New Creative and Collaborative Work Environment Reflects Company’s Vision of the Future
Front Burner, a franchise management company for the premier fondue restaurant franchise, The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., has moved its headquarters to a new Tampa location. The new office, located at 7886 Woodland Center Blvd., promotes an open, progressive environment for Front Burner’s staff while furthering the company’s overall business strategy. In addition, the company has introduced several new working environment initiatives to promote job satisfaction.
In an effort to cater to an ever-growing millennial workforce, the new office headquarters features an open, team-driven work environment that encourages collaboration and creative brainstorm sessions. The conference and training rooms, as well as reception area have movable glass walls that create a transparent, versatile and transformable workspace complete with bean bag chairs and yoga balls for its team members. As part of Front Burner’s unique corporate culture, the new headquarters is promoting a fun, healthy lifestyle by incorporating elements such as a hydration station, rock climbing wall, pool table, indoor swing, corn hole and shuffle board games.
“We’re creating a work setting that keeps the creative juices flowing; a place that inspires ideation and collaboration,” said Front Burner Chief Executive Officer, Bob Johnston. “Our team members are very important to us, and we want to give them the opportunity to thrive in a space that fittingly represents the culture, vision and values of our company.”
To further cultivate a work environment poised for continued growth, Front Burner will leverage more than 30 years of business and franchise experience, as well as its extensive network of resources, by offering business management support and consulting services to franchised and small businesses across various industries.
“We want to share the valuable lessons we’ve learned in franchising and business consulting over the past three decades with other concepts and small businesses to help them achieve even greater success,” added Johnston. “With our new office space, it’s the perfect time to expand our services and give other companies access to our experienced team and multitude of resources.”
The new office is situated in an office park complete with ample trails and wooded areas for bike rides and a place where outdoor meetings can be held. The property includes an alfresco space known as the “Back Burner,” and also affectionately referred to as the “biergarten,” for regular employee gatherings and teambuilding events. In addition to a relaxed dress code and telework opportunities, other employee perks include “Toto Tuesdays” – a day when employees can bring their dogs to work – and “Wordless Wednesdays” – a full morning of silence with limited verbal or digital communication between management and employees to encourage productivity.
The news of the company’s new office, companywide initiatives and expanded services comes on the heels of Front Burner’s recent recognition for being named one of of Tampa Bay Business Journal‘s (TBBJ) 2016 Best Places to Work. The company was also named as a finalist for TBBJ’s 2016 Coolest Office Spaces. For more information on Front Burner, visit www.frontburnerbrands.com.
Front Burner is a franchise management company headquartered in Tampa, Fla. It is affiliated with the corporate owners of and its management services extended to The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., founded in 1975 with 125 restaurants in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and 10 locations currently in development internationally. For more information, visit http://www.frontburnerbrands.com.
