquisition, Flynn Group’s Pizza Hut portfolio now encompasses...
Like a lot of other restaurant operators, Greg Flynn is cautiously optimistic that another four years under a Trump administration could be a boon for an industry that has struggled under tighter...
Flynn Group LP, the franchising company, has acquired 13 Panera Bread cafés from Blue Ridge Bread Inc., bringing its total Panera location count to 145 and adding Virginia to the nine states...
Flynn Group—the world’s largest franchisee entity—announced Thursday that it acquired 83 Wendy’s stores. The company now owns 277 Wendy’s restaurants, making it one of the biggest operators in the burger chain’s system....
Flynn Group LP has acquired Wendco (NZ) Ltd., the sole franchisee of the Wendy’s brand in New Zealand, the company announced Monday.
Already the world’s largest franchisee entity, Flynn Group is looking for so much more, whether that’s domestic, international, or breaking into new categories.
Already the World's largest franchise entity, Flynn Group is looking for so much more, whether that's domestic, international, or breaking into new categories.
Flynn Restaurant Group LP (“Flynn”), the largest franchise operator in the world, announced it has acquired a highly-successful Planet Fitness franchise from Alder Partners, LLC, which operates 37 locations in two major...
Multibillion-dollar San Francisco-based food franchise empire Flynn Restaurant Group LP is expanding into its first new category since 1999 with a major acquisition. In a deal closed Wednesday morning, the world's largest...
Greg Flynn, founder and chief executive officer of Flynn Restaurant Group, discusses his business strategy and outlook for Wendy's as his company signed a new master franchise agreement to develop 200 Wendy's...
World's largest franchise operator will lead efforts to hyperscale Wendy's® and grow the brand across the country.
Franchise operator Flynn Restaurant Group is acquiring Pizza Hut Australia, marking the US company’s first international acquisition.
Flynn Restaurant Group, owner of eateries including Applebee’s, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, is at the vanguard of menu strategy.
Flynn Restaurant Group, the world’s largest franchise operator, today announced it contributed more than $9.5 million in charitable and food donations across its brands – Applebee's, Panera Bread, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut,...
The big Applebee's and Panera franchisee is acquiring control of the properties through a joint venture.
What does it take to build one of the biggest franchise companies in restaurant history? Discipline and a perpetual focus on the bigger picture, Greg Flynn says.
The firm added 937 Pizza Hut and 194 Wendy’s restaurants. It now owns and operates more than 2,300 restaurants generating more than $3.5 billion in annual sales—and Flynn gestured upward when asked...
What do you get when you combine the largest franchisee in the U.S. with the second biggest? One of the largest operators of any sort in the U.S.
In a crisis, great leaders take the long view and look for ways to improve the business for long-term success — from real estate acquisitions to finding more efficient ways to operate....
Betsy Mercado, senior vice president of human resources for Flynn Restaurant Group, was chosen for the NRN Power List by CEO Greg Flynn for how she supports the growing organization and works...
Sales at America’s biggest restaurant franchisee plunged 60% after COVID-19 hit, but the company survived. Why? “The strength of the team,” says owner Greg Flynn.
Stanford Alum Greg Flynn on leading a restaurant franchise group valued in the billions.
As founder, chairman, and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group (FRG), Greg Flynn is the nation's largest restaurant franchisee on a quest to be the industry's premier operator. "It means being able to...
He bought his first Applebee's 20 years ago, and since then has redefined what's possible in the franchise industry. His philosophy: Be different, then go big.
With the purchase of 368 Arby’s restaurants, the entire portfolio of seller U.S. Beef Corp., Flynn reaches $2.3 billion in annual sales. That makes the company the first privately held franchise company...
One of Greg Flynn's business interests includes restaurant holdings in 30 states.
Pan American Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flynn Restaurant Group LP, has acquired 34 Panera Bread Bakery-Cafe locations in Kansas and Missouri from Wichita-based Original Bread Inc.
Over a 17-year career, Greg Flynn built the nation’s largest franchisee empire: Flynn Restaurant Group LP, a business that spans the country with three different brands — Applebee’s, Panera Bread and Taco...
Flynn is the first franchisee to win the award in its history. Greg Flynn, who used his real estate investment savvy to build the largest restaurant franchisee in the country over a...
The story of Greg Flynn, Founder and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group, was featured in Forbes' article, "The Super Sizer: How Greg Flynn Became America's Largest Restaurant Franchisee with $1.9B Revenues."
Watch Greg Flynn, founder, chairman and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group, accept the award for 2016 Restaurant Leader of the Year.
Greg Flynn, Founder and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group, was named the 2016 Restaurant Leader of the Year by the editors of Restaurant Business. This is only the second year the award...
The Bay Area's Flynn Restaurant Group, the largest restaurant franchise group in the country, is moving beyond its Taco Bell and Applebee's holdings and into the fast-casual sector with Panera Bread.
NRN presents The Power List 2015, its second annual list of the most powerful people in foodservice. This years list focuses on leaders who hold the power to change the industry landscape...
The Flynn Restaurant Group L.P., the world's biggest franchisee gets a $300 million investment budget from the pension fund of Canadian Teachers. The group is the operator of the famous food chains...
Bell American Group didn't need long to become one of Taco Bell's largest operators. The subsidiary of Flynn Restaurant Group has acquired the 62-unit Gateway Bells out of St. Louis from Don...