Grandy's

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logo[[Image:Grandys Logo.jpg
typePrivate subsidiary
foundation
area_servedUnited States
locationNashville, Tennessee
industryRestaurant Franchising
productsCountry style food
parentCaptain D's
homepage
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**Grandy's Country Cookin'''' (shortened to **Grandy's''') is a homestyle cooking and comfort food restaurant chain based in Nashville, Tennessee.

History

Walter E. Johnson and Rex E. Sanders had met working together as teenagers at a restaurant in Oak Cliff, Dallas. In the early 1960s, they opened a fried chicken stand on Grand Avenue, which expanded. In 1969, Host International purchased the 14 outlets to use for their expansion of Jim Dandy Fried Chicken. After launching and selling a successful chain of restaurants, the two young men created Grandy's, hoping to combine the efficiency of fast food with the ambiance of a full-service restaurant. Johnson and Sanders waited until a non-compete clause before renaming the chain to Grandy's in 1977.

Under the ownership of Saga Foods, Inc. a multi-concept restaurant firm who acquired Grandy's in 1983, Grandy's experienced its greatest growth surge, primarily in the 1980s, having at its zenith almost 200 stores. A buyout of Saga by Marriott Corporation led to a sell off of the Grandy's chain, along with other concepts owned by Saga, to American Restaurant Group. In the late 1990s, Grandy's, now over 20 years old, began to close older locations and remote markets that were underperforming. They retreated to the core markets of Texas and Oklahoma with a strong presence in southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.

The Asia Pacific operations of Grandy's was operated by MBf American Foods Ltd, incorporated in Hong Kong, in turn owned by MBf Holdings Berhad of Malaysia. Its offices were in Kuala Lumpur with a training center located in Petaling Jaya. Grandy's first Malaysian outlet was at Subang Parade, opened in December 1988. MBf American Foods planned to have 50 outlets in Malaysia opened by late 1989 and open an outlet in Jakarta, Indonesia and Singapore in April 1989.

In 2000, American Restaurant Group sold Grandy's and three other subsidiaries to Spectrum Restaurant Group.

Spectrum filed for bankruptcy twice, in 2003 and 2006 respectively. In 2006, Spectrum put Grandy's up for sale. Souper Salad acquired Grandy's in 2007. Souper Salad filed for bankruptcy in 2011.

On December 19, 2011, Grandy's was acquired by Captain D's for an undisclosed amount.

As of May 2019, Grandy's had 38 restaurants, almost half being in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. In December 2020, the original location in Lewisville, Texas closed, leaving a total of 27 restaurants. By October 2021, that number had fallen to 24, franchised across six states. As of April 2024, the company operates 23 locations in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. A location opened in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 2020 but closed 6 months later.

References

References

  1. (September 1984). "Grandy's Partners Still Rolling in the Dough".
  2. (May 5, 1983). "Saga Plans to Buy Grandy's of Dallas". The New York Times.
  3. (February 5, 1987). "Newport Beach Firm Acquires Restaurant Chains from Marriott".
  4. (12 December 1988). "MBf to open 50 Grandy's outlets in M'sia by next year". Business Times (Singapore).
  5. (May 10, 2000). "American Restaurant Group to Sell 4 Units to Cut Debt".
  6. [http://www.restaurantfacilitybusiness.com/the-latest-news/212-souper-salad-and-grandys-sold-to-captain-ds-lnc-ventures-restaurant-news.html Souper Salad and Grandy’s Sold to Captain D’s, LNC Ventures] {{webarchive. link. (2012-08-30)
  7. (August 30, 2006). "Troubled Spectrum Files for Chapter 11".
  8. "Souper Salad buys Grandy's".
  9. "Souper Salad files for bankruptcy protection".
  10. "Grandys - Restaurant Locations".
  11. "Grandy's has closed, won't reopen".

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