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title: "Grumpy’s Restaurant CEO Daniel DeLeon Voted One of SeoSamba’s Top Franchise Influencers of 2023"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4314d9cd-e1a4-45f0-8847-472ee2f964dc
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230427_grumpys_restaurant_ceo_daniel_deleon_voted_one_of_seosambas_top_franchise_i.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2023-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:32:59.979Z
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# Grumpy’s Restaurant CEO Daniel DeLeon Voted One of SeoSamba’s Top Franchise Influencers of 2023

**TL;DR:** Grumpy's Restaurant CEO Daniel DeLeon has been named a 2023 Top Franchise Influencer by SeoSamba for the second year in a row. Grumpy's Restaurant has five open locations and serves made-to-order comfort food.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-04-27. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230427_grumpys_restaurant_ceo_daniel_deleon_voted_one_of_seosambas_top_franchise_i.html).*

## Story

The SeoSamba list of Top 100 Global Influencers in Franchising includes the most influential characters in the franchise world, whose voices carry weight and reach a large audience across various channels of media. The list is mainly made up of franchise superstars who have turned local businesses into leading operational powerhouses and continue to use their success to achieve global fame.

“I am honored to not only bring in awards for the restaurant, but to also be recognized as an influential business owner in the franchise space,” said Daniel DeLeon, President and CEO of Grumpy’s Restaurant. “It is great to see that Grumpy’s influence is not only apparent in the local communities our restaurants serve, but worldwide as well.”

With five open locations in Orange Park, Middleburg, St. John’s, Neptune Beach and Wildlight (Yulee) Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food and sweet southern hospitality all at a working-class price. Grumpy’s serves breakfast, lunch and brunch along with an array of daily and weekly chalkboard specials which include a variety of sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, signature coffee, freshly squeezed juices, homemade hot chocolate and desserts.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise awards (topic)
- restaurant expansion (topic)
- Grumpy's Restaurant (company)
- Daniel DeLeon (person)
- influencer list (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230427_grumpys_restaurant_ceo_daniel_deleon_voted_one_of_seosambas_top_franchise_i.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4314d9cd-e1a4-45f0-8847-472ee2f964dc).