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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
The 2 Chain Restaurants Texas Roadhouse Owns
Popular chain steakhouse Texas Roadhouse is known for its steak dinners and signature seasonings, but you may not know that it owns two other restaurant chains, Jaggers and Bubba's 33. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. is the owner of the famed titular steakhouse and parent company to its other two brands. Bubba's 33 is a sports-themed family restaurant that serves typical American fare such as hamburgers, pizza, and wings. The standard sports bar-type atmosphere and food are a far cry from Texas Roadhouse's Western theme. Jaggers serves similar food to Bubba's, though it's focused more on burgers, chicken, and salads, and has more of a fast-casual setup focused on speed and efficiency. Yet, for all those differences, there's some key shared details: both Jaggers and Bubba's 33 were founded by Kent Taylor, the same man who created Texas Roadhouse. All three restaurant chains have enjoyed success thus far, with Texas Roadhouse alone featuring nearly 800 locations in 49 U.S. states and 10 nations. As of writing, Bubba's 33 has 49 total locations in 15 states, and Jaggers boasts 20 locations across seven states and at least one restaurant in South Korea. It's no surprise that Texas Roadhouse is the biggest of the three, given that it's the company's main focus and has been in business since 1993, decades before the 2013 debut of Bubba's 33 and Jaggers' entrance onto the restaurant scene in 2014. Read more: The Fast Food Chains That Use Fresh Never Frozen Burgers Texas Roadhouse Is Expanding Its Other Brands Texas Roadhouse executives have been very pleased with both Bubba's 31 and Jaggers' success and are looking to further expand both restaurants. In Q1 of 2024, Bubba's pulled in average weekly sales of $120,000. As CEO Jerry Morgan told Nation's Restaurant News that year, it has "a growing pipeline for the coming years." Between Texas Roadhouse and Bubba's, 30 new locations are scheduled to open in 2025. While it's unclear exactly how many of these locations will be Bubba's 31-branded, the future looks promising for the restaurant nonetheless. Similarly, Jaggers is expected to open additional locations in 2025, including three franchise partners and additional international locations. Jaggers' growth has been slower than Bubba's or Texas Roadhouse due to its focus on fast dining and the company's efforts to establish itself in a relatively new-to-them industry. What all this expansion means for Texas Roadhouse itself is unclear. Still, company leadership has expressed confidence, while the current and projected numbers are hard to ignore. Given that Texas Roadhouse recently dethroned Olive Garden, it surely seems wise to continue the support of the company's biggest money-maker while also working on the two subsidiary brands. Read the original article on Foodie. Solve the daily Crossword
Telegraph
12-07-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Revealed: The war over Britain's fried chicken future
A fried chicken war has broken out in the UK after two American restaurant chains hired private detectives and lawyers to fight over Britain's fast food future. Legal papers seen by The Telegraph reveal a bizarre battle in which lawyers grappled with the popularity of 'Southern comfort food' and even asked whether 'James Bond could become obsessed with Nashville hot chicken'. The bewildering dispute was triggered by a 'cult' American fast food chain's recent expansion into the UK to meet the nation's growing appetite for fatty foods. And it has culminated in allegations that a former vice president of a rival spicy chicken shop posed as a free speech campaigner to try to 'disrupt' his competitor's UK expansion. Dave's Hot Chicken, which boasts A-list celebrity investors including actor Samuel L Jackson and rapper Drake, opened its first UK restaurant in London last December and is planning to roll-out 60 more outlets. The deep fried chicken company, set up in 2017 in Los Angeles by four childhood friends, has amassed 5 million followers on TikTok and Instagram, and now has 250 restaurants worldwide. But, shortly after it launched its flagship store in London's West End, it instructed lawyers to take action to block a spoof UK website set up to mock the 'cultural hype' surrounding the 'ludicrous' plan to encourage British people to adopt Nashville-style fried food. However, a 'cease and desist' letter was ignored by the secret owner of the parody website, A complaint was then lodged with Nominet, the watchdog that oversees UK domain names, which claimed the mock site, registered in 2022, was identical to the Dave's Hot Chicken trade mark and would lead to confusion for customers seeking spicy sustenance. In response, Nazim Gomri, a Los Angeles man, submitted legal papers explaining how he was a 'fan of food culture' and bought the website legally and in good faith as a 'parody or satirical commentary inspired by the Dave's Hot Chicken phenomenon'. He claimed he wanted to 'humorously critique… the ludicrous context of [the] British adoption of Southern comfort food' and had no intention of competing with the company. He added: 'At the time, the idea that such a uniquely American brand and food type would ever exist in the UK was ludicrous and humorous.' His lawyers were at pains to stress that Mr Gomri was a 'private individual with no business in the fast food industry, and he has no affiliation with Dave's Hot Chicken or any competitor'. Instead, Mr Gomri was exercising his 'free speech' and 'imagining this very red-blooded American concept with a British twist – a la James Bond becomes obsessed with Nashville Hot Chicken, of all things'. However, lawyers for Dave's Hot Chicken, which will unveil a Birmingham store next week followed by one in Manchester in August, filed papers claiming Mr Gomri's claims were a 'complete fabrication', pointing out how there were 'numerous examples of American fast food chains [which] already exist and in many cases have become household names in the UK'. More importantly, they submitted a 'private investigator's report' which included 'evidence' from Mr Gomri's 'own LinkedIn account' claiming he was 'from 2019 to 2023, including at the time of registration of the domain name, a vice president of Al's Hot Chicken, a direct competitor' to Dave's Hot Chicken in Los Angeles. The report adds how Mr Gomri describes himself on the business networking site as an 'expert in franchising' and had been involved in 'enterprise business development and international relations which included global client management and expansion' having 'forged relationships with over 50 top tier enterprise clients [including] McDonalds, Taco Bell, Arby's. Pizza Hut, Little Caesar's and many more'. The lawyers concluded that Mr Gomri had wanted to 'disrupt' its clients 'business interests'. The Nominet ruling concluded Mr Gomri's 'supposed motive of parody did not ring true'. It added: 'The idea that it is somehow ludicrous to imagine such a uniquely American brand and food type being exported to the UK does not stand up to much inspection in the light of many other American food brands having made that journey.' Mr Gomri, it said, 'has been found out' and that the claims he 'was a vice president of a direct competitor of the complainant's at the time of registration of the domain name, and that he seems to have been an expert in engaging in exactly the kind of activity with other fast food operators that he purportedly wanted to parody, puts a very different complexion on the matter'. Nominet concluded Mr Gomri was left 'without a leg to stand on' and he had no answer to the claim the website was 'prejudicial' to the rights of Dave's Hot Chicken brand. Diners at the London store on Shaftesbury Avenue last night joked about the ruling, claiming that a fried-chicken loving James Bond could adopted such catchphrases as 'live and let fry' or seen Goldfinger remark 'no Mr Bond, I expect you to fry!'
Washington Post
03-07-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Denny's and Waffle House remove egg surcharges as prices fall
Denny's and Waffle House have removed surcharges that the two restaurant chains added to their menus when U.S. egg prices spiked earlier in the year. Denny's confirmed Thursday that it eliminated its egg surcharge on May 21. Waffle House said Wednesday on social media that it canceled its surcharge on June 2.
Wall Street Journal
20-06-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Darden Restaurants Sales Rise, Earnings Decline Slightly
Darden Restaurants DRI -0.90%decrease; red down pointing triangle posted slightly better-than-expected sales while earnings edged down a touch in its latest quarter. The owner of Olive Garden and other restaurant chains on Friday reported earnings of $303.8 million, or $2.58 a share, for the fourth quarter ended May 25, compared with $308.1 million, or $2.57 a share, in the prior-year period.
