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| 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]
- ^ "TGI Fridays trims staff, shifts corporate office from Carrollton to 'fun' space in Dallas". March 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Franchise Opportunities". TFI Fridays. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "TGI Fridays announces chief executive officer transition" (PDF). TGI Fridays. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "TGI Fridays Restaurant Locations". locations.tgifridays.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Ray Blanchette has another new job—this time as TGI Fridays CEO".
- ^ "TGI Fridays Restaurant & Bar". www.tgifridays.com.
- ^ "Sentinel in talks to sell TGI Fridays's stake". PE Hub. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ TGI Fridays Restaurants Timeline Archived January 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
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