The 2012 IFA Convention has entered in its final hours. It's been an incredible weekend for everyone involved in franchising. Franchise Direct was there in Orlando for the entire weekend and we'd like to share some photos of the great event.
Here's the biggest man in franchising, a man who knows Orlando well, and arguable the most recognizable man at the convention, Shaquille O'Neal, at the Original Soupman stall. Shaq is an investor and spokesman for the up-and-coming soup franchise.
The IFA Convention is a great opportunity for food franchises to showoff exactly what they do. Here, the stall of the excellent Beef O'Brady's.
The IFA Convention also provides an opportunity for the franchising community to recognize the contribution that many great individuals have made to franchising Here's James H. Amos (CEO Taste D-Lite & IFA Past Chairman of the Board) making a speech after receiving the Hall of of Fame Award .
Buffalo Wings is one of America's top wings franchises. You can almost taste their delicious wings in this photo.
Here's some of the delicious ice-cream from Checker's.
CiCi's Pizza is an exciting pizza franchise. Here, their team work hard to satisfy demand for their tasty pizza.
Tilted Kilt is a popular restaurant franchise. They turned a lot of heads at #ifa2012, as you can ssee from this photo.
Finally, here's another look at the Original Soupman stall. You'll notice that the cardboard cut-out of Shaq is smaller than the real thing.