TGI Fridays | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Casual dining |
Founded | March 15, 1965 New York City, U.S. |
Founder | Alan Stillman and Daniel R. Scoggin |
Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1] |
Number of locations | 600+ (as of June 2023)[2][3] 233 (U.S. as of 2024)[4] |
Area served | Worldwide (except for Sub-Saharan Africa) |
Key people | Ray Blanchette (CEO)[5] |
Products | Steaks, chicken, seafood, pasta, burgers, sandwiches, salads[6] |
Revenue | $2 billion (2021) |
Owner | TriArtisan Capital Advisors |
Number of employees | 11,000 (2021) |
Website | tgifridays |
TGI Fridays Franchisor, LLC, doing business as TGI Fridays,[a] is an American restaurant chain focusing on primarily American cuisine and casual dining.[7] The restaurant's founder said the name stood for "Thank God It's Friday", although as of 2010[update] some television commercials for the chain have also made use of the phrase, "Thank Goodness It's Friday".[8] TGI Fridays operates over 600 locations in 55 countries,[2][3] including 233 in the United States.[4]
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