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Roark Capital, the personal fairness agency that is been shopping for up established franchises, acquired Dave’s Sizzling Rooster in a $1 billion deal that may gasoline the hen chain’s restaurant enlargement.
Dave’s Sizzling Rooster mentioned the funding from Roark will assist the corporate because it enters its subsequent section of development across the globe because it plans to open greater than 155 areas this 12 months.
The corporate at the moment has over 300 areas, nevertheless it expects that determine to surpass 400 by the top of the 12 months.
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The corporate was based by three childhood associates in 2017. With solely $900, the trio launched Dave’s Sizzling Rooster in a car parking zone utilizing transportable fryers and folding tables. Shortly after, they opened their first brick-and-mortar restaurant.
A shot of Dave’s Sizzling Rooster sandwiches. (Dave’s Sizzling Rooster)
In 2019, they struck a take care of Wetzel’s Pretzels’ former CEO Invoice Phelps to start franchising the Dave’s Sizzling Rooster idea.
The corporate has offered the rights to greater than 1,000 franchise areas within the U.S., Center East and Canada.
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“This is without doubt one of the nice entrepreneurial journeys of our time, and now we start the following chapter within the story,” mentioned Phelps, now Dave’s Sizzling Rooster’s CEO.
A view of a Dave’s Sizzling Rooster restaurant on February 26, 2025 in Rosemead, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Atlanta-based Roark, with $40 billion in property below administration, already has a foothold within the restaurant area after buying Arby’s and Culver’s, adopted by Subway in 2024. It additionally invests in GoTo Meals and American fast-food restaurant franchise firm Encourage Manufacturers.
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Encourage Manufacturers is the guardian firm of Arby’s, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, Sonic and Buffalo Wild Wings. GoTo Meals owns Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon and Jamba.