Shoney's CEO David Davoudpour and Team ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Shoney's Chairman and CEO David Davoudpour did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge with members of the Shoney's Executive Team, Market Leaders and Managers.

[@bizzleradiohearmeent3255]

Well Mr.Danner: Your opinion towards is based upon your thoughts. Me ad an Shoney's Employee is very Honor to Work for Mr.David, he is not like the otheir owers who doesn't knowledge his employer. Mr.David is gonna make you eat your words jus like you enjoy eating our food.

[@edbay3481]

Alvin how are you feeling about "Mr. David" now....

[@lfr30043]

what a great thing. well done everyone at Shoneys

[@edbay3481]

What makes Shoney’s a “worst” franchiser? Here are some verifiable facts: The new owner has not accomplished anything at all if unit and sales growth are the measurements. Sales reported to Nation’s Restaurant News in July 2012 reflect a $ 200.000.00 drop in average unit volume from sales reported to the Nashville Tennessean in January 2007. I don’t find any record that Shoney’s has reported sales since then and they do not report sales to franchisees. Recent press releases claim there are 160 Shoney’s, again that number reflects a 122 unit drop from the 282 Shoney’s reported to be in operation when David Davoudpour took control in January 2007, a 43% drop. The number of franchisees who have left the system since 2007 would also approach 50%. The infrastructure at Shoney’s in January 2007 was much larger then the present management staff. In 2007 Dan Dahlen was VP of Marketing, when I left the Director of Marketing was Damon Davoudpour (no evidence was ever provided to show Damon has a marketing degree or any experience in a marketing role outside of Shoney’s). In many Shoney’s markets there were no marketing co-ops. There was no one in a VP of Operations role for the restaurants, no VP of Training, no VP of Human Resources, no VP or Director of Purchasing, all critical to franchise support, all jobs that existed at Shoney’s BEFORE David Davoudpour took over in 2007. During all the years I was a franchisee Mr. Davoudpour never set foot in any of my restaurants. Not a single “New” company-owned prototype Shoney’s restaurant has been built (the Branson MO Shoney’s was replaced after a tornado). Some old buildings were turned into Shoney’s but nothing new from the ground up. The “new” franchisees in the system are individuals who bought existing franchised restaurants. No new franchisees building new restaurants. I think this kind of summarizes why Shoney’s landed on the Forbes list as the 6th worst. I would encourage anyone considering this brand to do lots of due diligence and talk to as many former franchisees as possible before signing a deal.

[@edbay3481]

June 4, 2014 at 6:27 pm I wouldn’t deal with David Davoudpour again if franchises were free. Shoney’s is a dead brand. He is a crook and a liar. Run from this guy as fast as you can!

[@bizzleradiohearmeent3255]

Well Mr.Danner: Your opinion towards is based upon your thoughts. Me ad an Shoney's Employee is very Honor to Work for Mr.David, he is not like the otheir owers who doesn't knowledge his employer. Mr.David is gonna make you eat your words jus like you enjoy eating our food.