WOWorks Acquires Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Zoup! Eatery

WOWorks (Saladworks' Parent) Acquires Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and Frutta Bowls

December 22, 2020

Restaurants & Hospitality

The parent company of Saladworks — newly organized as WOWorks and fully owned by Centre Lane Partners — has acquired Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and Frutta Bowls and consolidated the brands under the WOWorks holding company. Saladworks' operations team will manage the two concepts to drive growth and scale, with Garbanzo CEO James Park remaining on as a special advisor.

WOWorks (Centre Lane) Acquires The Simple Greek

March 11, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

WOWorks, the multi-brand parent company owned by Centre Lane Partners, has acquired The Simple Greek, a 24-unit fast-casual Greek restaurant franchise founded by Marcus Lemonis. The acquisition adds The Simple Greek to WOWorks' portfolio alongside Saladworks, Frutta Bowls and Garbanzo, supporting the platform's growth and non-traditional channel expansion.

Chopt Acquires Dos Toros Taqueria; L Catterton Backs New Founders Table Restaurant Group

January 23, 2020

Restaurants & Hospitality

Fast-casual salad chain Chopt has purchased burrito chain Dos Toros Taqueria in a deal funded by private equity firm L Catterton. The two brands will sit under a new parent, Founders Table Restaurant Group (led by Chopt CEO Nick Marsh), remain separate customer-facing concepts and will roll out a shared loyalty program; financial terms were not disclosed.

Sabrosura Foods Acquires Pancho's Mexican Foods

November 16, 2021

Food & Beverage

Sabrosura Foods, a Bloomington, Minnesota-based marketer of Hispanic food brands and a portfolio company of Centre Partners, has acquired Pancho's Mexican Foods, the Memphis-origin refrigerated queso dip brand founded in 1956. The add-on expands Sabrosura's snacking and Hispanic cheese portfolio and aims to broaden Pancho's nationwide distribution across mass, club and grocery channels; terms were not disclosed.

Wonder Acquires Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com

November 13, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Wonder, the delivery-first food hall and mealtime platform founded by Marc Lore, will acquire Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com for an enterprise value of $650 million (including $500 million of senior notes and $150 million cash). The acquisition will integrate Grubhub’s large marketplace and logistics network into Wonder’s app to accelerate Wonder’s ‘super app for mealtime’ strategy; the deal is expected to close in Q1 2025 and Jefferies served as Wonder’s financial advisor.

Foodtastic Acquires Quesada Burritos & Tacos

December 2, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Foodtastic Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Quesada Burritos & Tacos, a fast-growing Canadian quick-service restaurant brand. The acquisition adds Quesada's +175 restaurants to Foodtastic's portfolio and Foodtastic plans to open about 50 new Quesada locations over the next 36 months.