Franchise Interview with Franchise Advisor Dante Vespignani
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| Let's talk franchising with franchise consultant Dante Vespignani |
We are meeting with Dante Vespignani of Turma Inc. dba, The Entrepreneuers
Source. Dante Vespignani has spent his entire career in the food and restaurant industry. Prior
to starting Turma, Inc., he entered the business in 1973 with an Arby's franchisee, growing the franchise to 21 restaurants
with two full service concepts Tequila Junction and the Samari Steakhouse, Switching from franchise to company operations
Vespignani held various senior management positions before leaving in 1993 as Director Operations NE United
States, encompassing over 800 restaurants with 227 franchise groups. Prior to starting his own restaurant consulting firm
he was the Director of Franchise Operations/Sales for a start up, full serve restaurant chain, growing that concept to over
100 restaurants.
Turma, Inc., DBA The Entrepreneurs Source, evolved as a need based
organization, bridging the gap for many franchise operators with different concepts, whose expertise was lacking in the areas
of marketing, operations, P&L and cost analysis. Additionally, there was a need for his considerable consulting/coaching
skills in mentoring would be business owners, thru the often muddy waters of business ownership.
