Restaurants & Hospitality Acquisitions in Louisiana

FranchiCzar has acquired upscale paint-and-sip franchise Pinot's Palette, bringing the combined portfolio to over 100 franchise locations across the United States and Canada. Founders Craig Ceccanti, Charles Willis and Beth Willis have handed the brand to FranchiCzar leadership, with Shauna Garner named brand president and David Graham serving as CEO to drive further growth.

Smalls Sliders, a fast-casual slider drive-thru concept with four open locations and a pipeline of 40+ restaurants across Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, received an equity investment from 10 Point Capital. The capital will support franchise acceleration using 10 Point Capital’s Franchise Acceleration Plan as Smalls prepares for national expansion.

Executive Decisions Group Inc. (EDGI) acquired The Lost Cajun Enterprises, including the Slidell, LA corporate location and The Lost Cajun Spice Company, in a deal that closed April 15, 2022. The acquisition—managed by Summa Franchise Consulting—marks EDGI's first direct restaurant franchisor acquisition and is intended to grow the franchise system and expand the brand's geographic footprint.

Krispy Krunchy Chicken received a strategic growth investment from private equity firm Main Post Partners to support the branded convenience-store foodservice program’s next phase of growth. The investment will help scale the Krispy Krunchy brand, expand awareness and further develop its multi-location, store-in-store franchise/licensing footprint across the U.S.

10 Point Capital has made a growth equity investment in Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux to accelerate the restaurant chain's national expansion. The investment will fund an aggressive rollout — Walk-On's plans to open roughly 150 new locations over the next five years — though terms were not disclosed.