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Flat Out Crazy secures $8M for growth

CHICAGO Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Currently operating 28 restaurants between the full-service Stir Crazy brand and the fast-casual FlatTop Grill, Flat Out Crazy said it will expand into Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Nevada, as well as continuing development in current markets throughout Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin and New York. Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

The funding includes a $3 million senior revolving credit facility by U.S. Bank and a $5 million mezzanine growth loan by The HillStreet Fund IV. Last year, Flat Out Crazy, which is owned by Cincinnati-based private-equity firm The Walnut Group, raised $4 million in equity when it acquired Stir Crazy and merged the two restaurant chains.Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

“Our new capital enables us to move forward with our expansion plans and also improve our profitability,” Matt Wilber, chief financial officer of Flat Out Crazy, said in a statement. “Vendors can now provide us larger volume-based deals resulting in significant savings that go directly to the bottom line.”Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Both Stir Crazy and Flat Top were founded in Chicago in 1995 and now garner a combined $60 million in annual corporate revenue. Flat Out Crazy is led by Frederic H. Mayerson, chairman and chief executive; Greg Carey, president and chief operating officer; and Wilber, CFO. Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Contact Sarah E. Lockyer at [email protected]. Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group, the parent company to the Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, has secured a combined $8 million in growth funding to help build 15 new restaurants by 2011, the company said Monday.

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