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title: "Herald-Dispatch: Ann Vanover Named Penn Station Franchisee of the Year for 2016"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6128783a-e936-4fb8-9fab-e89745951ecb
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/herald-dispatch-ann-vanover-named-penn-station-franchisee-of-the-year-for-2016-2704909
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
published: 2017-12-06T17:12:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:53.313Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/05fdcf10c204d40214ebe809a000c4b49944.jpg
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# Herald-Dispatch: Ann Vanover Named Penn Station Franchisee of the Year for 2016

**TL;DR:** Ann Vanover was named Penn Station's 2016 Franchisee of the Year. She received the award for her accomplishments as a Penn Station owner in 2016, including being a top-five performer among multi-unit operators and in quality and service.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-12-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/herald-dispatch-ann-vanover-named-penn-station-franchisee-of-the-year-for-2016-2704909).*

## Story

In September, Ann Vanover, a Penn Station franchisee in Ashland, Kentucky, was named Penn Station’s 2016 Franchisee of the Year.

The award recognizes Vonover’s rare accomplishments as a Penn Station owner in 2016, which include becoming a top-five performer among multi-unit operators, a top-five performer in quality and service, and a top-10 performer throughout the entire franchise system.

"Ann has continued to improve the performance at her restaurants year over year to reach excellent rankings in quality, service, turn times and controllable costs for 2016," said Craig Dunaway, president of Penn Station East Coast Subs. "She is deserving of this award, and we're thrilled to name her Penn Station's 2016 Franchisee of the Year."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- multi-unit operators (topic)
- Penn Station (company)
- franchisee award (topic)
- Craig Dunaway (person)
- quality and service (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/herald-dispatch-ann-vanover-named-penn-station-franchisee-of-the-year-for-2016-2704909). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6128783a-e936-4fb8-9fab-e89745951ecb).