JUNE 2012
World’s fastest pizza maker defends his title
n A Domino’s Pizza franchisee from Surrey is preparing to return to Las Vegas in a bid to retain his title of the world’s fastest pizza maker. Pali Grewal from Camberley first scooped the title in 2010 for the biennial World’s Fastest Pizza Maker competition. He beat the competition by making three large pizzas in an impressive 39.1 seconds – just 13 seconds per pizza.
Pali set a new world record and claimed the title for the UK for the first time in the competition’s history. Next month, Pali will return to Las Vegas in a bid to retain his title. He has been training hard – spending as much time as he can in-store making pizzas for customers and practising the three pizzas required for the competition every other day. He said: “I’ve been making pizzas since I was 13 and to win the title was the culmination of thousands of hours of practice, hard work and dedication. Now that I have the title, I’m more determined than ever to keep it. “I can’t wait to get to Las Vegas ... 2012 will be the 30th anniversary of the competition so it will mean even more to me if I can bring the trophy back to the UK again.”
The curtain’s up on a new Razzamataz star
n Razzamataz franchisee, Hayley Limpkin, has been named the New Woman Franchisee of the Year in the prestigious Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) Awards. Hayley, from Chatham in Kent, took the top prize in the awards – sponsored by NatWest and Recognition Express – at a glittering ceremony in London. The awards provide an opportunity to formally recognise the contribution women franchisors, franchisees and franchise service providers make to this sector. The dancer, whose professional work has taken her around the world, only began her first franchise in May 2010. Since then her students have performed on the local radio station KMFM and have been invited to entertain at local events and have achieved recognition at the National Kent Dance Challenge.
Her students have also raised a total of £799 for four different
charities and Hayley’s commitment to giving back to the local community is evident in the strong partnerships she has built with community centres, schools and local businesses as well as giving away up to four scholarships a year to attend her schools. Hayley said: “Setting up my own business and leaving a job that had great benefits was a big risk for me. I was still working full time when I set up my first franchise, but a year later I was able to leave this job and I haven’t looked back.
“I am absolutely delighted to win this
award, it has been hard work getting my businesses and schools up and running but I have loved every minute of it.”
Hayley’s award is the latest success for Razzamataz owned by former dancer Denise Hutton-Gosney and backed by Dragon’s Den star and entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne. The company now has 40 franchises in the UK providing high- quality performing arts classes for four to 18-year-olds.
It could be you!
n Chris Lye, decided upon a radical change of career by setting up a Home Instead Senior Care office in Ipswich
Started out: I was the director of marketing for a large multinational company in France when I decided that I was ready for a change as my wife Susanna and I both longed to move back to the UK.
I’d always been keen to be my own boss and felt that the franchise model offered the independence of owning my own business with the added support of a team who’d been there before. Starting a care company seemed like the perfect vehicle for me to use my business skills and also make a real difference to people’s lives. I eventually chose Home Instead because of their reputation for providing the highest quality at-home care. Home Instead was also very selective about its franchise owners and I felt that this mutual contract was a great starting point for a rewarding ongoing business relationship.
Today: Since opening in 2009, we have gone from strength to strength and now give at-home care to over 80 clients. We’re proud to be the first care provider in the county to be named a ‘Trusted Trader’ by the county council. Our caregivers are fully trained
to provide a comprehensive care package to all of our clients and we take care to match clients and caregivers carefully and considerately, which I think makes a big difference to the service we deliver. I am thrilled I decided to open a Home Instead franchise — there is no job satisfaction quite like improving the lives of others each and everyday!
To find out more about Home Instead Senior Care franchises visit
www.homeinstead.co.uk
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