We Sell Restaurants®, the nation’s only business brokerage franchise specializing in restaurants, announced its newest territory in Charleston, SC. We Sell Restaurants® Charleston formally opened for business on April 11th. The new franchise is owned and operated by three partners, Tradd Bastian, Bernie Bastian, and Emily Benedict. The team will serve the greater Charleston market, including Mt. P
leasant, towns as far south as Folly Beach, and areas just north of Summerville. This will be the fourth We Sell Restaurants® franchise territory in South Carolina. New territories in Columbia, Spartanburg and Greenville opened late last year. Selling restaurants is a business transaction that requires expertise in the entire hospitality industry combined with specialized financial skills. An ordinary business broker doesn't provide the same depth of knowledge that a restaurant broker does. The three Charleston partners recently completed Certified Restaurant Broker (CRB) training, the most stringent program in the industry for selling restaurants. Coursework provides the specialized skills required for restaurant brokerage, including We Sell Restaurants®' proprietary software, the B.O.S.S.™ (The Broker’s Operations and Sales System), an unrivaled platform which facilitates restaurant valuations and streamlines brokers' abilities to interact efficiently with buyers and sellers. Tradd Bastian, a Realtor® since 2006, serves as President and CEO of the new Charleston franchise. He currently owns and operates Bastian & Associates, a Charleston brokerage firm representing residential and commercial clients. Bernie Bastian, a licensed Broker at Bastian & Associates, oversees commercial development and the new restaurant brokerage. Benedict has seven years of experience as a Realtor® and more than 20 years as a commercial contracting partner and business development consultant. In addition to sales brokerage she will handle operations, finance, PR, and marketing for the We Sell Restaurants® Charleston franchise. We Sell Restaurants® has experienced record growth in the past several years. A committed focus on franchise resales along with independent restaurant sales across 45 states is attracting experienced single and multi-unit restaurant operators as well as those outside the industry to join the growing brand.
“Our newest franchise in Charleston features three owners with long and successful track records of commercial and residential brokerage,” said We Sell Restaurants’ CEO Robin Gagnon. “Their experience in sales, real estate, and connections to the local restaurant industry are a perfect fit for We Sell Restaurants® as we open our newest territory in Charleston.”
We Sell Restaurants® credits its growing success to a strong alignment with the franchise industry and the proprietary B.O.S.S.™ software it provides its brokers. Franchisees of the We Sell Restaurants® system strongly outperform their peers in the industry, evidenced by strong financial performance as revealed in Well Sell Restaurants® Franchise Profitability Disclosure. For two decades, We Sell Restaurants® has been the most innovative, technologically advanced and successful restaurant brokerage brand in the nation where they adhere to a mission to “Sell More Restaurants than anyone else – period.”
“Bringing the We Sell Restaurants® business to Charleston as Certified Restaurant Brokers is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to buy or sell a local restaurant,” said Tradd Bastian. “Our collective familiarity and experience with real estate and the restaurant industry makes the new franchise partnership a no-brainer. We matching people with great business opportunities.”
With more restaurants sold across 45 states than any other firm in the country, We Sell Restaurants® is the leader in business brokerage specializing in restaurants. The company is currently seeking single and multi-unit operators to join the brand’s rapid expansion. For more information about franchise opportunities, visit www.wesellrestauants.com/franchise. About We Sell Restaurants®:
We Sell Restaurants® is the nation’s largest business broker franchise focused exclusively on the sale of restaurants, with 20 years of experience in helping buy, sell and lease hospitality locations. We Sell Restaurants® and its franchisees have sold thousands of restaurants across the country and maintain a listing inventory of more than $200 million online at their powerhouse restaurant for sale marketplace, including independent and restaurant franchises for sale. We Sell Restaurants® is offering franchise opportunities for their brand in select market areas.
