Don Allio Appointed President and COO of Franchise Capital Corp.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Franchise Capital Corp. (OTCBB: FCCN) is very pleased to announce they have appointed Don Allio as president and chief operating officer. Allio will oversee all daily operations of Franchise Capital Corp. and its portfolio companies.

Having begun his career with McDonald's in 1966 as a crew person in New York, Allio has nearly 40 years in the restaurant industry. Allio then relocated to California in 1969 and began his career with the McDonald's Corp. as a second assistant manager. Within two years, he was transferred to Bay City, Mich., as a first assistant manager and then went on to spend the next 12 years working up through the midlevel management ranks and regional department leadership positions.

In 1982, Allio was promoted to staff director in field training. He then went on to hold the positions within McDonald's home office as director of national training, dean of Hamburger University and department director of national training. Allio then moved to the Kansas City Region as district manager in 1987, and in 1989 was promoted to regional manager where he held the position of regional vice president from 1990 until his retirement from McDonald's in 2001.

After his retirement from McDonald's, Allio became an owner-operator of Mexi-Kenny's Mexican Grill in Gilbert, Ariz. While with Mexi-Kenny Mexican Grill, Allio assisted the franchisor in completing the design and operational systems for the first Mexi-Kenny's, establishing training and hiring policies, and overseeing daily operations for each restaurant.

Edward C. Heisler, Franchise Capital Corp.'s CEO, stated, "It is an honor to have Don on our team. I believe his experience is just what Franchise Capital needs in its next stage of growth."

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