Junk King Inspires One Another at Annual Franchise Convention

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Junk King, one of the nation’s leading junk removal companies, hosted its 8th annual franchise convention and awards announcements at the corporate headquarters in South San Francisco from October 14-16.

Themed, “From the Franchisee”, the 2018 convention featured presentations from the franchisees themselves in addition to presentations from the corporate team. The team together celebrated notable growth over the past year, with a total of 319 trucks on the road and 105 franchise locations.

During the three-day convention, franchisee presentations covered topics such as ways to build a solid culture, the importance of networking and lessons learned along the way. The convention also included presentations from the home office on a variety of topics, including operations strategies, how to utilize each other and the excitement ahead for 2019.

“It was truly inspiring to witness the franchisees speak at our convention this year and see the passion they have for the industry and running their own businesses,” said Michael Andreacchi, CEO and co-founder of Junk King Franchise Systems. “We gained great insight from our franchisees this convention, and our corporate team is excited for the months ahead.”

Throughout the presentations, the corporate team gave out several franchisee awards for various achievements. Ten awards were given in six categories.

Honorees from the 2018 convention included:

  • Most Improved – Columbus

  • Best New Franchise – New Orleans

  • Mr. Hustle 2018 – Jacksonville and Minneapolis

  • Listen 360 Award – Orange County and Connecticut

  • Best Year Over Year Growth – Chicago Downtown and Minneapolis

  • Team Player – Middlesex County and North Pittsburgh

  • Most Outstanding – Cincinnati

  • Good Samaritan -- Cincinnati

As Junk King looks ahead to 2019, the company will continue to grow and set itself apart by its commitment to recycling, repurposing and donating the items they find on jobs.

About Junk King

Junk King is a white collar business management franchise in a blue collar industry with company operations showing ten years of sustainable growth. The Company is firmly entrenched as the 2nd largest and fastest growing player in the still young junk removal industry. We launched our franchise in October 2009 and have awarded 92 new franchises so far representing 350 units so far into 2017 including a Master License for Central America, and two Master licenses in Canada. Our model is adaptable as an owner operator model (not working on truck), transitional model from another career, or straight ROI model with general manager in place running day to day. In 2016, Junk King expanded into the mini-bin sector and began offering small market territories.

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