Mail Tribune:
Perhaps no word sums up Vin Mehta’s performance as a Jack in the Box franchisee better than “exponential.” So exponential, in fact, that the Medford man now owns every Jack in the Box franchise in the state of Oregon.
In 15 years, Mehta’s holdings have gone from two Medford Jack in the Box stores to 64 in Oregon and southwest Washington. The greatest growth has come in the past two years, as he acquired 43 formerly corporate-owned locations.
In addition to his more than 2,000 employees in the restaurants, the 2009 Jack in the Box Franchisee of the Year has kept accountants, architects, contractors and permits issuers busy this year, opening new stores in Kelso, Wash., and Happy Valley with five more — Cottage Grove, Redmond, Lebanon, Newberg and White City to come.