Franchise Times: Arby’s CEO suggests company is cool again

Arby's CEO credits the company's 51-year success to its vision and ability to stay relevant with trendy, social-media savvy branding.

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Franchise Times: Arby’s CEO suggests company is cool again

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Arby's CEO Paul Brown credits the company's 51-year success to its vision and ability to stay relevant with trendy branding. Brown highlights Arby's as a social-media savvy brand that knows how to stay relevant, coining the term 'fast crafted' to describe its meal styles.

Photo Credit: Arby'sPaul Brown, CEO of Arby’s is leading what Franchise Times called a “renaissance” for the brand. He credits the company’s success over the past 51 years to the vision the company developed after its “listening and learning tour.”Brown highlighted Arby’s as a trendy, social-media savvy brand that knows how to stay relevant.

Arby’s is now coining the term “fast crafted” to describe its meal styles, and made it clear that it is not a fast-casual brand.“We win versus QSR because we have higher quality products and a great value with the same level of convenience,” he said. “We win versus fast casual, because we have equally quality products at a better price and it’s much more conveniently served,” Brown told Franchise Times.

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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on July 9, 2015. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.

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