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title: "Tony Raffo Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at RNR Tire Express Conference"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/27b4fdfa-3505-4060-b326-53d2e6b4282f
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230320_tony_raffo_receives_lifetime_achievement_award_at_rnr_tire_express_conferen.html
category: "Tires"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Tires"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:35:05.579Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554469384-e58fac16e23a?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Tony Raffo Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at RNR Tire Express Conference

**TL;DR:** Tony Raffo received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the RNR Tire Express Conference for his contributions to the franchise experience and community impact. Raffo has been an RNR Tire Express franchisee since 2004 and was one of the first to join the company after its launch in 2000.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-03-20. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230320_tony_raffo_receives_lifetime_achievement_award_at_rnr_tire_express_conferen.html).*

## Story

The yearly gathering has always afforded the RNR corporate team with the incredible opportunity to recognize the milestones, developments, and growth achieved by franchisees throughout their system. This is done, in part, by awarding a prestigious few with some of the brand’s highest honors: Franchisee of the Year, Faye Sutton Woman of the Year, and Rookie of the Year, to name only a leading few.

In a surprise moment, the RNR team also unveiled an award specific to their 2023 convention, and specific to a single individual in the room, when they announced Tony Raffo to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

“I can think of few moments more humbling or memorable in my nearly two decades with the franchise than this,” Raffo said. “RNR gave me the chance to pursue the entrepreneurial lifestyle I’d always wanted, with a business model that allowed me to reach greater depths of success than I ever anticipated could be reached.”

An RNR Tire Express franchisee since 2004, Tony was amongst the first franchise partners to join the company following its launch in 2000.

“Tony has been a pioneer in the RNR franchise, exemplifying the commitment to community and customers that we’ve built our entire culture around,” said Larry Sutton, founder/CEO of RNR Tire Express. “His role in helping advance the brand across the country, as well as his ability to provide guidance to new and existing franchisees, make him an integral part of our development and, above all else, the deserving recipient for such an award.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- franchise conference (topic)
- franchisee recognition (topic)
- RNR Tire Express (company)
- Larry Sutton (person)
- lifetime achievement award (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230320_tony_raffo_receives_lifetime_achievement_award_at_rnr_tire_express_conferen.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/27b4fdfa-3505-4060-b326-53d2e6b4282f).