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Otherwise, they get rose-colored glasses about success in the home market and assume it will equate quickly. You discussed expecting 5070% volumes. I've even seen cases where it's simply 2530% at launch.

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

So you require equity sponsors who think in the vision and the group. Another lesson: you need to open 4 to 6 stores in a new market within 2 to 3 years. That's expensive, but it produces crucial mass, constructs awareness, and validates above-store management. Without it, you stay sluggish and unprofitable.

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

And we were lucky that Dallasour second marketwas also where our group lived. Having the whole group in-market to support stores, hire, and guarantee culture was huge.

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

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Individuals typically ignore how vital team is to scaling. Our team took all the things we hated from previous jobsfeeling underappreciated, underpaid, growth-stifledand built the opposite culture here.