Sequim Black Bear Diner’s sales growth the best in franchise so far in ‘17

Sequim’s Black Bear Diner’s Assistant General Manager Bill Carmichael General Manager Linda Donaghay say the Sequim franchise has the largest annual sales growth since 2016. At 11 percent, the store’s sales growth is the most in the company, Donaghay said. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Sequim’s Black Bear Diner’s Assistant General Manager Bill Carmichael General Manager Linda Donaghay say the Sequim franchise has the largest annual sales growth since 2016. At 11 percent, the store’s sales growth is the most in the company, Donaghay said. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Matthew Nash – Wed Oct 18th, 2017 1:30am

The wooden bears towering over customers at Sequim’s Black Bear Diner, 1471 E. Washington St., may be big, but apparently so is business.

Managers for the breakfast, lunch and dinner eatery, which opened in July 2012 adjacent to Sequim Holiday Inn Express & Convention Center, say sales growth for the Sequim franchise is currently at 11 percent over 2016, which is No. 1 in the company.

“Our annual growth is normally around 3-4 percent,” said General Manager Linda Donaghay. “This year was booming.”

Read the entire Sequim Gazette article HERE: https://www.sequimgazette.com/business/sequim-black-bear-diners-sales-growth-the-best-in-franchise-so-far-in-17/