CHARLOTTE, NC (August 18, 2023) – Famous Toastery, a 25+ unit better brunch franchise brand known for its “Famously Fresh” and simple-scratch menu, announce President Mike Sebazco will attend and be a panelist at the NextGen Restaurant Summit. Presented by FSR Magazine, this inaugural event is aimed to elevate and connect the community of operators defining the future of full-service restaurants.

Next Gen Restaurant Summit takes place on Sept. 6-7 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. Sebazco will join a panel on Sept. 6 titled, “Menu Lessons from Fast Casual,” focusing on how fast casual has been on the cutting edge of menu innovation in terms of both cuisine and execution over the past decade, but now NextGen Casual is following suit.

Leading this way on this topic, Famous Toastery has spent time looking granularly at all operational aspects of this business and made decisions to improve upon the franchise model. This resulted in gaining a competitive edge in brunch cuisine and execution, and a profitable business with increased value for franchisees, employees and guests.

“I’m excited to join my fellow panelists to discuss the current restaurant landscape and share key menu learnings and lessons to help benefit NextGen and emerging full-service restaurant brands,” said Mike Sebazco, President of Famous Toastery. “I’m looking forward to sharing great insight on the panel topic having developed and instituted new operational efficiencies driving system-wide sales and helping grow the franchise system, reengineered the menu and prices to improve unit level economics, and launched a ‘Famously Fresh’ campaign at the restaurant level and across marketing channels to leverage our fresh, simple-scratch menu.”

In fact, these enhancements made to Famous Toastery are now paying dividends. In 2022, the brand saw its top 50 percent of franchise locations report an Average Unit Volume (AUV) of $1,770,835.

Sebazco has been Famous Toastery’s President since October 2022. With 30 years of experience in the franchising and restaurant industry, Sebazco has also been involved in the operations and growth of various brands, including Don Pablo’s, Boston Pizza and Texas Land & Cattle. Most recently, he served as the Executive Vice President of Operations and Development at MOOYAH Burgers, Fries and Shakes. Over his impressive career, Sebazco has been directly involved in opening 350 restaurant locations across the country and has played a key role in leading innovative prototype and menu engineering programs.

Famous Toastery not only owns brunch, it makes it Famous: The brand believes food should be both decadent and nutritious, uncompromisingly fresh, and served to order quickly with service that is just as satisfying as the menu. With an emphasis on perfecting classic breakfast items while simultaneously injecting craveable twists to their food and cocktail menus, Famous Toastery prides itself in serving a fresh, simple-scratch made breakfast and brunch menu in a welcoming atmosphere.

Today, Famous Toastery operates in three different states, has six locations in development, and projects to have 26 locations operating by the end of 2023, as well as aggressive growth plans including a four-store deal in Northeast Florida. The brand aims to bring brunch, enjoyable hospitality, and community under one roof to other markets in the country with the help new and existing franchise owners.

For more information about Famous Toastery, visit www.famoustoastery.com. To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.bestbreakfastfranchise.com. 

ABOUT FAMOUS TOASTERY
Charlotte, N.C. based Famous Toastery is a breakfast, brunch and lunch franchise that encourages its guests, team and franchise owners to “Be Famous” in their local community by offering “Famously Fresh” meals and a much-needed hub for friends, families and neighbors to get together in a comfortable atmosphere where “every server is your server.” The brand began in 2005 before evolving into a franchise system in 2013 and growing to over 25 locations today. In 2020 and 2019, Famous Toastery placed on Restaurant Business’ The Future 50, featuring the fastest-growing small chains. Famous Toastery was ranked No. 9 in the Full-Service Restaurants category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Food Franchises of 2019 and on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 Rankings in 2019 and 2022. In 2018, Famous Toastery received recognition by CNBC as a top franchise to buy, FSR Magazine as one of the Top 14 restaurant chains ready for lift-off, Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest growing companies and Franchise Times’ Top 200+ franchise opportunities. For more information about Famous Toastery, visit www.famoustoastery.com. To learn about franchising opportunities, please visit www.bestbreakfastfranchise.com. 

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