{"id":11653,"date":"2013-11-15T20:13:15","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T20:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=11653"},"modified":"2013-11-15T20:13:15","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T20:13:15","slug":"dennys-2013-franchise-awards-franchisee-who-suggested-leaving-smaller-tips-because-of-obamacare-doesnt-win-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/dennys-2013-franchise-awards-franchisee-who-suggested-leaving-smaller-tips-because-of-obamacare-doesnt-win-one","title":{"rendered":"Denny&#8217;s 2013 Franchise Awards: Franchisee Who Suggested Leaving Smaller Tips Because Of #Obamacare Doesn&#8217;t Win One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dennys-logo-header-en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11654\" alt=\"denny's franchisee award news\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dennys-logo-header-en.png\" width=\"228\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Denny&#8217;s Corporation, operator of one of America&#8217;s largest restaurant chains, in partnership with the Denny&#8217;s Franchisee Association, just announced the winners of their most prestigious annual awards. The awards were recently presented to \u00a0franchisees on October 30 at the 2013 Denny&#8217;s Franchisee Association Convention &amp; Trade Show in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>John Metz, the anti-Obamacare franchisee who stirred up quite a controversy with his dumb suggestion, didn&#8217;t win an award.<\/p>\n<p>Read &#8220;<a title=\"denny's franchisee obamacare\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/dennys-franchisee-obamacare-surcharge\"><strong><em>A Dumb Idea From A Denny&#8217;s Franchisee<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&#8221; to find out what he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Denny&#8217;s 2013 Franchise Awards<\/h2>\n<p>About the Denny&#8217;s franchise awards:<\/p>\n<p>(<em>From a press release<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Craig Barber, chairman of Denny\u2019s Franchisee Association Board said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<em>Each year the DFA Convention celebrates the positive contributions of a collaborative DFA Board, franchise community and Denny\u2019s corporate leadership team that is focused and making great strides in rejuvenating Denny\u2019s. We are more energized than ever to continue elevation of the brand as we unleash the power of America\u2019s Diner to its full potential<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"denny's hours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/dennys-restaurants-still-rock-around-the-clock\">Denny&#8217;s<\/a> is definitely one of strongest full-service restaurant franchise brands in the US. They&#8217;ve been around for a long time, and it&#8217;s great to see that they recognize some of the biggest achievements of it&#8217;s franchisees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Denny&#8217;s 2013 Franchise Awards went to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0Franchisee of the Year, Large Operator &#8211; Mohammad Kabir of Moer Foods, Inc. won the Large Operator category for franchisees operating 10 restaurants or more<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0Franchisee of the Year, Small Category &#8211; Jerry D. Fouts of J &amp; D Restaurants, Inc. won the Small Operator category for franchisees operating nine restaurants or less<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0President&#8217;s Guiding Principle Award &#8211; Carl Ferland of Den Success Inc. was awarded this achievement for his outstanding commitment to the Denny&#8217;s brand<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0Developer of the Year &#8211; Mike Tatari and Ali Sharaf of Almo Investment, Ltd. &#8212; Donnell Thompson and Ronald Wooten of RWDT Foods, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0International Developer of the Year &#8211; Roberto Larach of Comidas Especializadas, S.De R.L.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"denny's franchise news \" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/dennys-corporation-announces-2013-franchise-awards-2013-11-14?reflink=MW_news_stmp\" target=\"_blank\">Go here to see the rest of the winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations! 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