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title: "The Smart Franchisee: Working Hard to Gain Freedom With Loren Katzman MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes Franchisee"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7c82eb22-93a3-4423-81c8-275ffb9d96cd
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-smart-franchisee-working-hard-to-gain-freedom-with-loren-katzman-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-franchisee-2714936
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2021-02-08T21:16:05.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:26:05.871Z
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# The Smart Franchisee: Working Hard to Gain Freedom With Loren Katzman MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes Franchisee

**TL;DR:** Loren Katzman, a MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes franchise owner, shares her journey of finding the right franchise brand and bringing MOOYAH to Northern California. Katzman offers advice to prospective franchise owners to get involved and be present in their business.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-02-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-smart-franchisee-working-hard-to-gain-freedom-with-loren-katzman-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-franchisee-2714936).*

## Story

While speaking with Jessica Dhillion from The Smart Franchisee, Loren Katzman, a MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes franchise owner, discusses why she decided to become part of the MOOYAH family, how she got into franchising and how she faces challenges in business.

MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes is a fast-casual “better-burger” concept that was founded in 2007. Katzman shared her journey of searching for the right fit with a franchise brand, discovering the brand and how she brought MOOYAH to Northern California.

“We went out to Texas and tried the product, saw the action and what it looked like. We said this is the one, people are always going to love burgers, this is what we want to bring to California,” Katzman said during an episode of the show.

Katzman offered prospective franchise owners the following advice: “Get involved and be present in your business, enjoy it and become a part of your community.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- franchise ownership (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- Northern California (location)
- better burger concept (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-smart-franchisee-working-hard-to-gain-freedom-with-loren-katzman-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-franchisee-2714936). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7c82eb22-93a3-4423-81c8-275ffb9d96cd).