Out of 3,400 Hardee’s nationwide, four franchisees were chosen, including the International Falls location
For the third consecutive year, Hardee’s of International Falls Pete-Ham Food Services has been awarded a franchisee of the year award for exemplary performance.
The award reflects positive sales and operation performance in 2009 and was presented at an awards banquet in St. Louis on June 29.
Dave Peterson, co-owner of Pete-Ham Food Services, said the awards are based on several criteria, including cleanliness, service, sales and customer complaints.
“I appreciate the International Falls people’s support,” Peterson said. “The town of International Falls has really stood behind Hardee’s and I appreciate that.”
Peterson is co-owner of Pete-Ham Food Services with wife Cindy Peterson and Jason and Michelle Hamre.
Out of the 3,400 Hardee’s locations in the nation, four franchisees were chosen based on the number of units owned.
Franchisee of the year awards went to Diamond Management Group (more than 21 units), MRG Management (5-20 units), Oshkosh (2-4 units) and Pete-Ham Food Services (single unit).
Other awards presented at the June ceremony included:
• Restaurant sales — OTAC, Inc. (highest annual sales volume, Glen Burnie, Md.); Paradigm Investment Group, LLC (highest comparable sales percentage increase, Alexander, Ala.).
• Franchisee sales (21+ units) — Boddie-Noell Enterprises (highest average unit volume); Ponder Enterprises (highest comparable sales percentage increase).
• Franchisee sales (5-20 units) — Francieco, LP (highest average unit volume); Drain Enterprises (highest comparable sales percentage increase).
• Franchisee sales (2-4 units) — Tall Corn Corporation (highest average unit volume); Dave Bowar (highest comparable sales percentage increase).
• Franchisee sales (single unit) — Harco Foods (highest average unit volume); Express Lane (highest comparable sales percentage increase).
In addition to the specific categories for sales and operational excellence, the company honored Paradigm Investment Group, LLC with the Wilber Hardee Founders Award. The Founders Award is given to the franchise company that best exemplifies an entrepreneurial spirit, vision, dedication, leadership, teamwork and community involvement.
In addition to sales awards, honors were also given to several franchisees for operational excellence. To qualify, a franchise restaurant had to receive platinum quality assurance audits, a score of 90 percent or higher on operational assessments and must have received no more than one guest complaint per period.
The winners for Operational Excellence include: Boddie-Noell Enterprises (Springfield, Ky.; Durham, N.C; Fayetteville, N.C; Kannapolis, N.C; Emporia, Va.; Lawrenceville, Va.; Virginia Beach, Va.); Mountain Star, LLC (Wilkesboro, N.C.); Restaurant Management Group of West Virginia (Parkersburg, W.Va.) and The Hastings Company (Jefferson, N.C).
“Hardee’s continued success is due in large part to the hard work and dedication of our franchisees,” said Michael Murphy, president and chief legal officer of CKE Restaurants, Inc. in a media release. “All of our franchise award winners share Hardee’s commitment to providing guests with the best food, service and dining experience in the industry. It is a pleasure to have them on the Hardee’s team. It is our hope that all of our owners and operators are inspired and motivated by these great achievements and will continue to help lead us to a successful 2010 and beyond.”
