Zuul Kitchens acquired Ontray, a food-ordering system, in January.

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Fast-casual salad chain Chopt purchased Dos Toros Taqueria in January, creating a new parent company with the investment of L Catterton, The Founders Table.

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BBQ Holdings bought Granite City Food & Brewery in the brand’s assets sale after the company declared bankruptcy. Landry’s bought three units of Cadillac Ranch in the sale as well.

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Landry’s made a $50 million bid to acquire The Palm restaurants out of bankruptcy.

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Engage Brands of Rohan Capital Group acquired Boston Market from Sun Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount in April.

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Krystal found a buyer in Fortress Investment Group, which will buy it out of bankruptcy for $27 million.

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Grubhub was acquired by Just Eat Takeaway in June for an all-stock deal valued at $7.3 billion.

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Bravo Cucina and Brio Tuscan Grille restaurants, which declared bankruptcy in April, were bought by Earl Enterprises in June.

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Le Pain Quotidien, which also declared bankruptcy earlier this year, was acquired by Aurify Brands LLC for $3 million. The brand has plans to reopen 40 units around mid-July.

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In November, Aurify Brands went on to acquire NYC-based Maison Kayser after it declared bankruptcy with plans to turn the units into Le Pain Quotidien units.

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Fast-casual brand BurgerFi was acquired by OPES Acquisition in a deal that’s expected to close in October, and announced a $100 million plan to go public.

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BurgerFi announced its public offering would go live on Dec. 17 after shareholders approved the acquisition in December.

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Uber Technologies, parent to UberEats, purchased Postmates, a rival delivery service, for $2.65 billion in July after being snubbed by Grubhub earlier in the year.

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The deal was finalized in December.

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Hargett Hunter led bidding in Trudy’s bankruptcy auction.

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The sale went through for some units.

One unit in Dripping Springs, Texas that had been closed since 2019 was not part of the auction was purchased by Daryl Kunik, owner of Central Austin Management Group and co-owner of the sushi restaurant Uchi, who bought the restaurant for $4.1 million.

MOD Pizza acquired 13 franchised locations in North Carolina.

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Sortis Holdings bought Bamboo Sushi parent Sustainable Restaurant Holdings in bankruptcy deal.

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FAT Brands announced plan to acquire Johnny Rockets for $25 million.

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The deal was completed in September.

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Golden Gate Capital sold Red Lobster Seafood Co. to group led by Thai Union.

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe sold to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

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Quality Restaurant Group bought 62 Sonic Drive-In Restaurants in Alabama and Florida.

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BarFly Ventures’ HopCat bought out of bankruptcy by Congruent Investment Partners and Main Street Capital.

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Corner Bakery Cafe sold to Boston Market owner Pandya.

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Inspire Brands bought Dunkin' Brands for $11.3 billion.

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The deal was completed in December.

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Sun Capital Partners-owned FIC Restaurants sold Friendly’s in bankruptcy asset sale.

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Thompson Hospitality acquired Matchbox in bankruptcy deal.

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Goldman Sachs took ‘significant stake’ in Zaxby's.

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Torchy’s Tacos sold $400 million stake to new investors.

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Tasty Restaurant Group added 37 Pizza Hut locations to portfolio.

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FAT Brands agreed to merge with controlling shareholder Fog Cutter Capital.

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