After Roark Capital’s $9.7 billion winning bid for the sandwich chain, Neal Aronson faces his biggest fast-food challenge yet. Count Greg Flynn, the country’s largest restaurant franchisee, as ...

One day back in 2007, Neal Aronson picked up the phone and called Mike Hislop, chief executive of Corner Bakery Cafe. Aronson, an Atlanta private equity manager, wanted to introduce himself and ...