Newk's Eatery

Newk's Eatery
Private
Founded 2004 in Oxford, Mississippi
Headquarters Jackson, Mississippi, United States[1]
Number of locations
 Nearly 100[2][3]
Key people
Products Fast casual/Café, including hot and cold sandwiches, flatbreads, salads, and soups
Revenue Increase$141 million USD (2014)
Number of employees
 Approximately 5,000 full/part time (including franchises)[5]
Website newks.com

Newk's Eatery is a chain of fast casual cafés. Newk's operates nearly 100 restaurants in 13 states.[2][6]

Corporate history

Newk's Eatery was founded in 2004 as Newk's Express Café by father and son chefs, Don and Chris Newcomb, with the first store opening in Oxford, Mississippi.[7][8] Newcomb and Newcomb had previously created and sold the restaurant chain McAlister's Deli.[9][10] In 2013, the company rebranded itself as Newk's Eatery. In addition to the updated name, the company introduced a fresh design to its logo.[11]

The business was bought by private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners in 2014 for an undisclosed amount, identifying the restaurant chain's opportunity for growth as a driving factor in the decision to acquire the company.[11][12][13] Sentinel, which specializes in buying and building companies, brought in industry veteran James J. Greco to execute Newk's plan for rapid growth.[14][15] Shortly after its acquisition by Sentinel, Newk's announced plans to grow to more than 300 units by 2018.[16][17]

Today, approximately 100 Newk's locations operate in 13 U.S. states.[2][18] The company is headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.[19] Newk's announced $141 million in revenue in 2014.

Menu

Newk's purveys gourmet sandwiches, soups, salads, desserts, fresh fruit, coffee, specialty drinks, wine, beer, and a large variety of other related items.[20][21] The restaurant chain, situated on the upscale spectrum of fast casual, maintains a strong culinary focus with all products made from scratch at each store daily.[5][4][22][23] Defining features of the company's restaurants are open kitchens and large roundtables with gourmet condiments, toppings, and breadsticks, which can be found at all Newk's locations.[4][24][25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Newk's Franchise Company, LLC: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Locations". newks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Brasted, Chelsea (2 June 2015). "Newk's Eatery to open in Northgate near LSU on June 8". The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  4. 1 2 3 Dempsey, Mike (17 May 2010). "Newk’s Express Café". Nation's Restaruant News (New York City). Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  5. 1 2 "McAlister’s Deli founders bringing Newk’s Express Cafe to Triangle". Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Thorn, Bret (3 September 2014). "Newk's names Jim Greco COO". Nation's Restaurant News (New York City). Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Newk’s Eatery Experiences Explosive Year-end Growth". RestaurantNews.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  8. ↑ "McAlister’s Deli founders find second-time success". www.fastcasual.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015. C1 control character in |title= at position 10 (help)
  9. ↑ Maze, Jonathan (25 March 2014). "Sentinel Capital Buys Newk's Eatery". Restaurant Finance Monitor (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  10. ↑ Ruggless, Ron (10 April 2013). "Newk's rolls out rebranding initiative". Natoin's Restaurant News (New York City). Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  11. 1 2 "Newk's rebrands as Newk's Eatery - Latest Headlines content from Nation's Restaurant News". nrn.com.
  12. ↑ "Founders sell majority of Newk's restaurant chain - Washington Times". The Washingtion Times. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Founders sell majority of Newk's restaurant chain". WAPT. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Newk's names Jim Greco COO". nrn.com.
  15. ↑ "Newk's COO, Backed by Sentinel Investment, Aims for Next Level". franchisetimes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Newk's names Jim Greco COO". nrn.com. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  17. ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2015/11/11/five-guys-burgers-and-fries-franchisees-to-bring.html
  18. ↑ "Newk’s Eatery Expands into Northgate Community with Second Baton Rouge Restaurant". RestaurantNews.com. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  19. ↑ Snider, Eric (29 January 2015). "Newk's Eatery announces franchise deal for 11 locations in Tampa Bay". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Menu". Newk's Eatery. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  21. ↑ Wally Northway. "Newk’s: chapter 2 in success story". Mississippi Business Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Newk’s Cafe Increases Sales, Opens New Locations". qsrmagazine.com.
  23. ↑ "Newk's Eatery plans to open nine Houston locations in five years - Houston Business Journal". Houston Business Journal. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Fast Casual Eatery Upscales Menu and Service - QSR magazine". qsrmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Fast Casual Eatery Upscales Menu and Service - QSR magazine". qsrmagazine.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

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