Food Franchise Academy is the result of a need in the food industry for small food franchisees and independents to have a place to connect with others around the globe who share a common business model. We aim to be a resource for people looking to invest in a food franchise or for those in the business who wish to share ideas and best practices.

Rod Stevens is a 30 year veteran of the fast food industry working with and for both the franchisor and franchisee in concepts as diverse as pizza delivery to full service casual restaurants. He has also had experience in all aspects of the food industry from marketing to site development and selection but his passion is operations and building teams that can successfully run any franchise concept.

Rod has worked for many franchisees from individual single store owners to multi nationals in several countries.