Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc.

PROFILE Carlson Restaurants has a lot of Friday's for which to be thankful. The company is home to the T.G.I. Friday's casual dining chain, which spans about 590 restaurants (one-third are company-owned; the rest are franchised). T.G.I. Friday's eateries are decked out with dark wood, brass rails, and stained glass and offer signature fare such as Jack Daniels Grill items, the Tex-Mex tower of appetizers, and Mocha Mud Pie. Sales of alcohol generate about 22% of the restaurants' revenues. Carlson Restaurants also operates other restaurants under names such as Aquaknox, Italianni's, Mignon, Samba Room, Star Canyon, Taqueris Canonita, and Timpano Italian Chophouse. The company is a subsidiary of Carlson Companies.  COMPETITION Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Metromedia Company (dossier) Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RI)		FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Fiscal Year-End: December 1999 Sales (mil.): 691.30 1-Yr. Sales Growth: 15.4% Employees: 20,700 Revenue per employee: $33,396.14  KEY PEOPLE • Wallace B. Doolin     CEO • Jeff D. Warne     CFO  CONTACT INFO 7540 LBJ Fwy. Dallas, TX 75251 US Phone: 972-450-5400 Fax: 972-450-3644 Online: Web Site

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