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FAT Brands Inc. (FATBB, associated with NASDAQ: FAT) appears frequently in corporate and brand-level news because it oversees a portfolio of 18 restaurant concepts across fast casual, quick-service, casual dining, and polished casual dining. Company announcements highlight activity across brands such as Fatburger, Fazoli’s, Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, Pretzelmaker, and others.
News about FAT Brands often covers brand promotions and limited-time offers, such as Pretzelmaker’s National Pretzel Day giveaways or Great American Cookies’ Tax Day cookie cake promotions. These updates provide insight into how the company’s brands engage guests through national offers and loyalty or rewards programs.
Expansion and development stories are another recurring theme. Releases describe new restaurant openings, including Fazoli’s locations in new markets and Fatburger units in airports or international territories. FAT Brands also reports on milestones like Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery reaching a specific number of locations in a metropolitan area, illustrating how the franchising model supports growth for individual concepts.
Corporate and financial news can include updates on credit facilities and securitizations tied to specific brands, as well as changes that affect how the company finances or refranchises corporate-owned restaurants. The company has also issued news about accepting Bitcoin for franchisee royalty payments, reflecting its interest in alternative payment methods.
In addition, FAT Brands shares information about community and philanthropic efforts through the FAT Brands Foundation, which reports on grants to local non-profits in areas where the company’s brands operate. Investors and followers of FATBB can use this news feed to monitor brand-level marketing initiatives, store development, financing updates, and community impact across the FAT Brands system.
FAT Brands subsidiaries Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery have launched new Turtle Cookies and Ice Cream made with SNICKERS, available from January 27 through April 27, 2025. The -time offerings feature chocolate cookie dough with caramel, pecans, and chopped SNICKERS for the cookies, while the ice cream combines Marble Slab's chocolate ice cream with pecans, caramel sauce, and SNICKERS pieces.
This partnership with Mars' SNICKERS brand represents FAT Brands' commitment to innovation and collaboration with prominent brands. FAT Brands currently operates 18 restaurant brands with over 2,300 units worldwide, including popular chains like Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, and Johnny Rockets.
FAT Brands has announced important updates regarding its previously disclosed partial spin-off of Twin Hospitality Group. The company will distribute a special stock dividend of 0.1520207 shares of Twin Hospitality Class A Common Stock for each share of FAT Brands Class A and B Common Stock held as of January 27, 2025.
Holders of FAT Brands' Warrants (FATBW) must exercise their warrants before the record date to receive the Twin Common Stock distribution. The current warrant exercise price of $2.2142 will be adjusted downward post-record date based on Twin Common Stock's fair market value. Based on an external valuation setting Twin Common Stock at $20.00 per share, the warrant exercise price is expected to be adjusted to zero following the record date.
Buffalo's Cafe, owned by FAT Brands (NASDAQ: FAT), has launched an extensive expansion of its bar menu on January 21, 2025. The new beverage lineup includes eight new cocktails and five new margaritas, featuring both classic and innovative drinks.
Key additions include the Georgia Peach Tea made with Evan Williams Bourbon, Peach Sangria with Myers's Platinum White Rum, and a classic Old Fashioned with Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon. The margarita selection features new options like the Strawberry Margarita and Millionaire Margarita made with Maestro Dobel Diamante Tequila.
The menu development was a collaboration between Buffalo's culinary team and Straight Up Collective, focusing on creating drinks that would enhance the restaurant's sports-watching and social gathering atmosphere.
FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: FAT) has announced a special stock dividend distribution of Twin Hospitality Group Inc. shares to its stockholders. The distribution will represent approximately 5% of Twin Hospitality's fully diluted Class A Common Stock, with FAT Brands retaining the remaining shares.
Stockholders will receive 0.1520207 share of Twin Common Stock for each share of FAT Brands Class A and Class B Common Stock held as of January 27, 2025 (record date). The distribution is scheduled for January 29, 2025, with Twin Hospitality beginning trading on Nasdaq under the symbol 'TWNP' the following day.
The distribution involves Twin Hospitality Group, which operates Twin Peaks and Smokey Bones restaurant brands. Fractional shares will be sold in the open market with proceeds distributed to eligible stockholders. Warrant holders must exercise their warrants before the record date to receive the distribution.
FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: FAT) CEO Andy Wiederhorn discusses the company's growth strategy in Episode 59 of ICR's 'Welcome to the Arena' podcast. FAT Brands, known for franchises like Fatburger and Johnny Rockets, has seen rapid expansion and aims to capitalize on market opportunities in the coming years. The podcast, which features influential industry leaders, provides insights into FAT Brands' operational strategies and future direction.
FAT Brands has partnered with Sparkfly to enhance Round Table Pizza's customer engagement through a digital modernization initiative. This collaboration aims to integrate POS systems, mobile app ordering, and personalized rewards for over 450 locations across several states, including California and Nevada. Sparkfly's platform will streamline customer interactions and data management, enabling real-time rewards and reducing cart abandonment. The initiative seeks to strengthen brand loyalty and drive revenue growth, highlighting the importance of modern digital solutions in the fast-food sector.