All Star Management

What All Star Management does

All Star Management Inc is a privately-held, founder-owned Wendy's franchisee operating 37 quick-service restaurant locations across Illinois. Its footprint spans the Chicagoland suburbs (including Joliet, Naperville, Tinley Park, Bolingbrook, and Orland Park), Kankakee County (Bradley, Bourbonnais, Kankakee, Manteno), and the Champaign-Urbana corridor, with the corporate headquarters in Bourbonnais, IL. The company was founded in 1989 by Mike Allegro, who joined Wendy's in 1982 as an hourly employee, rose to manager, became a franchisee in 1988, and now oversees approximately 1,100 employees across the network.

The business model is straightforward franchise restaurant operations: revenue is generated through direct-to-consumer food and beverage sales at physical restaurant locations via dine-in, carry-out, and drive-through channels, with menu pricing set by Wendy's brand standards at the franchise level. The company does not build proprietary technology products; its technology footprint consists of standard QSR operations systems, the Workstream hiring platform for crew and management recruitment, and an external web developer (Digital World Design) maintaining the company website. Underlying infrastructure includes employee benefits administration via Ameritas (dental), United Healthcare (medical), EyeMed (vision), and American Funds (401k).

The company's primary commercial differentiator is its internal-promotion culture, with management materials claiming over 75% of supervisor and management roles are filled from within the hourly crew, supported by on-the-job training and a "solid leadership core." The end-customer base is highly fragmented across general consumers seeking quick-service meals, with no named enterprise or B2B customers and no segment specialization beyond horizontal QSR dining. The business has no disclosed funding rounds, no acquisitions, no M&A activity, and no announced expansion outside Illinois.

Name

All Star Management

Legal name

All Star Management Inc

Website

https://allstarwendys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

All Star Management Inc is a privately-held Wendy's franchisee operating 37 quick-service restaurants across Chicagoland, Kankakee County, and Central Illinois, employing approximately 1,100 people under founder-owner Mike Allegro.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quick-Service Restaurant Operations

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Burger Fast Casual (THAFABAA)

Keywords

• Quick-service restaurants
• Fast food franchise
• Restaurant operations
• Wendy's franchisee
• Drive-through dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Bourbonnais

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Sales: Operates 37 Wendy's franchise restaurants generating revenue through food and beverage sales to consumers at physical restaurant locations in Illinois.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

All Star Management operates 37 Wendy's quick-service franchise restaurants across Chicagoland suburbs, Kankakee County, and the Champaign-Urbana area in Illinois. The company sells fast-food meals through dine-in, carry-out, and drive-through channels, while also providing hourly employment and management career opportunities to roughly 1,100 workers across its locations.

Product overview

All Star Management is a single-unit Wendy's franchisee operating a network of 37 restaurant locations across Illinois. Rather than a platform-plus-modules product architecture, the company operates a unified restaurant business focused on quick-service food operations and internal career development. The core offering is Wendy's restaurant operations management, with supporting services including employee recruitment via Workstream.us, payroll administration through internal systems, and employee benefits management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wendy's Restaurant Operations (Franchise Management) Network of 37 Wendy's fast-food restaurant locations across Illinois providing quick-service food and beverages to consumers through dine-in, carry-out, and drive-through service, with a focus on internal career advancement and employee development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 75% of supervisor and management roles are filled with internal talent

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wendy'scoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaster franchisee relationship where All Star Management operates 37 Wendy's restaurants under the Wendy's brand. The company operates under Quality Is Our Recipe, LLC licensing and follows Wendy's operational standards, brand guidelines, and food quality requirements.
• AmeritasminorOthersDental insurance provider offered as employee benefit to All Star Management staff. Enrollment forms and benefit summaries available through employee resources portal.
• United Healthcare (UHC)minorOthersMedical insurance provider offering Choice Plus, Core Plan, and HMO options to employees. Multiple plan options with varying coverage levels documented in employee benefits materials.
• EyeMedminorOthersVision insurance provider included in employee benefits package. Enrollment forms and benefit summaries accessible through employee resources.
• American FundsminorOthers401k retirement plan investment provider for employee retirement benefits. Managing Your Retirement Plan Account materials provided through employee resources.
• EnvisionminorOthersInsurance benefit provider with enrollment forms available through employee resources portal.
• Digital World DesignminorOthersWeb development company responsible for All Star Management and All Star Wendy's website design and maintenance.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Inspire Brands: Multi-brand QSR parent (Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic, Jimmy John's, Dunkin', Baskin-Robbins) owned by Roark Capital. Roark's franchise ecosystem competes for talent and development capital within the broader QSR franchisee space.
• Restaurant Brands International: Global QSR parent of Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs. A broadly comparable QSR franchise system competitor to Wendy's, providing indirect benchmarking for QSR franchise economics and brand competition.
• Wendy's Company: Parent brand and franchisor of the Wendy's system. All Star Management operates under the Wendy's master franchise; Wendy's sets menu, marketing, and royalty rates that drive All Star's unit economics and growth ceiling.

Direct peers

• Flynn Restaurant Group: Largest U.S. Wendy's franchisee and multi-brand QSR franchisee (also Taco Bell, Applebee's, Panera). The most direct multi-unit Wendy's franchisee comparable, with comparable scale, multi-state operations, and the same master franchisee economics as All Star Management.
• Yadav Enterprises: Major Wendy's franchisee operating dozens of stores, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable multi-unit franchisee competing with All Star for franchise development rights and sharing Wendy's system economics.
• Meritage Hospitality Group: Publicly traded Wendy's franchisee with ~340 Wendy's restaurants across the U.S. Closest publicly traded pure-play Wendy's franchisee comparable, providing direct benchmarks on AUV, EBITDA margins, and franchise valuation multiples.
• Sun Holdings: Large multi-unit franchisee operating hundreds of Wendy's and Burger King locations. Comparable to All Star as a regional powerhouse franchisee with similar unit economics and growth-by-acquisition strategy in the Wendy's system.
• TRG (The Restaurant Group) / Tom's King Holdings: Multi-unit Wendy's franchise operator with comparable store-count profile and similar regional density strategy. Direct competitor for franchise expansion within the Wendy's system.

Emerging players

• NPC International: Large multi-unit QSR franchisee (formerly Pizza Hut and Wendy's). Comparable as a high-unit-count QSR franchisee operator with similar franchisee economics, although recent bankruptcy and restructuring make it a more distressed comparable.
• Quality Dining (now BGB / related successors): Formerly one of the largest Chili's and Steak 'n Shake franchisees, restructured into successor entities. Comparable as a multi-unit casual/franchise restaurant operator that has navigated unit-count consolidation and franchise system transitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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