Paul Macaluso’s background at Focus Brands came in handy when he took over as CEO of Krystal, which hadn’t signed a new franchisee since 2005. Macaluso has made franchising a key focus of his efforts to reinvigorate the 87-year-old burger chain, and multibrand franchisees Anand Patel and Kalpesh Das are on track to open the first new franchise in 15 years in early 2020. Read the QSR magazine story here