Team Member Auntie Anne's Pretzels Saginaw

HISTORY

Dr. Valerie Daniels-Carter is the trail blazing co-founder and Chief executive Officer of V&J Holding Companies. In 1982, Valerie Daniels Carter and her brother, John Daniels, Jr. opened its single Burger King restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Today V&J Holding Companies, Inc. is the nation’s largest African American owned restaurant franchise and one of the top 10 employers as reported by Black Enterprise Magazine, year after year. V&J owns and operates a network of Auntie Anne’s, MyYoMy, Cinnabon and Coffee Beanery restaurants located throughout North America: in addition, a print shop and construction company with a proven record of success in urban, rural, and suburban markets alike.

Mission And Vision

Our mission & vision is to follow our YATSE Service Standards.

YATSE is our motto, and we will be the leader by which others are measured.

You Are the Standard of Excellence

Core Values

There are many reasons for V&J’s success “our core values are:

• Strong management
• Great leadership
• Christian values
• Efficient operations
• Extensive restaurant experience
• The ability to find and reward talented team members.