Bryce King served for over 7 years as the President and CEO of Magic Brands LLC (dba Fuddruckers Restaurants), a $350 million revenue company with 250 restaurants system-wide. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. King led a resurgence in the Fuddruckers brand resulting in a 30% increase in average unit volumes and a 34% CAGR increase in profits. He also envisioned and directed the development of a new restaurant prototype, increasing investment returns by 25%. As CEO, Mr. King initiated and executed the purchase of the Koo Koo Roo restaurant chain from bankruptcy, representing a 50% cash on cash return, and launched an out-bound franchise growth strategy in 2005 which doubled franchise backlog and growth within 12 months (135 units). As a result of Mr. King's leadership, Fuddruckers was named #1 Franchise Opportunity for Chains under 300 units by QSR Magazine January 2006.
Prior to joining Fuddruckers, Mr. King led the U.S. effort for Consumer, Retail and Manufacturing for cross-border banking and transactions for Robert Fleming & Co., Ltd., a London-based international investment bank providing mergers and acquisitions advisory, fairness opinions, and private-equity investments encompassing over $2 billion in transactions. Mr. King has over 20 years of significant background in investment advisory and accounting.
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