Denny's Acquisition & Valuation

First Watch Restaurant Group Inc is a daytime restaurant concept serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch, and lunch using fresh ingredients. The company generates revenues from Restaurant sales and Franchise revenues. It generates maximum revenue from Restaurant sales.

Young & Co's Brewery PLC operate premium pubs and pubs with rooms. The group is organised into one reporting segment. The company generates revenue entirely from the UK.

Meiwei Buyongdeng is a provider of smart food service solutions in China. It delivers B2B SaaS tools and consumer apps addressing restaurant efficiency, management, marketing, costs, and dining experiences. The company connects restaurants with consumers via a nationwide sales network, headquartered in China with operations spanning major cities.

Blank Street is a Brooklyn-founded coffee chain started in 2020 by Vinay Menda and Issam Freiha, who began by selling coffee from an electric-powered cart. The company operates small-format stores across the US and UK offering coffee, matcha, snacks, and ice cream at prices below large chains such as Starbucks and Dunkin'. Blank Street has grown to more than 100 locations, using high-tech espresso equipment and mobile ordering to keep store footprints and staffing costs low.

Papa John's is one of the largest players in the global QSR, or quick-service restaurant, pizza market, boasting more than 6,000 restaurants across nearly 50 countries at the end of 2024. The firm operates a predominantly franchised system, owning 9% of its restaurants and generating revenue from franchise royalties, sales of pizza and related products at its company-owned stores, and sales from its commissary supply chain. The firm is the fourth-largest limited-service pizza chain globally and third in the US (Euromonitor International), with a sizable presence in the UK, China, South Korea, and Chile.

Home Original Chicken is a fast-food chain operating more than 240 restaurants across Anhui province in China. The company specializes in original-style fried chicken dishes, alongside rice bowls, noodles, and beverages tailored to local tastes. Headquartered in Hefei, it focuses on quick-service outlets in urban and suburban locations, emphasizing affordable meals and efficient operations to capture the regional quick-service restaurant market.

Cannae Holdings Inc is a holding company that manages and operates a group of companies and investments. The company's reportable segments are Restaurant Group, Dun & Bradstreet, Alight, BKFC, Corporate and Other. Majority of the company's revenue is generated from its Restaurant Group segment which represents the operations of O'Charley's and Ninety Nine Restaurants.

Collins Foods is an operator of quick service restaurants, or QSRs. It franchises restaurant brands from US-listed Yum Brands, including KFC in Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands. Revenue and earnings are largely generated in Australia, where Collins is the largest KFC franchisee. Earnings growth is underpinned by its store network expansion, both new restaurants and acquisitions of existing sites. Competitive pricing is key to maintaining share in the QSR market, and the company has generally increased at or below consumer price index growth.

Amrest Holdings SE operates restaurants under several brand names, both owned and franchised, in Poland, Spain, the Czech Republic, and several other countries. In the Quick Service category, it operates KFC and Burger King; the Fast Casual Restaurants category is represented by Pizza Hut Delivery and Express, Bacoa and Sushi Shop; the Casual Dining category, is represented by La Tagliatella, Blue Frog, and Pizza Hut Dine-in and the Coffee category is by Starbucks. The company's operating segments include; Central and Eastern Europe which generates key revenue, Western Europe, China, and Others.

Bloomin Brands Inc operates as a casual dining restaurant company. The company's brand includes Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar. The company owns and operates its restaurants, and the remainder is franchised. It derives revenue mainly from the United States, but the company has a presence in Brazil and South Korea with company-owned Outbacks and Carrabba's. In addition, it also has exposure to several countries, predominantly in Asia, principally through franchising. The Company aggregates its operating segments into two reportable segments, U.S. and international. The U.S. segment includes all restaurants operating in the U.S., while restaurants operating outside the U.S. are included in the international segment.

Elior Group SA operates in the contracted food and support services industry. Its business is divided into Contract Catering and Services. It provides catering services to Business and Industry Market, Education Market, Healthcare and Welfare Industry Market. In Services, Company provide Cleaning and Energy Services to Business and Industries. Also include Solutions to aeronautics sector, HR & temporary staffing solutions, Urban area solutions. It has developed and promoted brands such as Elior, Elior services, Areas, Gemeaz, Serunion, etc. The firm mainly operates in France, Italy, the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom, with maximum revenue from France.

Super Hi International Holding Ltd is an investment holding company and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in restaurant operations, delivery business, and sales of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients located in the overseas market outside Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Its mission is to become a world-wide integrated restaurant group, build the world's Chinese cuisine brand, and promote Chinese culinary heritage world-wide.

EatClub Brands is a Mumbai-headquartered cloud kitchen operator with over 150 locations in India. It offers virtual brands such as MOJO Pizza, BOX8, Itminaan Biryani, Globo Ice Creams, NH1 Bowls, ZAZA 21 Spice Biryani, LeanCrust Pizza, and Mealful Wraps. Delivery covers Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi-NCR, and Hyderabad via app and third-party integrations.

MTY Food Group Inc is a franchisor in the quick service and casual dining food industry. Its activities consist of franchising and operating corporate-owned locations as well as the sale of retail products under a multitude of banners. The company's operating segment is based on geographical regions namely Canada; and US & International, which earns maximum revenue. The company brands include Cafe Depot, Country Style, Croissant Plus, Cultures, Extremepita, Fabrika, Jus Jugo Juice, Koya Japan, ManchuWok, Muffin plus, Valentine, Van Houtte, Shushiman and others.

DPC Dash Ltd is involved in operating a food and beverage business in china. The company has adapted and built upon the Domino's business model by localizing its key features for China, and its consumers and focused on serving handcrafted, quality pizza at a competitive price, with easy ordering access and efficient delivery, enhanced by technological innovations. The majority of revenue is derived from China.