John Barber Joins Global Franchise Group As New Chief Development Officer

ATLANTA, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Franchise Group, the strategic brand management company, is pleased to introduce its new Chief Development Officer, John Barber. Barber is responsible for overseeing all domestic and international development for the Global Franchise Group family of brands including Great American Cookies®, Marble Slab Creamery®, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery®, Pretzelmaker®/Pretzel Time®, and The Athlete's Foot®. The brands are managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group.   

"We are thrilled to have John Barber join GFG as our Chief Development Officer," says Chris Dull, President and CEO of GFG Management, LLC. "John brings a new strategic outlook and dynamic energy to the position and we look forward to utilizing his 25 years of experience in the industry".  

Barber, previously Senior Vice President of Franchise Sales at Focus Brands, brings to the position experience in strategic management, sales and business development, acquisitions and organizational leadership.

In addition to his franchise development work with Focus Brands, Mr. Barber worked with Hot Stuff Foods Lettieri's, the franchisor of convenience stores' "On the Go" food concepts, for several years in multiple leadership roles including Chief Customer Officer, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Executive Vice President of Development. While with Hot Stuff Foods Lettieri's, he successfully led a concentrated expansion effort, resulting in the signing of 400 new franchise and license deals and launched a new licensing concept - "Hot Stuff Xpress."

Barber's management and development expertise spans a broad spectrum of industries, including foodservice, the beverage industry, and technology with leading companies including
The Procter and Gamble Distributing Company, Pepsi-Cola North America, Manitowoc Beverage Systems Inc., and Foodbuy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Compass Group PLC.

About Global Franchise Group, LLC www.globalfranchise.com

Global Franchise Group, LLC is a strategic brand management company with a focus on franchising. The company owns a portfolio of franchise brands that includes five quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise concepts: Great American Cookies®, MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery®, Marble Slab Creamery®, Pretzelmaker® and Pretzel Time®, as well as two retail franchise concepts: TAF® and Shoebox New York®. The brands are managed by GFG Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Global Franchise Group, LLC. Global Franchise Group, LLC is an affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, an independent investment firm, with approximately $5 billion of capital under management and substantial franchise management experience.

SOURCE Global Franchise Group