Multibrand franchisee Tasty Restaurant Group has acquired 64 KFC restaurants in the central and Southeast U.S., owner Triton Pacific Capital Partners said this week.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. But the deal marks a “significant expansion” for Tasty’s KFC brands, which operate under the name Tasty Chick’n.
But the deal gives Tasty Restaurant Group 470 restaurants in several brands, including Pizza Hut, Burger King, Dunkin’, Baskin-Robbins and Taco Bell, in addition to KFC. They operate in multiple states.
Craig Faggen, CEO of Triton Pacific, a private equity group, called the deal “transformative” for the Tasty Chick’n business. “With a historical track record of strong cash flow and above brand average unit volumes, we are confident in the growth prospects alongside our current portfolio,” he said in a statement.
The company called the acquisition an “excellent investment opportunity” that could fuel new development opportunities.
That would be good news for KFC, which has run into some challenges over the past year and a half. The brand closed a net of 127 locations last year as its sales and unit volumes slowed.
Triton is based in Los Angeles and focuses on quick-service restaurants in addition to specialty finance companies and healthcare.
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