Emerging Brands
Hot chicken chain Tumble 22 acquired by group including ex-Texas Roadhouse COO
Doug Thompson will become CEO of the five-unit brand he is buying with well-known restaurant investors Bruckman, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and Rosser Capital Partners.
Financing
Take-private deals could become more common, even for recent IPOs
The Bottom Line: The grill-maker Weber received a buyout offer just one year after its initial public offering. Could the same thing happen with newly public restaurants?