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Quaker Steak & Lube
Awards Lube It Up as 2014 Franchisee of the Year
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14 Additional Awards Given at Annual
Quaker Steak & Lube®
Franchise Conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida
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Sharon,
PA – December 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / The Award-Winning casual-dining
franchise Quaker Steak &
Lube®, known for its Best Wings USA and more than 25 sauces, awarded
Lube It Up with the coveted 2014 Franchisee of the Year Award at their
annual franchise conference in Clearwater Beach, Fla. last month. Lube
It Up owns and operates three Quaker Steak & Lube® restaurants
in New Jersey. The Franchisee of the Year award recognizes a company for
their continued efforts inspiring other franchisees, being a leader in
the Quaker Steak & Lube® system, practicing advanced business ethics,
and their loyal commitment to the Quaker Steak & Lube® brand.
“It
is with great pleasure that we recognize Lube It Up’s exceptional contributions
to the Quaker Steak & Lube® community,” said Greg Lippert, president
and chief executive officer, Quaker Steak & Lube®. “Since joining
the brand in 2012, they have gone above and beyond to introduce The Lube®
into the Garden State. We are overjoyed to call this group our Franchisee
of the Year!”
14
other awards given to vendors, outstanding restaurants and franchise groups
at the Annual Quaker Steak & Lube® Franchise Conference included:
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Franchise
Sponsor of the Year Award: Reinhart DMA
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Food Vendor
of the Year Award: Newly Weds Foods
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Beverage
Vendor of the Year Award: Anheuser Busch
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Non-Food
Vendor of the Year Award: Fish Consulting
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Guest
Loyalty Award: Brick, N.J.
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Lube “Bar”
Cation Award: Cranberry, Pa.
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Cleanliness
Award: Brick, N.J.
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Best Local
Store Marketing and Most Unique Event Award: Pinellas Park, Fla.
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Best Food
Award: Newport News, Va.
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Best Guest
Service Award: Brick, N.J.
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Best Local
Social Media Promotion Award: The Paragon Group
Brand
Excellence Award:
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Brick,
N.J.
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Canton,
Ohio
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Edison,
N.J.
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Austintown,
Ohio
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Vermilion,
Ohio
Ray
Travaglini Award for Community Service:
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Lube it
Up for Brick, Edison and Pohatcong, N.J.
Vendor
of the Year Award:
This year’s
awards ceremony was attended by nearly 280 people including 17 franchise
owners, 38 general managers from corporate and franchise locations, 15
franchise representatives and 155 additional representatives from different
companies.
In
April, Quaker Steak & Lube® celebrated its 40th anniversary and
now has more than 60 locations across 16 states and Canada. The compelling
décor, including race cars suspended from the ceilings, motorcycles,
Corvettes and motor-themed memorabilia, combined with its craveable food
and SuperCharged events, has created a cult-like following for The Lube®
for 40 years.
Most
recently, Quaker Steak & Lube® was honored at the 2014 National
Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, N.Y, winning first place for its Thai
‘R’ Cracker® sauce in the Creative Spicy sauce category and second
place for its Triple Atomic sauce in the Best Extra-Hot sauce category.
For
more information, visit www.QuakerSteakAndLube.com.
Follow The Lube® on Twitter at @TheOfficialQSL
and on Facebook at The
Official Quaker Steak & Lube. Join Lube Nation today by signing
up for our E-mail club at www.TheLube.com/qsl/email_club.html.
For
more information about franchise opportunities, contact Zeb Hastings at
1-877-MYLUBE1 (1-877-695-8231) or by email at zhastings@thelube.com,
or visit www.lubefranchising.com.
About
Quaker Steak & Lube®
Founded
in 1974 and built in an abandoned gas station in Sharon, Pa., Quaker Steak
& Lube® has expanded to more than 60 locations throughout the United
States and Canada. The unique décor, including gas station memorabilia,
classic cars, motorcycles, race cars and corvettes suspended from the ceilings
combined with the crave-able food and high-octane events has afforded The
Lube® a cult-like fan following. Today, Quaker Steak & Lube®
has become one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the country,
and has won hundreds of national and international awards for its wings
and more than 25 different wing sauces.
Contact:
Megan
Duniec
VP
of Marketing
Quaker
Steak & Lube®
419-356-2695 |
