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How Empowering Their Neighbors Helped Empower This Franchise

Every business wants its community's support. These two Buffalo Wild Wings owners earned it by supporting their community first.
Source: Greg Shappell | Wild Wings

Karim Webb and Edward Barnett have always loved Los Angeles. As kids growing up east of the city, they were pals. As adults, they’ve become prominent employers in South L.A., founding PCF Restaurant Management 10 years ago, which owns three Buffalo Wild Wings franchise locations and is preparing to open a fourth this summer.

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