Jim Evers, president of 1-800-DryClean, announced that Scott and Tina Thomas were awarded a franchise serving Rocklin and Roseville, California, north of Sacramento.

�What makes this interesting is that Scott was a FedEx driver. I bet most people don�t know that FedEx drivers are independent contractors. They own their own routes and typically lease their vans,� said Evers. �Scott came to us because he wanted more growth opportunity.�

�I was stagnant at FedEx, making as much as I was going to make,� said Thomas. �I�m very comfortable with the customer service, and the pick up and delivery features of 1-800-DryClean. And most important, with 1-800-DryClean I�m building equity in my own business and if I ever want to sell it, there�s potential for a nice return on my investment. This was an easy decision.�

Prior to FedEx, Scott worked in customer service in the technology industry. Tina spent more than 15 years in the hotel/hospitality field as a trainer and a general manager.

1-800-Dryclean, a member of the Service Brands family of service franchises, is ranked among Entrepreneur magazine�s Franchise 500. There are more than 110, 1-800-DryClean franchises across the United States.

�My only regret is that I didn�t find this franchise sooner,� said Thomas. �I�d recommend it for any FedEx driver and for that matter, any route salesman.�

Service Brands International based in Ann Arbor, is a multi-brand franchisor offering a variety of home-services franchise concepts ideally positioned for today�s active consumers.