STRATEGIC PARTNERS
October 10, 2014
Doc Popcorn has awarded a multiunit franchise opportunity to husband and wife, Sam and Mary Sanchez, and their son, Eugene, to develop three locations in the Los Angeles area. They recently opened their first location at the Stonewood Center shopping mall in Downey, California, and are currently looking into sites for their next location.
The family’s path to franchising was somewhat serendipitous. According to a news release, Sam, 65, and Mary, 63, came to the US from the Philippines in 1976 with $500 in their pockets. They worked in real estate and accounting, respectively, until Mary was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2011 and had to take time off. After entering remission and returning to the workforce, however, she learned her employer was relocating to another state and was forced to retire.
“We both felt there was more in life that we wanted to accomplish before retiring and I wasn’t going to allow my illness to paralyze me or my family,” she said in the release. “For many years, my husband and I contemplated having a business of our own. After doing some research, we were convinced that Doc Popcorn was the best choice. It is fun and easy to operate; we love the product and enjoy going to work every day working alongside our son.”
In addition to the Sanchez’s unit in Downey, Doc Popcorn has five other franchise units in California in West Covina, Ontario, Sacramento, Lakewood and San Francisco. The recent Los Angeles agreement is part of the 90-unit brand’s growth strategy to open additional locations throughout the US and overseas this year.
