Shawn Caric: the Giant of Franchise Development

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Shawn Caric is presently the Vice President of Franchise Development for the Smoothie King. Shawn’s humble beginnings with United Telephones as the Senior Analyst says a lot about the career-focused advent of a bigger-than-picture career profile that he has built from the scratch.

After United Telephone, Shawn served as the Regional Sales and Operations Manager for Hallmark Cards for over a decade. Hallmark Global Business sells greeting cards, gift wraps, and related products in more than 30 languages with distribution in nearly 100 countries and 100,000 rooftops worldwide. This includes a network of company-owned and independently-owned Hallmark Gold Crown stores in Five countries.

In 2003, Shawn joined as the Director of Franchising for Dunkin’ Brands, where he served a tenure of four years. Shawn has successfully served as Vice President of Franchise Development and Operations, Director of Operations/Consultant, and Director of Franchise Development in Hollywood Tans, Pride Convenience, and Red Mango USA, respectively. These positions were briefly served by Shawn yet added value to the companies.

Shawn’s credibility in the Franchise department was well appreciated by a decade of service as Franchising Manager with Dunkin’ Brands for over a decade. In further association with the brand, Shawn was entrusted with the position of Director of Development, Midwest. While being associated with a large brand such as Dunkin’, Shawn drove brand expansion for the coffee industry leaders throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States. This was made possible by recruiting qualified and talented franchisees.

Shawn also served as the Vice President of Franchise Development for the Qdoba Restaurant Corporation, which focused on expansion across key markets in the United States and Canada.

Shawn Caric is a Certified Franchise Executive and possesses extraordinary qualities that make him a great leader and a bright star in the franchise realm. He holds unchallenged abilities in fields like Real Estate Development, Food Services, Hospitality as well as Sales.