List of 48 Acquired Restaurants Companies in California

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Pennant Foods Acquired WKS Restaurant Group 2018-01-11 San Diego, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	1	1	-
Taco Bell Corp. - 8 Restaurants Acquired ABTB 2019-04-22 Irvine, California, United States	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Il Fornaio Acquired Create Restaurants Holdings 2019-09-12 Corte Madera, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Westin San Francisco Airport Acquired Ultima Hospitality, LLC 2013-10-30 Millbrae,, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
W Los Angeles - Westwood Hotel Acquired Pebblebrook Hotel 2012-08-23 $125M Los Angeles, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Aloft San Francisco Airport Acquired Ultima Hospitality, LLC 2013-10-30 Millbrae,, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
HDOS Enterprises, Inc. (dba Hot Dog on a Stick) Acquired Global Franchise Group 2014-08-21 Carlsbad, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Bay Bread LLC (La Boulange) Acquired Starbucks 2012-06-05 $100M San Francisco, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Noah's Bagels, Inc. Acquired Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. 1996-01-24 $100M Walnut Creek, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
SLS Beverly Hills Acquired The Sunrider Corp. (dba Sunrider International) 2015-05-05 Los Angeles, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Bugambilia International, Inc. Acquired G.E.T. Enterprises 2015-03-20 Irvine, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc. Acquired CKE Restaurants 2002-03-01 Santa Barbara, California, United States	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Built Franchise Systems LLC Acquired MTY 2017-11-14 Culver City, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
The Blind Pig LLC Acquired Cordia 2020-02-24 Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Fresh Brothers Acquired Craveworthy Brands 2024-11-18 Los Angeles, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Inc. Acquired Landry's, Inc. 2010-11-09 San Clemente, California, United States website	Restaurants	-	-	-	-

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