an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message fransmart llc the fransmart logo type private industry franchising founded alexandria virginia us 2000 founder dan rowe number of locations alexandria virginia irvine california fransmart europe stuttgart germany brands five guys burgers & fries qdoba mexican grill freshii elevation burger the halal guys zpizza website fransmart.com fransmart is a leading franchise development company responsible for the rapid growth of many globally recognized restaurant brands . founded in 2000 and has corporate headquarters in alexandria virginia and irvine california . fransmart specializes in restaurant development and franchising of emerging brands that grow from one to five units to national and global chains . among fransmart s most notable successes are five guys burgers & fries qdoba mexican grill and zpizza . fransmart formed franinvest a private equity firm in 2013 to make early stage investments in emerging restaurant concepts . 1 late in 2013 fransmart expanded its operations with the opening of its first market partner . the market partner operates as fransmart europe with its headquarters in stuttgart germany . fransmart europe is focused on developing the full portfolio of brands fransmart represents as well as recruiting brands based in europe to join the portfolio . 2 dan rowe is fransmart s ceo and has served in this capacity since founding fransmart in 2000 . 3 contents 1 work 2 services 3 past and current franchises 3.1 big smoke burger 3.2 bowl of heaven 3.3 calexico mexican restaurant 3.4 caliburger 3.5 the chickery 3.6 elevation burger 3.7 five guys burgers & fries 3.8 flippin pizza 3.9 freshii 3.10 the halal guys 3.11 mamoun s falafel 3.12 merzi 3.13 neapolitan express 3.14 neds noodle bar 3.15 pie hole 3.16 pyt burger 3.17 qdoba mexican grill 3.18 rise biscuits and donuts 3.19 rounds premium burgers 3.20 sealegs wine bar 3.21 slapfish 3.22 wolfgang puck express 3.23 vapiano 3.24 zpizza 4 references 5 external links work edit fransmart s current and past portfolio brands have opened over 3 000 restaurants in 45 states and more than 35 countries . fransmart primarily targets emerging restaurant concepts that have the potential for expansion . it serves area and master developers chain operators and high net worth individuals . services edit fransmart services included but is not limited to management advisory franchise program development franchise sales development of an ideal franchisee profile franchise lead generation & marketing branding compliance and legal geographic growth strategy unite economics and franchise systems . 4 past and current franchises edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message fransmart is responsible for building out many emerging restaurant franchise brands from single units to multi unit chains found throughout the world . big smoke burger edit founded in 2012 out of toronto canada currently operating more than 20 locations in bahrain canada saudi arabia uae and us . big smoke burger has an additional 50 franchises in development . 5 bowl of heaven edit founded in 2010 out of orange county california currently operating 4 locations with another 20 in development . 6 calexico mexican restaurant edit founded in 2006 in nyc by the vendley brothers calexico has made a name for itself by winning the coveted vendy award 7 in 2008 and vendy master cup award in 2014 . calexico was also named the best mexican restaurant by zagat and also featured on the martha stewart show . 8 caliburger edit the chickery edit founded by world celebrity chef david adjey . elevation burger edit working with hans hess founder of elevation burger fransmart aided elevation burger in its franchise system . 9 elevation burger has since expanded globally around the world . 10 five guys burgers & fries edit in 2002 five guys worked with fransmart to expand its franchising expansion . in fact the founder of fransmart dan rowe was five guys first franchisee . in just a year and a half permits were sold for over 300 locations making it the fastest growing restaurant chain in america . 11 five guys currently has over 1 500 locations open throughout north america and the uk . flippin pizza edit freshii edit fransmart began working with matthew corrin founder & ceo of freshii in 2008 . helping grow the brand to over 100 locations in over 10 countries with a current opening rate of 1 a week . 12 the halal guys edit in june 2014 fransmart began representing the famous cult offering the halal guys the food carts with the never ending lines in new york city . 13 mamoun s falafel edit fransmart began representing mamoun s falafel restaurant in 2015 . merzi edit neapolitan express edit neds noodle bar edit fransmart began representing neds noodle bar in 2015 . pie hole edit pyt burger edit qdoba mexican grill edit dan rowe the founder of fransmart began representing z teca in 1998 and was one of the brands that helped launch fransmart in 2000 . the brand changed its name to qdoba even though z teca was a made up name there were lawsuits made because the name was too similar to other brands and it infringed on their trade names . in 2003 qdoba was purchased by jack in the box for 45 million . rise biscuits and donuts edit rounds premium burgers edit sealegs wine bar edit slapfish edit a seafood brand founded by celebrity chef andrew gruel and his partner jethro naude . wolfgang puck express edit founded by world renowned celebrity chef wolfgang puck . vapiano edit zpizza edit zpizza is a pizza franchise based in newport beach california has locations across the united states and fransmart expanded them out to the east coast . 14 references edit fransmart launches private equity firm to fuel restaurant growth . fast casual . network media group . 2013 12 10 . fransmart europe now open in germany . fast casual . network media group . 2014 03 27 . http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 28674871 http fransmart.com franchise services.html http www.bigsmokeburger.com http bowlofheaven.com http www.vendyawards.streetvendor.org https www.youtube.com watch v d0nj5aoajwg washington business report dec. 23 2012 . wjla . 2012 12 23 . elevation burger history five guys burgers america s fastest growing restaurant chain . forbes.com . 2012 07 18 . freshii signs first master deal with industry expert jan. 21 2009 . franchisewire . 2009 01 21 . the halal guys cashing in on street cred . ny times . 2014 06 13 . z pizza plans to expand to d.c. . the washington times . 2004 02 16 . external links edit fransmart llc fransmart europe retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fransmart & oldid 738181337 categories companies established in 2000hidden categories articles with a promotional tone from june 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from october 2010all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles needing additional references from june 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction 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