T.G.I. Friday’s
The story about T.G.I Friday is a slightly sweet one. It was established in New York City in 1965. The main goal behind it was to set up space for younger people to meet and make new friends in a comfortable and relaxed environment in their twenties and thirties. Recently, with those particular groups of people, the chain is gradually becoming less trendy. They decided to close branches in 2018 and 2019 in key locations, including Tallahassee, Staten Island, and Washington DC.
TGI Fridays
Papa Murphy’s
If you spend too much time worrying that your pizza won’t be warm and fresh by the time it’s delivered to you, Papa Murphy has come up with a solution. More than 1,300 outlets operate in the United States and Canada through the company and its franchisees. Papa Murphy’s is America’s fifth-largest pizza company. They’ve developed the take-and-bake strategy, where you get the pizza in the store, take it home and then bake it yourself. And while this sounds like a great idea, over 60 locations across the United States had to be shut down in 2018 and 2019. It was then announced in April 2019 that MTY Food Group would purchase the business for $190 million.
Papa Murphy’s
