UNPARALLELED

When you franchise with The Counter® you gain access to experienced franchise and restaurant business leaders and one of the most robust training platforms in the entire franchise industry.

TEAM

  • APRIL FOGLE

    VP OF RESTAURANT OPERATIONS

    Ms. Fogle always loved the restaurant industry. Her career started as a bus person at a steakhouse when she was 16. She attended Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island and graduated with a Culinary Arts and Food Service Management Degree. She has worked for hotels, privately owned restaurants, corporate owned casual dining restaurants and franchise owned restaurants.

    She is very passionate about the hospitality business, operational excellence and developing people. She lives in the Los Angeles area and has been working in the restaurant industry there for over 20 years. She is looking forward to working with entrepreneurs to help grow and support their businesses.

  • JOHN WUYCHECK

    SENIOR VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Mr. Wuycheck has served as Kahala Brands’ Senior Vice President of Development since September 2014. Mr. Wuycheck is a distinguished franchising professional who has worked for a wide variety of successful and nationally-recognized franchise brands, including HomeSmart® International, Edible Arrangements® and Seattle’s Best Coffee®.

    As an accomplished and visionary development executive, Mr. Wuycheck helps franchisees make smart decisions when buying a world-class food franchise. He works hand-in-hand with each franchise business owner to help design concepts, strategies and processes to build amazing franchise locations.

  • Kerri Kudla

    VP OF TRAINING & CUSTOMER SERVICE

    With over 15 years at Kahala Brands, Kerri has served all the brands under the Kahala Brands banner through roles in Operations, Training and Customer Service. She has a business degree from the University of Colorado and spent years honing her skills in positions ranging from “corporate world” communications and finance to “hospitality world” restaurants, hotels and resorts.

    “I love service—and the energy and teamwork in restaurants, especially,” says Kerri, who appreciates being able to draw from her broad background to help create rewarding experiences for franchisees and customers. Kerri loves to cook, and as a lifelong learner, she always has an audio book queued up on her phone.

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