Barbeque News Archive - 05-Dec-2007

  • Darden Sells Smokey Bones Chain (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
    Darden Restaurants Inc., which operates the Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurant chains, said Tuesday it agreed to sell its Smokey Bones barbeque & Grill chain to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. for about $80 million.


  • Smokey Bones BBQ chain sold (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
    An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. has inked a deal to buy the 73-restaurant Smokey Bones barbeque & Grill chain from Darden Restaurants Inc.


  • Business summary (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
    Darden Restaurants Inc., which operates the Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurant chains, said it agreed to sell its Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain.


  • Smokey Bones to have new owner (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
    The Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill in Colonie, N.Y., is one of 73 restaurants in the chain that will be purchased by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc., the companies said Tuesday.


  • Smokey Bones chain set to grow (The Post-Standard)
    There's new life behind Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill. An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. is buying the 73-restaurant chain, which includes a jukin' joint up in Clay. The deal is valued at $80 million.


  • Business roundup (The News-Press)
    Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill announced Tuesday it will be purchased by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. for approximately $80 million.


  • Boca Raton equity firm Sun Capital to buy barbecue, grill chain (Sun-Sentinel)
    Boca Raton private equity firm Sun Capital Partners continued gobbling up restaurants, saying Tuesday it's buying the struggling Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain from Orlando's Darden Restaurants for about $80 million.


  • Darden agrees to sale of Smokey Bones chain (WTVM 9 Columbus)
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Darden Restaurants Incorporated says it has agreed to sell its Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain for about $80 million. Darden sold the chain to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Incorporated - Barbeque Integrated Incorporated.


  • Darden to sell Smokey Bones to Sun Capital for $80M (The Tennessean)
    NEW YORK ? Darden Restaurants Inc., the owner of the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains, agreed to sell the Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain to buyout fund Sun Capital Partners Inc. for $80 million to focus on more profitable restaurants.


  • Darden Restaurants to sell Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain for $80 million (Sharewatch)
    BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Darden Restaurants Inc. Tuesday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Smokey Bones barbeque & Grill chain to barbeque Integrated Inc. for $80 million.


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    Barbeque News Archive - 05-Dec-2007