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title: "Restaurant Business: How to Sell a Restaurant Business"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ccecc5c6-8d91-4086-9bec-103768f13673
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/restaurant-business-how-to-sell-a-restaurant-business-12157
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2017-05-11T02:21:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:12:06.636Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/6012f21b2a28eadfe0b7e9a6637a4aa19234.jpg
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# Restaurant Business: How to Sell a Restaurant Business

**TL;DR:** MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes has found success in selling locations by stabilizing the business before sale. Michael Mabry, COO of MOOYAH, shared tactics for selling a restaurant business.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/restaurant-business-how-to-sell-a-restaurant-business-12157).*

## Story

Michael Mabry shared a few tactics on how MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes has found success when selling a location.

With a franchised concept, the parent company can often help a seller shore up the business before putting it on the market, says Mabry, COO of MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes . “I always suggest the owner get into that business and work it for three to six months before the sale to get it stabilized,” he said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- MOOYAH (company)
- Michael Mabry (person)
- restaurant sale (topic)
- business stabilization (topic)
- franchised concept (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/restaurant-business-how-to-sell-a-restaurant-business-12157). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ccecc5c6-8d91-4086-9bec-103768f13673).