Financing

JAB Holdings’ active history in the restaurant industry

The European investment firm has been buying up restaurants since 2012. In recent years, the company has taken some of its companies public, sold others, and merged existing holdings.

Few companies have been as active in the restaurant industry over the past decade as JAB Holdings. The Luxembourg-based investment firm first acquired a number of restaurant chains—not to mention companies like Keurig Green Mountain—often at extreme valuations.

More recently, however, the company has been seemingly in exit mode, taking multiple companies private, selling others and more recently merging three big holdings in Panera Bread, Caribou and Einstein Bros. Here’s a look at the company’s active past decade.

Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

Multimedia

Exclusive Content

Financing

For Starbucks, 2 years of change hasn't yielded promised results

The Bottom Line: The coffee shop giant’s sales struggles worsened earlier this year, despite a flurry of efforts to improve operations and employee satisfaction.

Food

Nando's Americanizes its menu a bit as U.S. expansion continues

Behind the Menu: Favorites like mac and cheese, bowls and salads join the fast casual’s Afro-Portuguese-rooted dishes, including the signature peri-peri chicken.

Financing

The consumer is cutting back, but not everywhere

The Bottom Line: Early earnings from major restaurant chains suggest the consumer has taken a distinct turn for the worse so far in 2024.

Trending

More from our partners