RALEIGH, N.C. – David Gronewoller, president and CEO of GC Partners, Inc. ( www.gcpartners.com ), a professional multi-unit restaurant owner, management and development company, has announced that the firm has been named to Restaurant Finance Monitor’s 2012 Monitor 200 list. GC Partners, Inc. established in 1993, manages Golden Corral restaurants in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.

Wells Fargo Restaurant Finance partnered with Restaurant Finance Monitor to compile the Monitor 200, a list of the country’s top restaurant franchises. The Monitor 200 recognizes restaurant industry leaders based on Restaurant Finance Monitor’s tally of the country’s largest franchise operators, the number of units they own and their restaurant sales. For more information about Restaurant Finance Monitor and the Monitor 200, visit http://www.restfinance.com/index.php.

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“We are incredibly honored to be recognized by Restaurant Finance Monitor’s 2012 Monitor 200,” said Gronewoller. “The Monitor 200 is one of the most respected and sought after annual rankings for the restaurant industry, and we are humbled to be recognized among the top franchises in the nation. GC Partners, Inc. will continue to remain dedicated to serving our loyal customer base throughout the Southeast, and we sincerely thank them and Restaurant Finance Monitor for their continued support.”

ABOUT GC PARTNERS, INC.:

GC Partners, Inc., based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a multi-unit Golden Corral franchise and restaurant development company composed of 11 Golden Corral restaurants in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. The company was founded in 1993 and specializes in real estate leasing, franchise management and restaurant management, with restaurants that consistently rank high in customer satisfaction and sales. President and CEO David Gronewoller has served as chairman of the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association’s (NCRLA) Board of Directors and received NCRLA’s Restaurateur of the Year Award in 2003. For more information, visit http://www.gcpartners.com.

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