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2023 Products & Services Directory

QDOBA FRANCHISEE ASSOCIATION 1701 Barrett Lakes Blvd. NW, Suite 180 Kennesaw, GA 30144 phone 678-797-5160 fax 678-797-5170 www.qdobafa.org

TABLE OF Contents Chair’s Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About QFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alphabetical Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Listing by Business Category . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Business Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Construction/Site Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Qdoba Franchisee Association publishes the QFA Products & Services Directory. Any reproduction, in whole or in part, of the contents of this publication is prohibited without prior written consent of Qdoba Franchisee Association. All Rights Reserved. In keeping with our commitment to the environment, this publication is printed on certified, environmentally friendly recycled paper using eco-friendly inks.

Décor/Signage Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Food and Beverage Providers . . . . . . . . . 14 Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Uniforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Associate Members Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Advertisers Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2023 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

Welcome

e are pleased to

provide you with the

2023 Qdoba Franchisee

Association (QFA) Products & Services Directory.

The main purpose of this directory is to organize

and feature all the system

suppliers that have partnered with and stood

by QFA to support the franchisee community.

We implore you to explore their services before looking elsewhere.

The directory serves as a direct path for you to engage with specialists who provide for

franchisees like you in a variety of ways. From

food and beverage items to kitchen equipment and supplies, the directory is your one-stop

shop and the easy way to find a list of familiar companies and learn about new businesses.

QFA and its partners are working to help you

succeed in your business. Use this directory as a reference throughout the year to search for and support the suppliers who support your association.

Here’s wishing you success in your QDOBA Mexican Eats® business. Sincerely,

Ron Stokes Chairman

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ABOUT QFA

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

comprehensive approach to issues they

Members receive weekly News You Can Use emails,

n the spring of 2017, a group of QDOBA Mexican Eats® franchisees realized

the need for one unified voice and a were facing in their businesses daily. Thus, the Qdoba Franchisee Association (QFA) was born. Through their dues, members can benefit from a variety of services, but perhaps the most valuable is the opportunity to be a part of a supportive, like-minded group of business owners who work together to strengthen the brand. In addition, members are provided access to the following:

Members also have access to the latest news and

happenings through multiple communication vehicles. periodic email and webinar updates from QFA

leadership, a biannual magazine, Flavor, an annual

Products & Services directory and have access to the QFA website, www.qdobafa.org.

EDUCATION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

QFA frequently hosts Town Halls and virtual

meetings to keep members updated on pressing matters in our community. QFA is now the sole

voice of QDOBA franchisees, and the QFA Board

ADVOCACY

QFA actively seeks input from the franchisee

community and uses that feedback to advocate

on their behalf with the franchisor, always with a

focus on finding mutually beneficial solutions to challenges and opportunities facing the brand. The franchisee base is stronger and has more

negotiating clout as a unified group than any one franchisee has alone.

frequently meets with corporate to represent the best interests of all QDOBA franchisees. COUNSEL

Members have access to a half-hour of

complimentary legal counsel on franchise

relationship issues every year through QFA’s chief legal counsel, W. Michael Garner of Garner & Ginsburg P.A.

COST-SAVING AND COMPREHENSIVE VALUE-ADDED SERVICES

Members have access to property and casualty

insurance to protect business assets and health insurance to keep a productive workforce.

Additional back-office solutions include accounting and payroll solutions, pay cards and more.

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Alphabetical Listing

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Alphabetical LISTING

AmerCare Royal

Avanti Restaurant Solutions

CONTACT: Brian Grant

CONTACT: Jesse Durham

Supplies

National Account Manager PHONE: 949-929-9888 EMAIL: brian.grant@amercareroyal.com ADDRESS: 420 Clover Mill Road Exton, PA 19341 WEBSITE: www.amercareroyal.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1995 AmerCareRoyal is a single-stream resource for over 6,000 disposable products used in the food-service, janitorial, sanitation, industrial, hospitality and medical industries. With multiple shipping points across the U.S., our family of companies service national-level customers with outstanding customer service and an ever-growing product line.

Account Manager

PHONE: 916-899-4902 EMAIL: jdurham@avanticorporate.com CONTACT: Becca Westlake

Project Manager

PHONE: 916-805-6379 EMAIL: bwestlake@avanticorporate.com ADDRESS: 3199 C Airport Loop Drive

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 WEBSITE: www.avanticorporate.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 2003 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 50 For over a decade, Avanti has partnered with QDOBA Mexican Eats® as the equipment expert for new restaurant development, remodels and replacement orders.

E PARTNER

Direct Promotions

Marketing, Uniforms CONTACT: Matthew McGourthy President PHONE: 262-349-9984 EMAIL: office@directpromo.org ADDRESS: 10605 N Baehr Rd, 2nd Floor Mequon, WI 53092 Website: www.directpromo.org YEAR COMPANY STARTED: 2008 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 3-5 Our goal is simple: Provide the highest level of service as the main resource for all of your customized promotional logo item needs. By offering a more diverse selection of products, we are able to help you think outside the box and view promotional opportunities from a new perspective. Our products include not only the promotional items that you would expect but also some unusual and unique promotional items (you may not have considered) such as custom labeled energy drinks, toasters that toast your logo onto a slice of bread, or coins minted to your exact specifications. Let Direct Promotions help you select a items tailored to your unique needs and marketing objectives; an item that will get your brand and logo in front of your target audience, and keep it there.

Elevanta Health

Business Services CONTACT: Caroline McShane Health Insurance Sales Representative PHONE: 678-797-5160 EMAIL: memberservices@elevanta.com ADDRESS: 1701 Barrett Lakes Blvd., Suite 180 Kennesaw, GA 30144 WEBSITE: www.elevantahealth.com/nfa NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 27 Elevanta Health is a proprietary group health insurance program that is an affordable, ACA-compliant and self-funded solution you can trust. It features financial stability for you and great coverage combined with a strong provider network for your employees. The Elevanta Health program offers 14 different plan designs, including a MEC option, HSA/HDHP options, features the Blue Cross Blue Shield network and comes with administration services to make managing the program simple.

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G PARTNER

First Franchise Capital

Financial Services CONTACT: Jon McClure Director, Sales PHONE: 720-326-0353 EMAIL: jon.mcclure@firstfcc.com CONTACT: Avi Anand Marketing Coordinator PHONE: 616-780-9443 EMAIL: avi.anand@oakstreetfunding.com ADDRESS: 8888 Keystone Crossing Indianapolis, IN 46240 WEBSITE: www.firstfranchisecapital.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 2003 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 75 First Franchise Capital offers a variety of financial solutions and lending capital tailored to meet your restaurant franchise goals.

H Hall Financial Advisors

Financial Services CONTACT: Edward Cole Channel Development Manager PHONE: 813-340-3276 EMAIL: scole@greendotcorp.com ADDRESS: 3465 E. Foothill Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 WEBSITE: www.rapidpaycard.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1999 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1,000+ rapid! brings robust services to payroll departments in a single platform. The combination of rapid! PayCard, OnDemand and disbursements enables employers to cut costs and improve efficiency while giving employees the freedom to choose how and when they get paid.

L PARTNER

Financial Services CONTACT: Angela Harkness Executive Administrative Associate & Marketing Assistant PHONE: 866-865-4442 EMAIL: aharkness@hallfa.com CONTACT: Abby Spung Marketing EMAIL: abby-spung@mac.com ADDRESS: 1101 Rosemar Road, Suite A Parkerburg, WV 26105 WEBSITE: www.hallfa.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 2004 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 21 Chris Hall, founding partner and CEO, HFA, senior financial advisor – RJFS, leads a world-class team at Hall Financial Advisors. Chris has been named to Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors List as No. 1 in West Virginia (2020 & 2018), 2021 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor in West Virginia, Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisers in the U.S. (2019 & 2017) and Barron’s Top 1200 Advisor (2011-2021). Hall Financial Advisors is built on long-term, trusted relationships and is dedicated to helping create the life and legacy you desire by applying our investment experience to your unique goals. 6

Green Dot Corp./rapid!

Lingle Design Group

Construction/Site Services, Décor/Signage Provider CONTACT: Carl Lingle President PHONE: 815-369-9155 EMAIL: carllingle@lingledesign.com ADDRESS: 158 W. Main St. Lena, IL 61048 WEBSITE: www.lingledesign.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 2000 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 25 Lingle Design Group Inc. is an award-winning full-service architectural and interior design firm with offices in Lena, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado, serving clients throughout the U.S. Established in 2000, the company is led by Carl L. Lingle A.I.A., and is supported by 20-plus professionals specializing in designing unique commercial structures, nationally recognized restaurants and retail brands across the U.S.

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Alphabetical LISTING

M PARTNER

Lockton Affinity

Business Services CONTACT: Reid Robson Producer PHONE: 844-403-4947 EMAIL: elevanta@locktonaffinity.com ADDRESS: P.O. Box 410679 Kansas City, MO 64141 WEBSITE: www.elevanta.locktonaffinity.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1987 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 240 As one of the nation’s leading program administrators, Lockton Affinity manages insurance solutions for groups of 100 to more than 4 million members. We provide insurance policies tailored for your business, from general liability to property coverage to everything in between.

Madison Brothers Consulting Group Inc.

Business Services CONTACT: Nicole M. Durio Managing Principal PHONE: 832-264-8668 EMAIL: Nicole.durio@madisonbrothers.com ADDRESS: 2925 Richmond Ave., Floor 12 Houston, TX 77098 WEBSITE: www.madisonbrothers.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 2009 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 5 Our team of experienced public accountants and tax professionals will design a customized Virtual CFO Service plan specifically for your business. The service can be tailored to include as few or as many services needed for your business.

Masters Gallery Foods

Food and Beverage Providers CONTACT: Jordan Lubach Foodservice Sales Director PHONE: 920-893-8431 EMAIL: jlubach@mastersgalleryfoods.com CONTACT: Jim Jirschele Vice President Foodservice PHONE: 920-838-3660 EMAIL: jjirschele@mastersgalleryfoods.com ADDRESS: 328 County Highway PP Plymouth, WI 53073 WEBSITE: www.mastersgalleryfoods.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1974 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1,000 At Masters Gallery Foods, we offer more than the highest-quality cheese products, more-than-timely order delivery and more-than-exceptional responsiveness to our customers’ needs. What truly sets us apart is our people – a team of high-caliber industry professionals with a proven track record of success. 2023 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

N PARTNER

Mize Restaurant Group, providing Elevanta Payroll & Accounting Services

Business Services CONTACT: Stacy Higgins Shareholder PHONE: 800-234-5573 EMAIL: shiggins@mizecpas.com ADDRESS: 534 S. Kansas Ave., Suite 400 Topeka, KS 66603 WEBSITE: www.mizerg.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1956 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 250 Mize Restaurant Group has been providing accounting, payroll, bill payment and consulting services to restaurant franchisees across the country for over 50 years. Our comprehensive solution includes monthly financial reporting, business consulting, tax planning, payroll processing and more. You’ll have a dedicated team of professionals and a cloud-based system with no software to purchase that is also available for your staff in-house.

National Franchise Sales

Financial Services CONTACT: Rebecca Black Partner PHONE: 949-336-7428 EMAIL: rb@nationalfranchisesales.com ADDRESS: 1601 Dove St., Suite 150 Newport Beach, CA 92660 WEBSITE: www.nationalfranchisesales.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1978 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 25 For over four decades, National Franchise Sales (NFS) has been an industry leader in franchise business brokerage because of its expertise in valuation analysis, debt financing, transaction management and franchise regulation as well as its unmatched database of franchise owners and business professionals. NFS has successfully sold hundreds of businesses across the country for franchisees, franchisors, lenders, trustees and chain owners.

Pinnacle Commercial Capital

Novamex

Food and Beverage Providers CONTACT: Roberto Navarro National Sales Manager PHONE: 915-309-8771 EMAIL: roberto.navarro@novamex.com CONTACT: Jose Gabriel Hernandez Food Service Market Leader PHONE: 951-834-2526 EMAIL: josegabriel.hernandez@novamex.com COMPANY ADDRESS: 500 W. Overland Ave., Suite 300 El Paso, TX 79907 WEBSITE: www.jarritos.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1986 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1,000 We may not be perfect, but we strive to be our best through our products: Jarritos, Mineragua, Sangría Señorial and Mundet, among others. We not only export products, we export our culture to the world. Each unique taste is a delicious slice of our Mexican heritage. ¡Salud! 8

Financial Services CONTACT: William Wildman CEO PHONE: 317-514-6906 EMAIL: wildman@pincomcap.com CONTACT: Sue Hacker Nelson Marketing PHONE: 317-472-2828 EMAIL: sue@pincomcap.com ADDRESS: 101 W. Ohio St., Suite 2000 Indianapolis, IN 46204 WEBSITE: www.pincomcap.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 2002 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 7 Pinnacle Commercial Capital provides a full suite of financial products to owners of restaurant franchise and branded retail businesses. With extensive experience with QDOBA Mexican Eats®, we understand the brand and look forward to assisting with your financing needs. With Pinnacle, it’s not just a loan, it’s a relationship!

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Alphabetical LISTING

Two Rivers

Food and Beverage Providers CONTACT: Craig Letch President PHONE: 605-217-8025 EMAIL: cletch@tworiversct.com CONTACT: Dusty Furrow Senior COP Specialist PHONE: 605-217-8000 EMAIL: dfurrow@tworiversct.com ADDRESS: 891 Two Rivers Drive Dakota Dunes, SD 57049 WEBSITE: www.dosrios.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1981 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 1,000 Two Rivers is a beef processor with national food-service distribution offering branded boxed beef, portioned steaks and fully cooked products. Dos Rios is our brand of ready-to-eat products with authentic flavors and value pricing. Our taco meat is 100% beef with versatile applications including tacos, nachos, quesadillas and more!

US Foods

Food and Beverage Providers CONTACT: Nicole Nix Director of Business Development PHONE: 314-518-7240 EMAIL: nicole.nix@usfoods.com CONTACT: Lisa Thorn Director of Sales and Service EMAIL: lisa.thorn@usfoods.com ADDRESS: 9399 W. Higgins Road, Suite 100 Rosemont, IL 60018 WEBSITE: www.usfoods.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1989 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 26,000 US Foodservice was organized as a corporation in Delaware in 1989. In 2007, the sponsors acquired US Foodservice from Royal Ahold N.V. In November 2011, we rebranded from “US Foodservice” to “US Foods.” On May 26, 2016, US Foods Holding Corp. (“US Foods”) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol USFD.

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Business Category Listing

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Business Category LISTING

BUSINESS SERVICES

PARTNER

PARTNER Elevanta Health

Lockton Affinity

PARTNER

Madison Brothers Consulting Group Inc.

Mize Restaurant Group, providing Elevanta Payroll & Accounting Services

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CONSTRUCTION/SITE SERVICES

DÉCOR/SIGNAGE PROVIDER

Lingle Design Group

FINANCIAL SERVICES

PARTNER

First Franchise Capital

Green Dot Corp./rapid!

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Business Category LISTING

Hall Financial Advisors

PARTNER

National Franchise Sales

Pinnacle Commercial Capital

FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROVIDERS

Masters Gallery Foods

Novamex

Two Rivers

US Foods

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MARKETING SUPPLIES

Direct Promotions

AmerCare Royal Supplies

CONTACT: Brian Grant

National Account Manager

PHONE: 949-929-9888 EMAIL: brian.grant@amercareroyal.com ADDRESS: 420 Clover Mill Road

Exton, PA 19341 WEBSITE: www.amercareroyal.com YEAR BUSINESS STARTED: 1995 AmerCareRoyal is a single-stream resource for over 6,000 disposable products used in the food-service, janitorial, sanitation, industrial, hospitality and medical industries. With multiple shipping points across the U.S., our family of companies service national-level customers with outstanding customer service and an ever-growing product line.

UNIFORMS

Direct Promotions

Avanti Restaurant Solutions Supplies

CONTACT: Jesse Durham

Account Manager

PHONE: 916-899-4902 EMAIL: jdurham@avanticorporate.com CONTACT: Becca Westlake

Project Manager

PHONE: 916-805-6379 EMAIL: bwestlake@avanticorporate.com ADDRESS: 3199 C Airport Loop Drive

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Associate Members INDEX AmerCare Royal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 15 Avanti Restaurant Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 15 Direct Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 15 Elevanta Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 11 First Franchise Capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 12

Advertisers GUIDE Direct Promotions 262-349-9984

office@directpromo.org

Elevanta Health

678-797-5160

www.elevantahealth.com/qfa

Lockton Affinity 844-403-4947

IB www.Elevanta.LocktonAffinity.com

Green Dot Corp./rapid!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 12 Hall Financial Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 13 Lingle Design Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 12 Lockton Affinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 11 Madison Brothers Consulting Group Inc.. . . . . . . 7, 11 Masters Gallery Foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 14 Mize Restaurant Group, Providing Elevanta Payroll & Accounting Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 11 National Franchise Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 13 Novamex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 14 Pinnacle Commercial Capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 13 Two Rivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 14 US Foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 14

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With customer credit card data, business records, passwords and more, your franchise has valuable

information that cyber criminals desire. And with the cost of a cyber attack topping $160 per breached record, these attacks can be costly.

Cyber Liability insurance from co-brokers Elevanta

and Lockton Affinity helps protect your business against the costs of a cyber attack and is tailored to meet your franchise’s exact needs.

Visit Elevanta.LocktonAffinity.com to request a price indication today.

The Elevanta Insurance Program is administered by Lockton Affinity, LLC d/b/a Lockton Affinity Insurance Brokers LLC in California #0795478. Coverage is subject to actual policy terms and conditions. Policy benefits are the sole responsibility of the issuing insurance company. Coverage may be provided by an excess/surplus lines insurer which is not licensed by or subject to the supervision of the insurance department of your state of residence. Policy coverage forms and rates may not be subject to regulation by the insurance department of your state of residence. Excess/Surplus lines insurers do not generally participate in state guaranty funds and therefore insureds are not protected by such funds in the event of the insurer’s insolvency. Elevanta will receive a royalty fee for the licensing of its name and trademarks as part of the insurance program offered to the extent permitted by applicable law.