June 17th, 2019
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.
Read MoreApril 5th, 2019
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 to crest the $2 billion mark.
Read MoreDecember 5th, 2018
Significant Acquisition Cements Flynn Restaurant Group’s Position as Largest Franchise Operator and Top 20 Foodservice Company in America Generating $2.3 Billion in Sales SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 5, 2018) – RB American Group LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flynn Restaurant Group LP, today announced that it has acquired 368 Arby’s® restaurants throughout the U.S. from […]
Read MoreJanuary 30th, 2017
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 Bell. With so many restaurant chains selling locations, franchisees have become increasingly powerful in the business of selling food to customers. And Flynn […]
Read MoreOctober 24th, 2016
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 17-year career, on Monday was named Nation’s Restaurant News Operator of the Year. Read the full article in Nation’s Restaurant News. Listen to […]
Read MoreAugust 24th, 2016
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.” “Flynn hasn’t just made money; he’s changed the structure of the franchise industry. While franchisees have traditionally been small, local operators, Flynn created the […]
Read MoreMay 19th, 2016
Watch Greg Flynn, founder, chairman and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group, accept the award for 2016 Restaurant Leader of the Year.
Read MoreApril 27th, 2016
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 has been presented. The 2015 recipient was Danny Meyer, CEO of Shake Shack.
Read MoreFebruary 6th, 2015
Read the full article at Nation’s Restaurant News.
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