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M&A activity heats up for franchise operatorsM&A activity heats up for franchise operators

The sale of 13 KFC units in Oklahoma marks the latest in an ongoing series of multi-brand acquisitions

Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

January 21, 2022

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With franchise operators seeing opportunities for consolidation, a growing number of restaurant locations are changing hands.

Tulsa, Okla.-based Schoenhofer Enterprises, for example, recently announced the sale of 13 KFC franchise locations in Oklahoma to SC Food Group LLC. The buyer is owned by multiconcept operator MBN Brands, which also owns and operates Jimmy John’s, Burger King, IHOP and Little Caesars restaurants.

Denis Schoenhofer, a third-generation franchisee whose family has operated KFC restaurants since Col. Sanders’ early days, said the company is focused on growth in new and existing markets. The Schoenhofers will continue to operate 23 KFCs in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and two cities in Oklahoma: Bixby and Durant.

This sale is among several announced in recent months, though none disclosed terms. Here are a few examples of franchised restaurants changing partners.

About the Author

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

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@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

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