Houston — Shipley Do-Nuts has further built out its development team to include experienced construction project managers to help franchisees through every aspect of design, permitting and construction, including overseeing timelines and conducting site visits to ensure quicker shop openings without costly delays.
Ryan Pullin, Shipley’s new director of design, has nearly 15 years’ experience in commercial and retail construction project management, with a focus on cost control. He joined the company after serving as president of Elite 3 Construction. Korelle Dickson, who joined the company as construction project manager, most recently served as project manager at Cref and, prior to that, project director at Fluid DBT.
“The construction phase can be a real pain point for franchisees, who don’t typically have a strong background in the design and build part of the process,” says Keith Sizemore, Shipley’s senior vice president of franchise development. “Ryan and Korelle, who often have more experience than the general contractor, can act as the franchisee’s advocate to ensure that buildout is efficient and costs are kept lower.”
With this new focus on shorter timelines from signing to doors open, Shipley franchisees have recently opened shops in under 8 months, substantially beating the industry standard of 12 months.
“Our focus on lowering investment costs, creating more flexibility in real estate and shortening our construction timelines is paying off for motivated franchisees who are opening units and seeing a strong return on their investment,” says Sizemore. “This is especially important as we seek to more than double our current footprint.”
Shipley is actively recruiting franchisees in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Shipley also has opportunities throughout the Southeast, the Mid-South and the Midwest. For more information, visit www.ownashipleydonuts.com.
Founded in 1936, Houston-based Shipley Do-Nuts is one of the nation’s oldest and largest do-nut brands, with more than 360 company-owned and franchised restaurants across 12 states.
SOURCE: Shipley Do-Nuts