Captain D's Announces 2001 Franchise Award Winners, Hall Of Fame Inductee

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (Tuesday, July 23, 2002) - Captain D's Seafood Restaurants recently named its 2001 Franchise Award recipients at its annual awards ceremony.
Tennessee franchisee Jim Pepper was named Franchise Operator of the Year, an honor that recognizes the top Captain D's franchisee in the system. This annual award goes to a franchisee that demonstrates an ability to run their business at a very high and dependable level. Jim operates franchise locations in Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport, Tenn., as well as one location in Norton, Va.

Kansas City franchisees Brian and Candy Studdard were awarded the Rising Star Award. This award is given annually to new franchisees that show an increase in sales and customer satisfaction at their location(s). The Studdard's are in the process of adding eight additional Captain D's locations in the Kansas City market.

Captain D's also announced that it has inducted Muncie, IN.-based franchisee Don Knight into the company's Hall of Fame, the sixth franchisee to receive the honor.

The Hall of Fame award recognizes longstanding franchisees who have demonstrated brand loyalty and support, consistent sales increases, high marks on "mystery shopper" reports and a commitment to growing the Captain D's brand. Don has been with Captain D's since 1967 and operates three locations in Muncie and one in Tuscaloosa, AL.

The company also recognized its top corporate employees by handing out awards for Area Director and Operator of the Year, Manager of the Year, Hospitality Supervisor of the year and Franchise Field Consultant of the Year.

Captain D's Seafood is a pioneer and leader in the fast-casual dining category. The company offers its customers great seafood at reasonable prices in a relaxed environment that embodies the fun and romance of dock-side seafood shacks.

Each Captain D's restaurant serves a seafood menu centered around the company's signature fried fish, which is hand cut, hand battered and made to order to ensure freshness. The restaurants also offer premium-quality baked and broiled fish, as well as shrimp, chicken and home-style side dishes. A succession of exciting new menu items, including "Coastal Classics" like broiled salmon, shrimp scampi and fried catfish, help the brand maintain its popularity and earn greater consumer acceptance.

The company is currently in the midst of the most aggressive franchise expansion in its 33-year history, focusing on markets in the Southeast and Midwest, where it already has a significant number of restaurants, as well as emerging growth areas. The Captain D's Seafood franchise opportunity gives multi-unit foodservice operators and other investors a fresh alternative to ordinary franchise concepts in highly competitive QSR categories; single and multi-unit development opportunities not available with other leading restaurant brands; and innovative restaurant prototypes designed to deliver sales-to-investment ratios that rank among the best in the QSR and fast-casual categories.

Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Captain D's owns, operates and franchises 569 restaurants in 22 states. The first store was opened in Donelson, Tenn., in 1969 as Mr. D's. The company later changed its name to Captain D's and became Captain D's, Inc. in August 2000.

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