the_honeyman t1_iz0f287 wrote on December 5, 2022 at 3:37 PM

Reply to comment by RockemChalkemRobot in Anyone know why FD’s Grillhouse is so cheap??? by ThrowRA32192000

I would think the managers would know better than you...and they do.

Same family started the franchise, but it's a different franchisee.

Edit: not to mention Cheddar's was sold to Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden) in 2017. Explains why their quality has gone waaaaay downhill.

RockemChalkemRobot t1_iz0izx5 wrote on December 5, 2022 at 4:04 PM

Except Gene is like family to me. And his ex-wife is the one who owns them. But I wouldn't expect you to know all of that or how their divorce shook out.

Why_T t1_iz1ht8n wrote on December 5, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Oh yeah‽ my uncle works for Nintendo.

the_honeyman t1_iz0k3ck wrote on December 5, 2022 at 4:12 PM

So then you should know Greg is the member of the Cheddar's family, who provided the license to Gene Marsh, who is the majority owner of FD's. All easily verified public information.

Edit to add: Lmao. Cheddar's has been owned by Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants) since 2017.

RockemChalkemRobot t1_iz0kvk3 wrote on December 5, 2022 at 4:17 PM

She owns the franchise and he owns the land. All part of the separation. Argue all you want.

the_honeyman t1_iz0ljtt wrote on December 5, 2022 at 4:22 PM

...I don't care what your friend says. Public records show that he is the majority owner. Period. Your other statement of "your boss also owns FD's" is also completely inaccurate, since Cheddar's sold in 2017.

Edit: Jared Enterprises owns the land, unless they sold it.

2nd edit: the property hasn't been sold since 2013, the sbj article i linked above shows the property owner as Jared Enterprises.