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Franchisers: L.A. County-based firms, ranked by number of franchised units.


Executive summary

HILTON Hotels
For the company involved in the buy out please see Hilton Hotels Corporation. This hotel chain is not the company being acquired.
The Hilton brand was re-united internationally after more than 40 years in February 2006, when United States-based Hilton
 Corp. remained L.A. County s largest franchiser for the second consecutive year. Merle merle

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 Norman Norman, city (1990 pop. 80,071), seat of Cleveland co., central Okla.; inc. 1891. It is the center of a livestock region. Oil wells, food processing, and printing and publishing contribute to the economy, and there is diverse manufacturing (machinery, communication , which reported 1,862 franchises, followed.

The 25 largest franchisers have an aggregate total of 7,900 franchised locations worldwide and an additional 1,000 company-owned locations.

Eleven of the franchisers on the list provide food or beverages. That includes two family and casual dining restaurants (IHOP IHOP International House Of Pancakes (restaurant chain)
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IHOP International House of Prayer
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IHOP International House of Pain
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1. One that sizzles.

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), three beverage retailers (It's it's  

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, Robeks, Tapioca Express Tapioca Express (品客多; pinyin: Pìnkèduō) is a Taiwanese American fast food chain specializing in bubble tea, coffee, and a variety of fruit juices and slushes, occasionally including sushi and some light Asian snacks. ), two quick service restaurants (Baja Fresh Baja Fresh is a restaurant chain of Fresh Mex restaurants founded in Newbury Park, California, United States in 1990 by Jim and Linda Magglos. Categorized as a "fast-casual" restaurant, the quality and preparation time of its food is between that of a fast-food restaurant and a , Fatburger Fatburger is a fast-food restaurant chain that operates in the United States and Canada and uses the slogan The Last Great Hamburger Stand. It is especially popular on the West Coast. While a fast food restaurant, the food is cooked and made to order. ), three pizza pizza

Food of Neapolitan origin. It consists of a flattened disk of bread dough, typically topped with olive oil, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese, baked quickly, and served hot. Pizza is eaten throughout Italy, with regional variations in toppings. Pizza came to the U.S.
 franchisers (Pizza Man, Ameci, Shakey's) and a snack place (Wetzel's Pretzels Wetzel's Pretzels is a chain of fast-food restaurants. The first Wetzel's Pretzels location opened in 1994 at the South Bay Galleria, in Redondo Beach, California. Today Wetzel's Pretzels has over 175 locations open in the U.S. ).

High startup (STARTing UP) "At startup" means when the computer is first turned on or when a program is first loaded. See Startup folder.  costs are a significant barrier to entry for potential franchisees. Hoteliers face the highest barrier to entry. It takes $15 million, for example, to open a Hilton-branded hotel. The cost for hotels franchised by Hilton Hil·ton   , Conrad Nicholson 1887-1979.

American hotel-chain organizer who acquired hotels in many American cities and in 1946 founded the Hilton Hotel Corporation.
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Two franchisers on last year's list were acquired and moved their headquarters out of the area.

Gold's Gym Gold's Gym International, Inc. is an international chain of co-ed fitness centers (commonly referred to as "gyms") originally started in California by Joe Gold. Each gym features a wide array of exercise equipment and personal trainers to assist clients. , which was founded in Venice Venice (vĕn`ĭs), Ital. Venezia, city (1991 pop. 309,422), capital of Venetia and of Venice prov., NE Italy, built on 118 alluvial islets within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice (an arm of the Adriatic Sea). , was acquired by TRT TRT Transportation Research Thesaurus
TRT Tribunal Regional do Trabalho (Brazil)
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TRT Testosterone Replacement Therapy
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 Holdings and moved its headquarters to Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. .

THE PACESETTER

HILTON HOTELS CORP.

Hilton Hotels Corp. is the largest franchiser in L.A. County with 2,239 franchised locations worldwide.

Hilton has an additional 666 company-owned locations. That figure is double what it was last year because of the acquisition of Hilton International, the company that owned the rights to franchise the brand outside of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The brand had split into two companies in 1964 and was reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb.

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 last February February: see month.  when Hilton acquired its sister company.

"The lodging Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a  industry has been in a growth phase since 2003," said Bill Fortier Fortier can refer to: People
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, senior vice president of franchise development. "We go through cycles and the last two years were very strong years."

Hilton's portfolio includes Hampton Hampton, part of Greater London, England
Hampton, since 1965 part of the Greater London outer borough of Richmond upon Thames, SE England, on the Thames River. It is the site of

Hampton Court Palace, which occupies about eight acres (3.
 Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Homewood Homewood.

1 City (1990 pop. 22,922), Jefferson co., N central Ala., a residential suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1921.

2 Village (1990 pop. 19,278), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; platted 1852, inc. 1892.
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n.
A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached for harnessing two animals abreast.

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, Embassy Suites, Conrad, Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand.  and Hilton Hotel brands.

It has also started to develop a brand of Waldorf-Astoria hotels based on the recognition of the New York New York, state, United States
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 hotel. As part of the plan, Beny Alagem's Oasis West Realty realty n. a short form of "real estate." (See: real estate)


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 will build a Waldorf-Astoria hotel adjoining the Beverly Beverly, city (1990 pop. 38,195), Essex co., NE Mass., on Massachusetts Bay; inc. as a city 1894. Its chief manufactures are electronic and scientific equipment, consumer goods, and chemicals.  Hilton in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . Construction is to begin in 2008.

The company approved franchises for more than 300 hotels in 2006. Current franchisees accounted for 75 percent of new franchises granted in 2006. That figure is up 20 percent compared to two years ago.

"We want to work with owners who have good quality scores and work with the brand properly before bringing in new people. Owners can continue to grow in the same market because we offer different brand alternatives," Fortier said.

He expects the lodging industry to see increased activity from the baby boomer baby boomer also ba·by-boom·er
n.
A member of a baby-boom generation.

Noun 1. baby boomer - a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
boomer
 generation, which has more leisure time and can travel outside the normal vacation VACATION. That period of time between the end of one term and beginning of another. During vacation, rules and orders are made in such cases as are urgent, by a judge at his chambers.  cycles. "Resort areas are now filling up where they had slow periods," Fortier said.
Rank   Company                                      Units
       * name                                 (total/L.A. County)
       * address                                 * franchises
                                               * company-owned

  1    Hilton Hotels Corp.                         2,239/18
       9336 Civic Center Drive                      666/7
       Beverly Hills 90210

  2    Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc.                 1,862/11
       9130 Bellanca Ave.                            5/4
       Los Angeles 90045

  3    IHOP Corp.                                  1,266/61
       450 N. Brand Blvd.                            10/0
       Glendale 91203                                 -

  4    It's a Grind Coffee House                    306/48
       6272 E. Pacific Coast Highway,                8/6
       Suite E Long Beach 90803

  5    Sizzler USA Franchise Inc.                   246/76
       6101 W. Centinela Ave. Suite 300             65/22
       Culver City 90230

  6    Wetzel's Pretzels                            200/25
       35 Hugus Alley, Suite 300                     6/2
       Pasadena 91103

  7    iSold It LLC                                 193/12
       401 E. Huntington Drive                       1/1
       Monrovia 91016

  8    Mathnasium Learning Centers                  170/15
       5120 W. Goldleaf Circle, Suite 130            3/3
       Los Angeles 90056

  9    My Gym Enterprises                           170/17
       15300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 414                0/0
       Sherman Oaks 91403

 10    Baja Fresh Mexican Grill                     154/31
       100 Moody Court, Suite 200                   144/8
       Thousand Oaks 91360

 11    Child I.D. Program Inc.                      154/11
       705 Lakefield Rd., Building G                 0/0
       Westlake Village 91361

 12    Color Me Mine Enterprises Inc.               123/3
       3722 San Fernando Road                        1/0
       Glendale 91204

 13    Relax the Back Corp.                         111/10
       6 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 350               0/0
       La Palma 90623

14     Robeks Juice                               106/340/0
       1230 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 400
       Manhattan Beach 90266

15     Postal Connections of America (1)             98/1
       1081 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109          0/0
       San Diego 92108

16     Collegiate Sports of America                  87/3
       22900 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100                0/0
       Woodland Hills 91364

17     Tapioca Express Inc.                         65/59
       1908 Central Ave.                             0/0
       South El Monte 91733

18     Closet Factory                                57/1
       12800 S. Broadway                             6/1
       Los Angeles 90061

19     Fatburger North America Inc.                 50/12
       301 Arizona Ave., Second Floor               35/10
       Santa Monica 90401

20     West Sanitation Services Inc.                 45/2
       3882 Del Amo Blvd., Suite 602                 24/1
       Torrance 90503

21     Pizza Man                                    43/29
       69301/2 Tujunga Ave.                          0/0
       North Hollywood 91605

22     Vagabond Franchise System Inc.                43/9
       5933 W. Century Blvd., Suite 200              0/0
       Los Angeles 90045

23     Ameci Pizza & Pasta                          42/24
       6603B Independence Ave.                       4/2
       Canoga Park 91303

24     Shakey's USA Inc.                            39/43
       2200 W. Valley Blvd.                         16/16
       Alhambra 91803

25     EagleRider Motorcycle Rental                 33/2
       11860 S. La Cienega Blvd.                     5/2
       Hawthorne 90250

Company                                       Description of
                                              Franchise Operation
* name
* address

Hilton Hotels Corp.                           hotels and resorts
9336 Civic Center Drive                          ranging from
Beverly Hills 90210                           luxurious full-service
                                               to all-suite to
                                           focused-service properites

Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc.               retail sale of Merle Norman
9130 Bellanca Ave.                            Cosmetics products
Los Angeles 90045

IHOP Corp.                                    family restaurants
450 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale 91203

It's a Grind Coffee House                     specialty coffee houses
6272 E. Pacific Coast Highway,
Suite E Long Beach 90803

Sizzler USA Franchise Inc.                    casual dining restaurants
6101 W. Centinela Ave. Suite 300
Culver City 90230

Wetzel's Pretzels                                hand-rolled
35 Hugus Alley, Suite 300                     pretzels, lemonade,
Pasadena 91103                                     hot dogs

iSold It LLC                                  eBay drop-off store
401 E. Huntington Drive                           and online
Monrovia 91016                                business liquidation

Mathnasium Learning Centers                   after school learning
5120 W. Goldleaf Circle, Suite 130            centers for second
Los Angeles 90056                              grade through SAT math

My Gym Enterprises                            children's gyms for
15300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 414                ages 3 months to
Sherman Oaks 91403                               13 years old

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill                      fast casual Mexican food
100 Moody Court, Suite 200
Thousand Oaks 91360

Child I.D. Program Inc.                       child identification
705 Lakefield Rd., Building G                 and school safety
Westlake Village 91361                             program

Color Me Mine Enterprises Inc.                 paint your own
3722 San Fernando Road                         ceramics studios
Glendale 91204

Relax the Back Corp.                          retailer of ergonomic
6 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 350                  and comfort
La Palma 90623                                     products

Robeks Juice                                  fruit smoothies,
1230 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 400                  fresh-squeezed
Manhattan Beach 90266                       juices, healthy salads and
                                             sandwiches, nutritional
                                                 supplements

Postal Connections of America (1)              postal and copy
1081 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109           service centers
San Diego 92108

Collegiate Sports of America                  athletic recruitment
22900 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100               services for high school
Woodland Hills 91364                           student-athletes

Tapioca Express Inc.                          tea-based beverages,
1908 Central Ave.                               coffee, juice,
South El Monte 91733                       food quick-service stores

Closet Factory                                 custom storage
12800 S. Broadway                             solutions designer
Los Angeles 90061                                and retailer

Fatburger North America Inc.                  fast casual take
301 Arizona Ave., Second Floor                out and sit down
Santa Monica 90401                         hamburger restaurants

West Sanitation Services Inc.                 restroom deodorizing
3882 Del Amo Blvd., Suite 602                      services
Torrance 90503

Pizza Man                                     pizza, chicken, ribs
69301/2 Tujunga Ave.                          and Italian dishes
North Hollywood 91605

Vagabond Franchise System Inc.                hotels and motels
5933 W. Century Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles 90045

Ameci Pizza & Pasta                           pizza, pasta, salads
6603B Independence Ave.                            and subs
Canoga Park 91303

Shakey's USA Inc.                                pizza chain
2200 W. Valley Blvd.
Alhambra 91803

EagleRider Motorcycle Rental                  motorcycle rental
11860 S. La Cienega Blvd.                        and touring
Hawthorne 90250                                    industry

Company                                       Cost

* name                                        * initial investment
* address                                     * franchise fee
                                              * royalty (%)

Hilton Hotels Corp.                            varies by brand
9336 Civic Center Drive                       $50,000 - $85,000
Beverly Hills 90210                                 4%-5%

Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc.                    29,912 - 157,053
9130 Bellanca Ave.                                    0
Los Angeles 90045                                     0

IHOP Corp.                                    880,000 - 3,500,000
450 N. Brand Blvd.                             40,000 - 50,000
Glendale 91203                                       4.50

It's a Grind Coffee House                     339,000 - 469,000
6272 E. Pacific Coast Highway,                      36,000
Suite E Long Beach 90803                              6

Sizzler USA Franchise Inc.                           N/A
6101 W. Centinela Ave. Suite 300                    35,000
Culver City 90230                                     4

Wetzel's Pretzels                                  230,000
35 Hugus Alley, Suite 300                           30,000
Pasadena 91103                                        7

iSold It LLC                                       118,000
401 E. Huntington Drive                             22,000
Monrovia 91016                                        4

Mathnasium Learning Centers                         50,000
5120 W. Goldleaf Circle, Suite 130                  15,500
Los Angeles 90056                                    N/A

My Gym Enterprises                            125,000 - 230,000
15300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 414                      49,500
Sherman Oaks 91403                                    6

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill                              NA
100 Moody Court, Suite 200                            NA
Thousand Oaks 91360                                   NA

Child I.D. Program Inc.                             23,500
705 Lakefield Rd., Building G                       23,500
Westlake Village 91361                                0

Color Me Mine Enterprises Inc.                110,000 -155,000
3722 San Fernando Road                              25,000
Glendale 91204                                        5

Relax the Back Corp.                          300,000 - 350,000
6 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 350                     49,500
La Palma 90623                                        5

Robeks Juice                                  228,742 - 335,879
1230 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 400                      25,000
Manhattan Beach 90266                                 7

Postal Connections of America (1)             $119,115 - $153,900
1081 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109               $23,900
San Diego 92108                                       4%

Collegiate Sports of America                        25,000
22900 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100                      18,500
Woodland Hills 91364                                  0

Tapioca Express Inc.                          160,000 - 250,000
1908 Central Ave.                                   15,000
South El Monte 91733                                 N/A

Closet Factory                                200,000 - 325,000
12800 S. Broadway                                   43,500
Los Angeles 90061                                    6.75

Fatburger North America Inc.                  441,500 - 768,000
301 Arizona Ave., Second Floor                      50,000
Santa Monica 90401                                    6

West Sanitation Services Inc.                       7,000
3882 Del Amo Blvd., Suite 602                       6,000
Torrance 90503                                        8

Pizza Man                                          100,000
69301/2 Tujunga Ave.                                25,000
North Hollywood 91605                                 4

Vagabond Franchise System Inc.                      varies
5933 W. Century Blvd., Suite 200                    20,000
Los Angeles 90045                                    2.50

Ameci Pizza & Pasta                           225,000 - 250,000
6603B Independence Ave.                             25,000
Canoga Park 91303                                     4

Shakey's USA Inc.                                  776,500
2200 W. Valley Blvd.                                25,000
Alhambra 91803                                        5

EagleRider Motorcycle Rental                  181,484 - 775,110
11860 S. La Cienega Blvd.                           18,000
Hawthorne 90250                                 10,5 (rental,
                                                gross retail)

Company                                       Contact Information

* name                                        * company contact
* address                                     * Web site

Hilton Hotels Corp.                              Bill Fortier
9336 Civic Center Drive                       hiltonfranchise.com
Beverly Hills 90210

Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc.                     Carol LaPorta
9130 Bellanca Ave.                             merlenorman.com
Los Angeles 90045

IHOP Corp.                                      Jess Sotomayor
450 N. Brand Blvd.                                 ihop.com
Glendale 91203

It's a Grind Coffee House                       Steve Shoeman
6272 E. Pacific Coast Highway,                  itsagrind.com
Suite E Long Beach 90803

Sizzler USA Franchise Inc.                       Brad Ritter
6101 W. Centinela Ave. Suite 300                 sizzler.com
Culver City 90230

Wetzel's Pretzels                                Bill Phelps
35 Hugus Alley, Suite 300                        wetzels.com
Pasadena 91103

iSold It LLC                                      Ken Sully
401 E. Huntington Drive                          i-soldit.com
Monrovia 91016

Mathnasium Learning Centers                     Andre Johnson
5120 W. Goldleaf Circle, Suite 130              mathnasium.com
Los Angeles 90056

My Gym Enterprises                              Arnold Embuido
15300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 414                    my-gym.com
Sherman Oaks 91403

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill                              NA
100 Moody Court, Suite 200                      bajafresh.com
Thousand Oaks 91360

Child I.D. Program Inc.                         Chris Schlopy
705 Lakefield Rd., Building G                    4childid.com
Westlake Village 91361

Color Me Mine Enterprises Inc.                 Michael Mooslin
3722 San Fernando Road                         colormemine.com
Glendale 91204

Relax the Back Corp.                             Erika Green
6 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 350               relaxtheback. com
La Palma 90623

Robeks Juice                                   Corey Remington
1230 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 400                    robeks.com
Manhattan Beach 90266

Postal Connections of America (1)                David Hurley
1081 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109          postalconnections.com
San Diego 92108

Collegiate Sports of America                      Jeff Duva
22900 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100                 csaprepstar.com
Woodland Hills 91364

Tapioca Express Inc.                                  NA
1908 Central Ave.                             tapiocaexpress.com
South El Monte 91733

Closet Factory                                 Rick Willingham
12800 S. Broadway                             closeffactory.com
Los Angeles 90061

Fatburger North America Inc.                     Elaine Patel
301 Arizona Ave., Second Floor                  fatburger.com
Santa Monica 90401

West Sanitation Services Inc.                  Graham H. Emery
3882 Del Amo Blvd., Suite 602                 westsanitation.com
Torrance 90503

Pizza Man                                       Robert Ohanian
69301/2 Tujunga Ave.                                 N/A
North Hollywood 91605

Vagabond Franchise System Inc.                  Bruce Weitzman
5933 W. Century Blvd., Suite 200               vagabondinn.com
Los Angeles 90045

Ameci Pizza & Pasta                             Nick Andrisano
6603B Independence Ave.                       amecipizzaandpasta.com
Canoga Park 91303

Shakey's USA Inc.                                 Joe Remsa
2200 W. Valley Blvd.                             shakeys.com
Alhambra 91803

EagleRider Motorcycle Rental                   Marcelino Orozco
11860 S. La Cienega Blvd.                       eaglerider.com
Hawthorne 90250

Company                                       Top Local Executive

* name                                        * name
* address                                     * title
                                              * phone

Hilton Hotels Corp.                           Stephen F. Bollenbach
9336 Civic Center Drive                       co-chairman, ceo
Beverly Hills 90210                           (800) 286-0645

Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc.                   Jack Nethercutt II
9130 Bellanca Ave.                            chairman
Los Angeles 90045                             (310) 641-3000

IHOP Corp.                                    Julia Stewart
450 N. Brand Blvd.                            chairwoman, ceo,
                                              president
Glendale 91203                                (818) 240-6055

It's a Grind Coffee House                     Steve Shoeman/Marry Cox
6272 E. Pacific Coast Highway,                co-ceos
Suite E Long Beach 90803                      (562) 594-5600

Sizzler USA Franchise Inc.                    Kenneth Cole
6101 W. Centinela Ave. Suite 300              ceo, president
Culver City 90230                             (310) 846-8750

Wetzel's Pretzels                             Bill Phelps
35 Hugus Alley, Suite 300                     ceo
Pasadena 91103                                (626) 432-6900

iSold It LLC                                  Ken Sully
401 E. Huntington Drive                       ceo, president
Monrovia 91016                                (626) 739-9200

Mathnasium Learning Centers                   Peter Markovitz
5120 W. Goldleaf Circle, Suite 130            president
Los Angeles 90056                             (323) 421-8000

My Gym Enterprises                            Cory Bertisch
15300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 414                ceo
Sherman Oaks 91403                            (800) 469-4967

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill                      Cindy Carucci
100 Moody Court, Suite 200                    corporate counsel
Thousand Oaks 91360                           (805) 495-4704

Child I.D. Program Inc.                       Marc R. Bakerman
705 Lakefield Rd., Building G                 president
Westlake Village 91361                        (805) 557-0577

Color Me Mine Enterprises Inc.                Michael Mooslin
3722 San Fernando Road                        president
Glendale 91204                                (818)291 5901

Relax the Back Corp.                          Richard W. Palfreyman
6 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 350               ceo
La Palma 90623                                (714) 523-2870

Robeks Juice                                  Sheri Miksa
1230 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 400                ceo, president
Manhattan Beach 90266                         (310) 727-0500

Postal Connections of America (1)             C. Andy Thomson
1081 Camino del Rio South, Suite 109          executive officer
San Diego 92108                               (619) 294-7550

Collegiate Sports of America                  Jeff Duva
22900 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100                ceo, president
Woodland Hills 91364                          (800) 600-7518

Tapioca Express Inc.                          Daniel Chiang
1908 Central Ave.                             franchise manager
South El Monte 91733                          (888) 877-1616

Closet Factory                                John LaBarbara
12800 S. Broadway                             ceo
Los Angeles 90061                             (310) 715-1000

Fatburger North America Inc.                  Elaine Patel
301 Arizona Ave., Second Floor                v.p., marketing
Santa Monica 90401                            (310) 319-1850

West Sanitation Services Inc.                 Graham H. Emery
3882 Del Amo Blvd., Suite 602                 president
Torrance 90503                                (310) 793-4242

Pizza Man                                     Robert Ohanian
69301/2 Tujunga Ave.                          ceo, president
North Hollywood 91605                         (818) 766-4395

Vagabond Franchise System Inc.                Don Johnson
5933 W. Century Blvd., Suite 200              ceo, president
Los Angeles 90045                             (310) 410-5700

Ameci Pizza & Pasta                           Nick Andrisano
6603B Independence Ave.                       president
Canoga Park 91303                             (818) 712-0110

Shakey's USA Inc.                             Tim Pulido
2200 W. Valley Blvd.                          ceo, president
Alhambra 91803                                (626) 576-0616

EagleRider Motorcycle Rental                  Chris McIntyre
11860 S. La Cienega Blvd.                     president
Hawthorne 90250                               (888) 960-1500

NA-Not Available

N/A - Not Applicable

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Title Annotation:The List
Author:Nusbaum, David
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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