Paul Tran Helped to Bring the Halal Guys to Southern California

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • March 18, 2016
Meet Paul Tran, a man with two titles and two different jobs at two different companies. He’s senior director of development at Fransmart, a franchise-development firm that has helped to thrust brands such as Five Guys into the national spotlight....
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