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title: "Graze Craze Celebrates Achievements and Outstanding Franchise Owners"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0a62b5d8-9f9b-4917-bd65-10b838f53217
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240809_graze_craze_celebrates_achievements_and_outstanding_franchise_owners.html
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2024-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:42:45.669Z
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# Graze Craze Celebrates Achievements and Outstanding Franchise Owners

**TL;DR:** Graze Craze recently held its 2024 World Expo in Nashville, where franchise owners participated in workshops and an awards gala recognizing outstanding owners. The event was hosted by United Franchise Group and featured various award categories and winners.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-08-09. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240809_graze_craze_celebrates_achievements_and_outstanding_franchise_owners.html).*

## Story

Graze Craze® recently gathered with its franchise owners at the United Franchise Group™ (UFG) 2024 World Expo in Nashville.

Over four days at the World Expo, Graze Craze franchise owners gained access to workshops, roundtable discussions, education sessions with keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and a vendor showcase. The event culminated in an awards gala where outstanding franchise owners were recognized for their achievements and contributions. The 2024 award categories and winners were:

- President’s Award: Lindsey & Silas Coffelt (Okemos, MI)

- Most Valuable Player: Donnie & Celeena Bedore (Plano, TX)

- Team Player: Luteesa Ford (Atlanta [Buckhead-Midtown], GA)

- Master License Partner of the Year: Alex Springer and Méline Enguent (France)

- Mentor of the Year: Donnie & Celeena Bedore (Southwest Fort Worth, TX)

- Rookie of the Year: Melanie Bard, Nick Mastrodicasa, and Greg Torgeson (Bellevue, WA)

- Most Improved: John Flores (Albuquerque, NM)

- Best Store Appearance: Alexandra Gonzalez (St. Petersburg, FL)

- Customer Service: Cynthia Conner (North Boca Raton, FL)

- Marketing: Lindsey Coffelt (Okemos, MI)

- Overall Quality: Julie & Thom Goodyke (Grand Rapids, MI)

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- QSR (sector)
- franchise awards (topic)
- franchise owners (topic)
- United Franchise Group (UFG) (company)
- franchise expo (topic)
- Graze Craze (company)
- Méline Enguent (person)
- Lindsey Coffelt (person)
- Silas Coffelt (person)
- Donnie Bedore (person)
- Celeena Bedore (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240809_graze_craze_celebrates_achievements_and_outstanding_franchise_owners.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0a62b5d8-9f9b-4917-bd65-10b838f53217).