FAST FORWARD WINTER 2020
A newsletter from the Association of Taco John’s Franchisees
A New Office Location Means New Faces
By Jim Creel, President/CEO of Taco Johns
Welcome to 2020! I am very excited about where we are as a chain and even more so about where we are going. With the beginning of the new year, I want to provide everyone with some information on our new office in Minnesota. I visited Minneapolis just before Christmas to research office space. With Tami Peterman, our director of field marketing and long-time Minneapolis resident, I toured several potential locations and we have settled on an office building in St. Louis Park. The address is: 1650 West End Boulevard Building 23 South, Suite 100 St. Louis Park, MN 55416 We will officially open the office on March 1, 2020. We know that not all employees who are offered a position in Minneapolis will be able to accept the transfer. However, we are confident that we will fill any open positions quickly in the new location. The departments to be located in the satellite office are: Operations, Training, Restaurant Technology, Marketing,
Menu Innovation, Quality Assurance and Supply Chain. As part of the opening of this satellite office, we are currently recruiting a chief operating officer (COO). This person will oversee this office as well as having primary responsibility for leading the Operations, Training, Franchise Development and Restaurant Technology Departments. We are also currently recruiting a chief marketing officer (CMO) who will be in the satellite office. The CMO will lead the Marketing and Menu Innovation Teams, including Quality Assurance. Bob Karisny and I will be visiting the area again in early February as we look at commercial kitchen space for our test kitchen. I will keep you informed on developments with the opening of this satellite office in 2020. I appreciate the support of the TJI board, the ATJF board and all the franchisees as we work to move our chain forward.
OUR MISSION “To provide our membership an environment for increasing long-term profitability in support of improved business value and brand equity.”