counter, Bresolin had his area development deal in hand and last year pitched
into developing his first units with full
fervor. By the end of 2009 he had opened
his first four locations, seizing prime
locations at The Shops at Wiregrass in
Wesley Chapel, Fla. (north of Tampa);
a University of Central Florida location
in Orlando; in the Mall at Millenia in
Orlando; and The Gardens Mall in Palm
Beach Gardens.
“When I got off the plane from Toronto,” he says, with the ink still drying
on his development deal, “I went from
the airport in Orlando directly to the
Mall at Millenia. I view it as one of the
top 10 in the country. It’s an amazing
1. 5 million-square foot shopping destination right off the I- 4 across from
Universal Studios and near Disneyworld.
Through persistence and perseverance
and knocking on doors and e-mails and
phone calls, I finally had an audience and
introduced the brand. And they made a
space available in the food court almost
“How can I not
be successful in
the state of Florida
given the fact
that we have what
we have?
The weather,
tourism, and
a pro-business
environment
where the cost of
being in business
can’t compare to
Canada.”
immediately. It’s so difficult to penetrate
malls of this caliber. They get phone calls
and proposals weekly.”
Running at full tilt, he saw his first
location ring up high sales almost imme-
diately—and is using that initial success
as a showcase for the franchisees he is
eagerly courting.
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