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Everything about this year’s Convention was done Texas Style –<br />
Big and Bold! Take a look at all of the highlights.<br />
Also Inside:<br />
Service Awards • Shining Stars • “Big Chicken” Renovation • GAC Report<br />
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LEMON JUICE<br />
DELIVER ON MILLENNIAL NEED STATES AND DRIVE HIGHER PROFITS FOR YOUR RESTAURANTS WITH THE COLONEL’S LEMONADE<br />
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Cover_Art_Spting17_lg.indd 1 <a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=1"> SPRING 2017 CONVENTION AKFCF 2017 </a>
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<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=3"> MADE WITH REAL LEMON JUICE DELIVER ON MILLENNIAL</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=4"> contents table of SPRING 2017 SPRING 2</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=5"> STREAMLINED CLEANING SOLUTIONS. SIMPLER FOR YOUR</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=6"> From the Editor One Voice, One Vision 6By</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=7"> Spring 2017 g AKFCF Quarterly 5</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=8"> 6 AKFCF Quarterly g Spring 2017 </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=9"> Spring 2017 g AKFCF Quarterly 7</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=10"> President’s Report A Time Of Reflection And A</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=11"> Spring 2017 g AKFCF Quarterly 9</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=12"> NCAC Report Guest Recovery is Not an Option </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=13"> Based on these four pieces of data, the NCAC f</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=14"> In The News KFC to cut antibiotics from chic</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=15"> Yum! Brands recognized on Fortune’s ‘World’s Most</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=16"> In The News person to continue to grow and e</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=17"> KFC was lapping “daunting numbers” — a 12-percent</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=18"> GAC REPORT Brandon Bourdages Photo Courtesy of</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=19"> Renewable Fuel StandaRd UPDATE By Dan Gans and Ma</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=20"> GAC REPORT Background Corn is a foundat</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=21"> AKFCF – PolitiCAl ACtion Committee (PAC) The </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=22"> REMODELING KBP Foods Makes A BIG BET On Th</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=23"> ‘BIG CHICKEN’ By Michael Kulp, President & CEO, K</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=24"> REMODELING The new design is an </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=25"> architectural firm; and Wieden+Kennedy, media age</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=26"> REMODELING we were able to seat 94 guests total,</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=27"> Growing and Elevating the Brand into the Future </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=28"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP 2017 Convention Wra</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=29"> Everything’s Bigger in Texas Edito</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=30"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=31"> Spring 2017 g AKFCF Quarterly 29</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=32"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=33"> We’ve broken through a lot of barriers over the l</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=34"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP Learn from each othe</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=35"> AKFCF Workshops Legal Update— A lot has chan</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=36"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP Ab</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=37"> Above: Little Big Town Right: Franchisees enjoy-</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=38"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP Tuesday, February 2</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=39"> Service Awards The AKFCF congratulates the follo</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=40"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP Ab</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=41"> Shriners Hospitals for Children </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=42"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP In Recognition of t</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=43"> in deeds, with sound merit and good ethics.” This</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=44"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP AKFCF 2016 Conventi</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=45"> Convention C</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=46"> 2017 CONVENTION WRAP-UP AKFCF Convention Ex</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=47"> LDI Mfg. Co. Inc. Leavitt Ins Serv of So Ca Magne</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=48"> SHINING STARS 2017 Photo Courtesy of 123rf.com</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=49"> S hining StarS F or some people, being in </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=50"> SHINING STARS BRETT HARRIS Br</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=51"> cake to me is all the stuff I get back from other</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=52"> SHINING STARS ROGER SPARKS As a kid grow</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=53"> JIM WATERS </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=54"> SHINING STARS JASON ZAKARAS Many likely </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=55"> Sticky Fingers 75% OF QSR WORKERS HAVE </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=56"> SERVICE AWARDS </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=57"> N o restaurant brand has consistently sta</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=58"> SERVICE AWARDS Jim a</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=59"> 50 YEARS DARLENE PFEIFFER Darlene Pfei</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=60"> SERVICE AWARDS Today, she still owns two res</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=61"> 45 YEARS JAMES D. HOUCK James D. Houck</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=62"> SERVICE AWARDS The KFC business has provided </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=63"> SCHLEICHER FAMILY The Schleicher family s</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=64"> CARIBLA Report 2017 Austin CARIBLA Conventio</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=65"> this valuable interaction, including the CARIBLA </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=66"> RSCS Member Programs Exciting Program Upda</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=67"> • Filling occurs from the outside of the buildi</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=68"> Regional Short Northeast: Staffing Challenges</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=69"> have helped food cost, and labor cost inflation m</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=70"> Executive Director Update Teamwork Makes th</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=71"> Business Cards Ranked the BEST Waste Oil Carri</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=72"> Legal Update Expanding The Brand 6By Ron G</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=73"> be the closest, but shares a market with the prop</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=74"> Looking Back </a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=75"> Spring 2017 g AKFCF Quarterly 73</a>
<a title="AKFCF_Spring17_final page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5f0ce3a8?page=76"> the 2 FLEXIBILITY of size and ease Cook</a>