A 7-Eleven store in Orlando is the 100th in the state to convert from corporate-owned to a franchised operation.
The 3,000-square-foot convenience store at 3911 McCoy Road near Conway Road, which also has a gasoline station, will now be owned by franchisee Ermal Metollari, a former store manager for five years.
Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. announced plans in 2007 to convert 100 existing locations in the state to franchised operations. Store managers were invited to apply for those franchises before the offer went public.
More than 40 7-Eleven stores in the Orlando market are now franchised, with about another 140 owned by the company.
Between eight to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the state are being converted into franchise operations each month and plans to have most of the conversions nationwide completed by 2012, according to a news release.
