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Huddle House
Huddle House logo, 2024
Company type	Private
Industry	Restaurant
Founded	April 1964; 60 years ago (1964-04)
Founder	John Sparks
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Key people	James O'Reilly CEO Blain Shortreed President Steve Roach CTO
Products	food service, waffles, breakfast, lunch, dinner, catering
Owner	Ascent Hospitality Management^[1]
Subsidiaries	Perkins Restaurant and Bakery (2019–2020)
Website	huddlehouse.com

Huddle House, Inc. is an American casual dining restaurant chain. As of April 2024, the company operates 272 locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.^[2]^[3]

History

The chain was started in April 1964 in Decatur, Georgia by John Sparks, with the goal of providing a 24-hour eatery. It is named after the act of huddling in football. The original Huddle House in Decatur was established to give fans a place to eat after "the big game" on Friday nights.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Allied Capital acquired Huddle House for $124.1 million.^[4]

In 2009, Ares Capital acquired Allied Capital.^[5]

In April 2012, Ares sold Huddle House to Sentinel Capital Partners.^[6]

In February 2018, Sentinel Capital Partners sold Huddle House to Elysium Management for an undisclosed amount.^[7]^[8]

On September 12, 2019, it was announced that Huddle House will acquire Perkins Restaurant and Bakery.^[9]

In May 2020, the ownership of Huddle House was transferred to Ascent Hospitality Management,^[10] a multi-brand holding company created by Elysium Management.^[11]

Geography

Huddle House has locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.^[3]

References

^ "Huddle House Brand". Huddle House. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ Ruggless, Ron (February 2, 2019). "Huddle House warns of possible data breach". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "All Huddle House Locations In The United States". Huddle House. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ "Allied Capital puts $124M into Huddle House buyout". Atlanta Business Chronicle. December 21, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^ Kingsbury, Kevin; Checkler, Joseph (October 28, 2009). "Ares Capital Buys Allied in Consolidation Push". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ Brandau, Mark (April 3, 2012). "Huddle House acquired by Sentinel Capital". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^ Maze, Jonathan. "Elysium Management buys Huddle House". Restaurant Business. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ Veneziale, Marcella (February 1, 2018). "Sentinel Capital Partners sells Huddle House". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^ Ruggless, Ron (September 12, 2019). "Huddle House agrees to buy Perkins". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "Huddle House". Wayback Machine. May 12, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
^ Littman, Julie (September 13, 2023). "How Ascent Hospitality reinvigorated franchising at Perkins, Huddle House". Restaurant Dive. Retrieved October 30, 2024.

External links

Official website

History

Geography

References

External links

See also