Randy Reed, Deb Heinz, Jocelynn Tudor, Brian Wise, Maria de los Rios and Jesus Menendez Selected as Brand Leaders for Continued Dedication to Success
Quiznos, one of the nation's premier quick service restaurant chains and pioneer of the toasted sandwich, today announced the recipients of the 2008 Quiznos Brand Leadership Awards. Franchise owner Randy Reed of Lubbock, Texas, was honored with the Hall of Fame Award, which recognizes the franchise owner of the year. Franchise owners Deb Heinz, Maria de los Rios and spouse Jesus Menendez, Jocelynn Tudor, and Brian Wise were recognized with Brand Leadership Awards for their contributions to the Quiznos brand, operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
“We are proud to honor these Quiznos franchise owners, who have demonstrated a passion for what they do, along with a notable commitment to serving customers and building the Quiznos brand,” said Dave Deno, President and CEO of Quiznos. “The Quiznos family appreciates and recognizes their creativity and determination to increase sales and deliver an outstanding level of customer service. Congratulations to Randy, Deb, Maria, Jesus, Jocelynn and Brian for an outstanding year.”
The Quiznos Brand Leadership Awards are based on demonstrated excellence in one of four strategic areas of focus: exciting the customer, funding the future, growing profitably and working together.
The winners of the 2008 Quiznos Brand Leadership Awards are:
Quiznos 2008 Hall of Fame Winner (Sponsored by Keystone Foods)
Randy
Reed; Lubbock, Texas
Excite the Consumer (Sponsored by Pepsi)
Deb Heinz; Shawano,
Wisconsin
Fund the Future (Sponsored by Siméus Foods)
Maria de los
Rios & Jesus Menendez; Miramar, Florida
Grow Profitably (Sponsored by Goglanian Bakeries Inc.)
Jocelynn
Tudor; Alexandria, Louisiana
Working Together (Sponsored by FreshPoint)
Brian Wise;
Lawrence, Kansas
About Quiznos
Celebrating its 27th anniversary, Denver-based Quiznos is an international chain designed for today's busy consumers who are looking for a tasty, freshly prepared alternative to traditional fast food restaurants. Using premium quality ingredients, Quiznos restaurants offer creative, chef-inspired recipes for sandwiches, soups and salads in over 5,000 franchised restaurants throughout the world.
In October 2007, Quiznos was recognized for leading the QSR industry in wait time performance by the Mystery Shopping Providers Association's (MSPA) 2007 Wait Time Study. In May 2007, Zagat's consumer surveys listed Quiznos in the top 5 for Top Food, Top Facilities, Top Service and Top Overall, ahead of its direct competitors. In June 2006, Nation's Restaurant News ranked Quiznos in its Top 100 Restaurant Chains as the #1 restaurant chain in growth in number of units -- five years in a row. Entrepreneur magazine in January 2006 ranked Quiznos in its annual Top Franchise 500 as the #2 Best Overall Franchise and QSR magazine ranked the chain in its Top 50 Chains in August 2005 as #3 by change in system-wide sales.
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Contacts:
For Quiznos
Joe Hodas, 303-592-3849
jhodas@consumercp.com