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title: "Michael Haith"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fe4c8633-22fd-4b35-8c0f-1fd124eacf89
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-michael-haith-owner-and-ceo-teriyaki-madness-2721331
category: "General"
published: 2023-03-03T15:10:13.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:13:22.506Z
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# Michael Haith

**TL;DR:** Michael Haith has a 30-year career building global franchise brands and acquired Teriyaki Madness in 2015. He has since expanded the brand to over 120 locations with plans for further growth.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-03-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-michael-haith-owner-and-ceo-teriyaki-madness-2721331).*

## Story

Michael Haith has an almost 30-year career successfully building multiple Inc. 500, global franchise brands. Consulting, serving on boards, investing and building companies, he has vast experience identifying and franchising strong food and beverage concepts. In 2013, he discovered Teriyaki Madness. It is a small, seven-unit regional chain with delicious and healthy food, a simple business model, a raving fan base and, most importantly, the best margins he'd ever seen in his years in the restaurant industry.

He sold all of his current business interests in 2015 to acquire and focus on Teriyaki Madness and what is quickly becoming a recognized success story in the fast casual restaurant industry. Quality, fresh, customizable ingredients made-to-order with large portions of delicious, healthy bowls of fresh vegetables, all-natural grilled chicken and beef, with homemade sauces and served over Calrose rice or noodles.

- He has assembled a team of seasoned, fast-casual professionals to build the processes and systems to aggressively and intelligently help franchisees expand TMAD on a global scale.
- Currently, there are more than 120 teriyaki shops with another 20 to open in 2022 throughout North America.
- TMAD has great momentum into the next decade as satisfied franchisees expand rapidly into additional shops.
- The TMAD franchise community is aggressively expanding, adding additional units while inviting and supporting new franchisees to expand the brand awareness across the globe.

- They have a collection of sauces made from scratch with the best ingredients, so they can bring a one-of-a-kind teriyaki taste to each bowl at an affordable price.
- Teriyaki Madness brings teriyaki to a whole new level with a family friendly, neighborhood feel.
- Teriyaki Madness has amazing shop sales and profitability with a low investment cost.
- Managed by an experienced group of fast casual executives combined with a mature business system, this paves the way for Teriyaki Madness’ growth.
- It’s safe to say they have the best bowls in the business!

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- General (sector)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- fast casual (topic)
- brand growth (topic)
- Inc. (company)
- Teriyaki Madness (company)
- Michael Haith (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-michael-haith-owner-and-ceo-teriyaki-madness-2721331). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fe4c8633-22fd-4b35-8c0f-1fd124eacf89).