RSI’s CFO Roundtable:

Building Long-Term Value Through Knowledge Sharing and Partnership

For nearly 30 years, ensuring supply at best cost has been the bedrock of RSI’s purpose and promise to our valued members. Equally as important is our longstanding commitment to finding new and innovative ways to build value and help improve restaurant profitability. In addition to leveraging the rich data and unique tools developed to support this area of focus, RSI established in early 2021 a CFO/Controller Roundtable (CCR) series – a forum for BURGER KING® franchisees and their finance leadership teams to meet periodically throughout the year and discuss relevant financial and business topics.

CCR discussions bring heightened awareness to new, upcoming and existing financial and tax rules, laws and regulations impacting the business; provide an environment that fosters collaborative discussion of industry best practices; and allow for like-minded professionals to network with peers. Led by RSI’s Chief Financial Officer Patrick Webster, this space is where executives are encouraged to candidly share and provide insight, perspective and knowledge in an open and interactive setting in hopes of developing and delivering strategic counsel that will benefit the system at large.

Participants vary from franchise owners and chief financial officers to certified public accounts and controllers, and they each contribute their perspectives, best practices and ideas freely to help create value for all attendees. “Since participating in the meetings, I have had the opportunity to more meaningfully connect with a broader group of my peers, including members from the RSI team and other finance executives across the BURGER KING® system. It has also reinforced and introduced relevant business, financial and industry insights that have helped to strengthen my organization. I look forward to more people joining the discussion and continuing to learn from the varying perspectives and points of views raised at the sessions,” said Tony Hull, chief financial officer of Carrols Restaurant Group, the largest BK® franchisee in the U.S.

RSI recognizes that only through close collaboration and open dialogue among key professionals can we identify the challenges impeding member profitability and, most importantly, the opportunities to address and overcome them.

If you would like to contribute your experience and participate in the CCR, please contact RSI’s Chief Financial Officer Patrick Webster at pwebster@rsilink.com or 305-529-2105. n