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Flynn Group is the largest franchise operator in the United States, focusing on multi-brand restaurant and retail operations. Founded in 1999 by Greg Flynn, the company has expanded significantly from its beginnings as a single-market Applebee’s operator. It now manages a diverse portfolio that includes well-known brands such as Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Panera Bread, and Arby’s, with over 2,500 locations across the country. The company specializes in franchise management, acquiring and optimizing underperforming locations to enhance operational efficiency and drive sales growth. Flynn Groups acquisition strategy has led to substantial growth, including the recent addition of 45 Pizza Hut locations in 2025, bringing its total to over 1,000. With a people-first approach, Flynn Group emphasizes employee training and retention, ensuring consistent customer experiences across its various dining segments.
KACE Company, based in Ashburn, VA, is a federal government contractor with over 30 years of experience in linguistics and related services. The company specializes in mission-critical services that enhance national security, public safety, and government operations. As one of the largest language services providers to the U.S. federal government, KACE employs over 1,500 people and is recognized as a Hispanic American Owned and Minority Owned business. KACE offers a range of professional services tailored to government needs, including program optimization, intelligence and analytics, and specialized language services. Their program optimization focuses on data-driven strategies to improve performance and efficiency. In intelligence and analytics, KACE extracts insights from large datasets to support various missions. Their language services encompass transcription, translation, interpretation, and language analysis, ensuring accurate communication across more than 150 languages and dialects.
Nobu, the world-renowned Japanese restaurant recognized for pioneering a new-style Japanese cuisine, started as a business partnership in 1994 between Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and his partners, Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, producer Meir Teper, and restaurateur Drew Nieporent. Originating in New York as the flagship restaurant, the Nobu brand is now an empire that spans five continents with over 40 restaurants and growing. Following the success of the restaurants, Nobu Hospitality opened the first Nobu Hotel in 2013 in Las Vegas and today has 13 hotels open with several more in development.
With over 180 franchises awarded and a total of over 2,700 courts, Pickleball Kingdom is the largest indoor pickleball entity in the world. Its high revenue and labor-light model make it the best in class for Americas fastest growing sport.