The New Hotness: One hundred franchises ready to take you to the top
BY ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE – Each year we see a rising number of new and established companies grow their brand through franchising. To wit, more than 22 percent of the 988 companies that submitted their information for Entrepreneur’s 2017 Franchise 500 ranking started franchising in the past five years. You’ll find the top 100 of them on the following pages. These newcomers are helping to shape the franchise industry’s future with innovative products and services, creative marketing methods, and ever-evolving technological tools. Bottom line: They offer new franchise owners the chance to latch onto the next big thing.
95: Vitality Bowls: Acai bowls, smoothies, juices, paninis, salads; Franchising since 2014; Startup cost: 152,6K-513.5K; Total franchises/co-owned: 23/6
Vitality Bowls Offers Meat Free Healthy Options
BY KLBK-TV – Vitality Bowls is a fast, casual and healthy food option here in the Hub City. Vitality Bowls is located at 6400 Glenna Goodacre Ave. read more
Vitality Bowls founder: ‘Leadership roles make great careers for mothers’
BY FAST CASUAL – Tara Gilad, founder of Vitality Bowls, was inspired to create the concept by her 2-year-old daughter’s struggle with food allergies.
“It was so hard to eat out as we had to ensure she was getting the best nutrients in restaurants that took allergies seriously,” said Gilad, who believes that mothers shouldn’t be afraid to take on leadership roles.
“It can be difficult being female in a male-dominated world, and I’ve often found myself discounted by men when dealing with them in various aspects of the business. I hope that in the coming years, an increase in the number of women leaders will have a positive effect on the industry.”
Got her start in the biz
After struggling to feed her daughter, who was suffering from food allergies in 2011, Gilad created Vitality Bowls, a brand she describes as a “casual super-food cafe where people eat nutritious super-foods from a kitchen that strives to avoid cross-contamination of common food allergy ingredients.”
On why women make great leaders
“I think many women are concerned with work/life balance and trying to manage having a family with the demands of leadership roles and/or owning their own business. However, I find being in a leadership role gives me more flexibility than a regular job. It’s a lot of late nights and coordination, but for the most part I’m able to schedule my work around my kids’ needs. Plus, I’m a wonderful role model to my daughter. I definitely encourage more women to create businesses of their own and a huge benefit is gaining more control over their schedules. Vitality Bowls has several women franchisees that now own their own business and are experiencing success.”
Advice to women looking to lead
Do it! Don’t be afraid. The positivity and rewards that come from it far outweigh the hard work and long hours.
Female execs offer advice about rising to the top of a male-dominated field
BY FAST CASUAL – In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8) I wanted to highlight some of the women who are already leading the way. I’m humbled to cover their accomplishments, whether it’s as CEO, the founder of a new concept or taking a leap of faith by opening a franchise. I can’t wait to see what they do next.
Tara Gilad, Founder Vitality Bowls
“It can be difficult being female in a male-dominated world, and I’ve often found myself discounted by men when dealing with them in various aspects of the business. I hope that in the coming years, an increase in the number of women leaders will have a positive effect on the industry.”
Got her start in the biz
After struggling to feed her daughter suffering from food allergies, in 2011, Gilad created Vitality Bowls, a casual superfood café where people could eat nutritious superfoods from a kitchen that strived to avoid cross-contamination of common food allergy ingredients.
On why women make great leaders
“I think many women are concerned with work/life balance and trying to manage having a family with the demands of leadership roles and/or owning their own business. However, I find being in a leadership role gives me more flexibility than a regular job. It’s a lot of late nights and coordination, but for the most part I’m able to schedule my work around my kids’ needs. Plus, I’m a wonderful role model to my daughter. I definitely encourage more women to create businesses of their own and a huge benefit is gaining more control over their schedules. Vitality Bowls has several women franchisees that now own their own business and are experiencing success.”
Advice to women looking to lead
Do it! Don’t be afraid. The positivity and rewards that come from it far outweigh the hard work and long hours.
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