Larry Myer,  F.C. Dadson's VP of Business Development, performed Monday, February13 with the Franchise All-Star Band at the recent International Franchise Association (IFA) Convention, Orlando, FL. Check out their website http://www.franchiseallstarband.com/

F.C. Dadson Welcomes Joei Vander Kooy to Sales Team

F.C. Dadson is very excited to introduce Joei Vander Kooy as the newest member of its sales team. She brings to the company over 15 years of sales experience with an emphasis in retail and restaurants. Throughout her career, Vander Kooy has had the pleasure of working with a variety of businesses, spanning from small ventures up to Fortune 500 companies.

At F.C. Dadson, Vander Kooy will serve as Account Executive focusing on the retail and service markets. She’ll be responsible for identifying prospects, developing targeted sales strategies, and establishing and growing new accounts. Joei can be reached at 715-470-2620.

Unique Solutions Design, Ltd. Announces Partnership with F.C. Dadson for Rollout of Body Scanning Kiosks Across North America.

Unique Solutions Design, Ltd, developer of innovative body fit solutions and technologies, is pleased to announce that it has retained the design and manufacturing services of retail technology company F.C. Dadson for an aggressive rollout of over 300 body scanning kiosks that will be installed at large shopping centers and other high-traffic venues throughout North America. The partnership begins with the design, production and initial launch of Me-Ality - Measured Reality body scanning kiosk at North Point Mall in Alpharetta, Georgia on October 3rd, 2011. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.me-ality.com/.

Unique Solutions holds the exclusive license for the only body scanning technology to measure the body while fully clothed. Unique's highly acclaimed apparel size-matching service, Me-Ality - Measured Reality - premiered in 2010 at the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania, and has been a dream come true for consumers by taking the guesswork out of finding their best fitting apparel styles. In addition to body measurement technology expertise, Unique Solutions holds the largest and most comprehensive database of body measurements. The application of the technology, and subsequent aggregate data, will have far reaching impact in apparel retailers’ development of products and services that require accurate body size data.

"F.C. Dadson’s partnership will allow us to rapidly deploy our ground breaking new shopping service," said Tanya Shaw, CEO of Unique Solutions Design Ltd. "Since the widely reported success of our King of Prussia location, both shopping mall operators and consumers from across the country have been pressing for the opening of more kiosk locations. This partnership provides an aggressive expansion opportunity."

Let's Talk at the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference

Learn more about how F.C. Dadson can save time, money and resources during restaurant build-outs at the 2011 Restaurant Finance & Development Conference - November 7-9 in Las Vegas. Call Larry Myer at 800-728-0338 to set-up a meeting at the show.

See you at the West Coast Franchise Expo

Going to the West Coast Franchise Expo? The conference is November 4-6 in Los Angeles. Tim Matey and Troy Schwehr from F.C. Dadson will be in attendance. Call Tim or Troy at 800-728-0338 to set up a meeting during the show.

Thanks for a great Franchise Leadership & Development Conference

We met so many great people and look forward to connecting again. If you missed us at the conference, don't worry. You can learn all about F.C. Dadson's turnkey, interior build-out program by calling Marie or Tim at 800-728-0338.

Restaurant Industry Trends - Part 2

Continuing with our restaurant trends, below are more from Andrew Freeman & Co. in Restaurant Hospitality:

1. Pies: Move over cupcakes, make way for pies.

2. Mom & Pops: The spirit of entrepreneurship has resulted in smaller restaurants with fewer than 40 seats.

3. Single-Purpose: Single-item restaurants specializing in one thing such as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, hot dogs or pies.

4. Smaller Portions: Smaller portions for pint-size budgets. Look for mini-size pizzas, bagels, hot dogs, tacos or pies.

5. Windows: Restaurant expansion with the addition of a quick-serve window.

6. Key Ingredients: Restaurants are keeping things simple with only highlighting the key ingredients on menus and skipping the marketing fluff.

7. Dry Powders: Chefs are in search of more simplistic flavors using more powders and crumbles instead of sauces.

8. Wood-Fired: Wood-fired pizzas or anything else cooked over fire is hot.

9. Hot Dogs: The hamburger receives competition from hot dogs with gourmet toppings.

10. Vegetarian: More meatless entrees will graze the menus.

11. Deep-Fried: Everything from brussel sprouts to kale chips are deep-fried.

12. Soft-Serve: Look for more soft serve frozen fruits, yogurts and other cocktails.

13. Junk Food: Chefs are reinventing junk food in a gourmet and healthy way.

14. Pop Rocks. Salty, sweet, spiked and exotic popsicles.

15. Processes: Expect to see more sun-dried, freeze-dried, smoked, pressed and other processes.

16. Swede Inspiration: Swedish ingredients and trends are rising in popularity.

17. Breads: Speciality, house made breads are filling restaurant bread baskets.

18. Goat and Lamb: Both meats are are making gains over pork and other meats.