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title: "Weekly Sizzle"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a1e7cc7a-51b5-400a-9105-857c9930db94
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/1851-franchise-weekly-sizzle-5781
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2016-09-09T17:12:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:14:55.409Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5df7773bb54816dc105ece48793a4a887953.jpg
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# Weekly Sizzle

**TL;DR:** Capriotti's acquired three franchising veterans as investors, including David Barr and JD and Shelly Sun, founders of BrightStar Care. IFA's @OurFranchise tour stopped in Virginia to showcase franchise opportunities for local communities.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-09-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/1851-franchise-weekly-sizzle-5781).*

## Story

1. “Nation’s Restaurant News: Capriotti’s Acquires Three Franchising Veterans as Investors:” David Barr, a Yum! Brands Inc., franchisee and board member at Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Inc., along with JD and Shelly Sun, founders of the home health agency BrightStar Care, have invested in 103-units with Capriotti’s.

2. “IFA’s @OurFranchise Tour Stops in Virginia to Showcase Franchise Opportunities for Local Communities:” The second leg of the @OurFranchise tour in Virginia included a three-stop “franchise crawl” through the Virginia Beach Town Center.

3. The All-Star Franchisees Issue: This week, we featured stories from Dean Kessel of Famous Toastery; Stormy Weston of Mosquito Joe; Jeff Burroughs of Sport Clips*; Trey Hornsby of WORKOUT ANYTIME; Silvia Slemmer of Wild Birds Unlimited; Roger Wilder of Smoothie King; Cliff Hudson of Fresh Coat*; and Sterling Woody of Christian Brothers Automotive

4. Biz New Orleans: Smoothie King On Its Way to Reaching 1,000 Unit Milestone by 2017:” Smoothie King’s CEO Wan Kim is aiming for world domination one smoothie at a time.

5. “NJ.Com: Farm Stores Expands Into Two New Jersey Counties:” The drive-thru convenience store plans to open new locations in New Jersey in Union and Somerset.

6. “Take Care Of Your Clients Or Someone Else Will:” It’s important to prove to your clients every single day that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

7. “QSR Magazine: Chicken Soars to New Heights:” Chicken is pulling ahead of Mexican, burgers and pizza in interest and sales.

8. “CNNMoney: Hiring Slows: America Gains 151,000 Jobs in August:” Employers in the U.S. decreased their hiring in August.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- IFA (company)
- franchise investment (topic)
- Yum Brands (company)
- Smoothie King (company)
- Virginia (location)
- BrightStar Care (company)
- Wan Kim (person)
- Capriotti's (company)
- franchise tour (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/1851-franchise-weekly-sizzle-5781). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a1e7cc7a-51b5-400a-9105-857c9930db94).