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FORIMMEDIATERELEASEBRUMITRESTAURANTGROUP,INC.RECOGNIZEDASARBY’SFRANCHISEEOF

THEYEARATWORLDWIDEFRANCHISECONVENTIONATLANTA,GA(September27,2016)–Arby’sfranchisee,BrumitRestaurantGroup,Inc.,(BRG)waspresentedtheInspiringSmilesFranchiseeoftheYearAwardthismonthatArby’sWorldwideFranchiseConventioninOrlando.Withmorethan350franchisegroupsintheArby’ssystem,Arby’sRestaurantGroup,Inc.,awardedthistophonortoBRGduetotheireffortstoInspireSmilesnotjustfortheirguests,butalsoformembersoftheirteamandmembersofthecommunity.“WearehonoredtoreceivethisrecognitionamongsomanyoutstandingfranchisegroupsthatarepartoftheArby’ssystem,”saidJoAnnYoder,President,BrumitRestaurantGroup,Inc.“Ourteamhasworkedincrediblyhardtonotonlydeliverthebestpossibleexperienceforguestsinallofourrestaurants,butalsotoembraceArby’sPurposeFULL®commitmenttosocialresponsibilitybygivingbackandbeingactiveinourlocalcommunities.”BRGoperates46restaurantsinNorthandSouthCarolinaandtheserestaurantshaveanaveragesame-storesalesincreaseof10.6%vs.lastyear.TheyhaveremodeledthreeoftheirrestaurantstotheInspireimage,builtonenewrestaurantandwillhavebuilttwomorebytheendofthisyear.Theyhavealsosupportedtheirlocalcommunitycollegesince2002andwereinstrumentalintherevitalizationandexpansionofthecollege’shospitalitycenter.BRGisalsoamajorsupporteroftheArby’sFoundationandcreatedtheJoyFULLholidaymealprograminAsheville,NC,whichwastheinspirationfortheSchool’sOutFood’sInmealcardprogramthatArby’sintroducednationallyin2015.InterviewsandphotoswithYoderandtheBRGteamavailableuponrequest.

###AboutArby'sArby’s,foundedin1964,isthefirstnationallyfranchisedsandwichrestaurantbrand,withmorethan3,300restaurantsworldwide.TheArby’s®brandpurposeis“InspiringSmilesThroughDeliciousExperiences®.”Arby’sdeliversonitspurposebycelebratingtheartofMeatcraft™withavarietyofhigh-qualityproteinspairedwithcrave-ablesides,suchasCurly Fries and Jamocha shakes. Arby’s®restaurants feature Fast Crafted®service,auniqueblendofquick-servespeedandvalue

I N S P I R I N G Smiles T H R O U G H Delicious E X P E R I E N C E S

combinedwiththequalityandmade-for-you care of fast casual. VisitArbys.comformoreinformation. MediaContact:JasonRollins,APRArby’sRestaurantGroup,Inc.678-514-4143 PR@arbys.com