private industry hospitality founded 1987 1 founder brad honigfeld 1 headquarters livingston new jersey u.s. number of locations 121 franchised 2 area served united states 2 key people brad honigfeld products t.g.i. friday s wendy s marriott and hilton franchisee 2 revenue us 400 000 000 3 number of employees 6 489 3 website http www.briad.com the briad group are based in livingston new jersey with over 100 franchise locations in the united state under the brands t.g.i. friday s wendy s marriott and hilton . the company is the 1 operator of t.g.i. friday s. 3 contents 1 history 1.1 main street restaurant group 1.2 controversy 2 divisions 3 rankings 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the briad group was founded in october 1987 by brad honigfeld when he opened his first franchise of steve s ice cream carnegie deli in princeton new jersey . the company opened a roy rogers restaurant in north brunswick township new jersey in 1988 and continued to grow its restaurant business . in 1993 the company opened its first t.g.i. friday s restaurant in central new jersey . after the success in its casual dining division the company turned the attention to its quick service division . it discontinued roy rogers and started converting into wendy s old fashioned hamburgers . in 1997 the company started its hotel business by becoming an operator of a marriott hotel and a hilton hotel in 2002 . it has developed and operated under these two brands in a dozen of properties . main street restaurant group edit main street restaurant group inc. was founded in 1988 to operate food distribution in phoenix arizona . main street purchased four t.g.i. friday s restaurants from t.g.i. friday s inc. in 1990 to establish its restaurant operation . the company had aggressively purchased properties and franchise rights from independent operators in many states from 1991 to 1993 . the company finally sold its food distribution business and focused solely on restaurant business with development of additional brands . in 2006 main street had 56 t.g.i. friday s and a dozen of restaurants under other brands . it was the world s largest t.g.i. friday s franchisee . 4 in june 2006 the briad group made a major investment in its casual dining division by striking a 119 million deal to acquire main street restaurant group inc. a publicly traded company through its wholly owned subsidiary briad main street inc. it was listed as one of the biggest mergers & acquisitions deals of 2006 in the restaurant industry . 5 6 controversy edit in 2013 13 of the briad group s t.g.i. friday s locations in new jersey were raided by the new jersey division of alcoholic beverage control as part of operation swill . these establishments were allegedly filling premium brand bottles with non premium brands . the briad group paid a fine of 500 000 . 7 8 9 divisions edit the briad group is organized in four major divisions . casual dining division oversees 68 t.g.i. friday s restaurants . quick service division owns and operates 43 wendy s old fashioned hamburger restaurants . 2 lodging division obtained its first marriott franchise right in 1997 . it has grown the limited service hotel business under the brands of the courtyard residence inn springhill suites hilton garden inn and homewood suites . it has developed and operated about a dozen of properties . there is a plan to develop about a dozen more properties . 1 the company also started its construction division in 1993 to construct and remodel company s restaurants in order to reduce construction costs . the division expanded its scope to construct new hotels . in 2003 the company established briad construction services llc to provide construction and development services for other companies . 10 rankings edit after the acquisition of main street restaurant group the briad group moved its rank to become a major player in restaurant industry and became 1 franchisee of t.g.i. friday s. 3 the company also received high ranking in many publications . in june 2008 nation s restaurant news reviewed the company result of the first full year after the acquisition . it ranked the company 84 in its top 100 companies ranked by u.s. food service revenues . the company was also ranked 13 in revenue growth among restaurant franchisors franchisees and other food service companies . 11 in august 2008 franchise times ranked the briad group 8 in its top 200 restaurant franchisees monitor 200 . 12 in 2009 multi unit franchisee magazine ranked the company 50 among the largest franchisees in every industries . 13 see also edit companies portal list of food companies references edit a b c history . the briad group . retrieved 2010 01 06 . a b c d the briad group welcome . the briad group . retrieved 2010 01 06 . a b c d the briad group livingston nj united states . hoovers . retrieved 2010 01 06 . briad eyes 119m main street buyout to expand franchising reach nation s restaurant news june 5 2006 accessed january 9 2010 main street restaurant group agrees to be acquired by the briad group for 6.40 per share in cash news balze may 22 2006 accessed january 7 2010 2006 the year in review nation s restaurant news accessed january 7 2010 new jersey tgi fridays to pay 500 000 for serving diners cheap booze when they paid for top shelf . huffington post . 2013 09 30 . franchisee of t.g.i. friday s targeted in operation swill to pay 500 000 for replacing premium alcohol with cheaper substitutes . office of the attorney general state of new jersey . 2013 07 31 . goldstein sasha 2013 05 23 . nj investigators say bars used rubbing alcohol and dirty water and sold it as top shelf booze . new york daily news . thirteen of the 29 bars and restaurants on the operation swill list were tgi fridays . construction & development the briad group accessed january 9 2010 top 100 nation s restaurant news june 2008 accessed january 9 2010 the restaurant finance monitor s top 200 restaurant franchisees franchise times august 2008 accessed january 9 2010 mega99 by largest franchisee multi unit franchisee magazine issue i 2009 pg . 37 accessed january 9 2010 external links edit official website v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets krystal mcdonald s roy rogers shake shack smashburger sonic steak n shake wayback wendy s whataburger white castle asian l & l hawaiian barbecue manchu wok panda express pei wei asian diner pick up stix sarku baked goods au bon pain auntie anne s bruegger s cinnabon corner bakery cafe dunkin donuts einstein bros. great american cookies honey dew donuts krispy kreme mrs. fields nestl toll house panera bread pretzelmaker pretzel time shipley do nuts tim hortons t.j. cinnamons wetzel s winchell s beverages argo tea 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