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The company was renamed Carlson Companies, Inc., in 1973. [3] In 1975, Carlson ventured into the restaurant business by acquiring an interest in TGI Fridays, taking full ownership in 1989. [8] It also purchased Country Kitchen, a chain of family-style restaurants in 1977, [9] selling the brand in 1997. [10]
TGI Fridays Franchisor, LLC, doing business as TGI Fridays, [a] is an American casual dining restaurant chain focusing primarily on American cuisine. [8] The restaurant's name stands for "Thank God It's Friday". [9] TGI Fridays operates over 600 locations in 55 countries, [2] [3] including 124 in the United States. [4]
TGI Friday's quietly closed dozens of restaurant locations last week as the chain reportedly prepares to file for bankruptcy protection.. The company's store locater currently lists 164 locations ...
The company had more than 270 locations worldwide before the closures. Now, there are a little more than 160 TGI Fridays locations across the country and internationally that are currently open ...
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Parent company First store location Founded Locations worldwide Employees ... TGI Fridays: American: Carlson Companies: New York, New York: 1965: 870: 25,000: Tim ...
Prior to the closures, TGI Fridays had about 270 US locations — a footprint that has dwindled in recent years. About 80% of “total impacted employees” were offered transfer opportunities ...
Nearly 50 locations of TGI Fridays abruptly closed within the past week, an ominous sign for the chain as a reported bankruptcy looms. According to TGI Fridays’ store locator, the chain has 164 ...