Buffalo Wild Wings' Sally Smith and Arby's Paul Brown Headline Franchise Times Finance & Growth Conference

MINNEAPOLIS, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Franchise Times magazine, the news and information source for franchising, today announced its presenter lineup for its upcoming Finance & Growth Conference. Headlining the conference will be keynote speakers Sally Smith, CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD), and Paul Brown, CEO of Arby's Restaurant Group. The conference will be held April 20-22, 2015 at the Encore Hotel in Las Vegas.

Other prominent franchise company executives presenting at the conference include:

• Stephen Sather, CEO of El Pollo Loco (LOCO);
• Steve Vaughan, CFO of Sonic (SONC);
• James White, CEO of Jamba Juice (JMBA);
• Mark Wolfinger, CFO of Denny's (DENN);
• Tony Thompson, CEO of Krispy Kreme (KKD);
• Grady Walker, Treasurer of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLKI);
• Mark Vinton, CFO of Dairy Queen;
• Salil Bapat, CFO of Corner Bakery Cafe;
• Tom Kurrikoff, CFO of TGI Fridays;
• Blake Bailey, CFO of Zaxby's;
• James Greco, COO of Newk's Eatery and
• Roland Dickey, Jr. of Dickey's Barbecue.

The Franchise Times Finance & Growth Conference features C-level executives from public and private franchise companies presenting their company brand outlook, unit economics and growth goals, to an audience of franchise lenders, investors and potential multi-unit franchisees. The conference, now in its 18^th year, is considered the best networking in the sector.

Franchise Times is also celebrating dealmaking by honoring the best financial transactions in franchising in 2014. Winning dealmakers will be honored at the conference luncheon on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.  The Deal of the Year winner is Greg Flynn, CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group, a multi-unit franchisee, who attracted the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund as one of the investors in a $1.1 billion equity and debt recapitalization.

For additional information about the conference including a list of all of the franchise company presenters, go to http://www.franchisetimes.com/Conferences/The-Franchise-Finance-Growth-Conference/

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