Sandwich Baron acknowledges top performing franchisees

Johannesburg, 26 November 2012:- Sandwich Baron recently rewarded its top three performing franchisees at their annual celebratory year-end event held last week.

The company’s franchisee awards take into account its 64 stores nationwide, and evaluate each store against a number of criteria which include the store’s turnover, growth, store and staff management as well as compliance to their franchise agreement.

Sally J’Arlette Joy, founder and managing director of Sandwich Baron says that it’s important to acknowledge franchisees for their efforts throughout the year, not only as an incentive to work towards but also to uphold brand standards which foster franchise growth.

“Sandwich Baron’s franchisee awards have a high standard and we only have three categories for a reason, we don’t just acknowledge for the sake of it. I have found that this method motivates franchisees further because when a business owner is recognised, he or she knows that it is well deserved.”

The winners of the three categories are as follows:

Franchisee of the Year - Susanna Kruger, owner of Sandwich Baron Lynwood walked away with the coveted title of Franchisee of the Year. Kruger took ownership of the store on 1 October 2010, soon after which she had to take on some personal battles of her own. Despite the hurdles, Kruger decided that instead of being defeated she would rather continue to work and focus her energy on her passion of serving the Lynwood and surrounding communities.

Most Improved Store of the Year ­- Renata Tedesco, owner of Sandwich Baron Wynberg, acquired the store when it was plagued by a high number of armed robberies. Despite the risk, Tedesco didn’t let anything get in the way of compromising store operations which included upgrading the store visually and inserting bullet proof glass at counter points.  She was still able to increase turnover by R150,000.

Best Regional Store of the Year – Sandwich Baron Klerksdorp, owned by Stuart Kruger, took top honours in this category as he continuously works to ensure that the highest standards are met in terms of service delivery, quality meal offerings and customer and staff relations.  In addition the store is immaculately well managed and hardly any complaints are made toward the store. Stuart Kruger also owns Sandwich Baron Potchefstroom.

“Judging the above mentioned categories was not an easy task, as many of the store owners continuously initiate efforts to improve their stores performance and management. However, I am pleased with the outcome and trust that all stores will work towards a prosperous 2013,” concludes J’Arlette-Joy.

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Issued by             :               Kelly Webster

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