Huddle House, Inc. is an American

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franchisor. There are 339 units in 23 different states, with a concentration in the southeast United States.

History

The chain was started in April 1964 in

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by John Sparks, with the goal of providing a 24-hour eatery. It is named after the act of huddling in

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. The original Huddle House in Decatur was established to give fans a place to eat after "the big game" on Friday nights. In 2006,

Allied Capital Allied Capital was a private equity investment firm and mezzanine capital lender providing debt and equity capital for leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and restructurings of established businesses. Allied operated as a Business Development Compan ...

acquired Huddle House for $124.1 million. In 2009, Ares Capital acquired Allied Capital. In April 2012, Ares sold Huddle House to Sentinel Capital Partners. In February 2018,

Sentinel Capital Partners Sentinel Capital Partners, L.L.C. is an American private-equity firm focusing on mid-market companies. The company is headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1994 by David Lobel and John McCormack after working together at Salomon Smith ...

sold Huddle House to Elysium Management for an undisclosed amount. On September 12, 2019, it was announced that Huddle House will acquire

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Geography

Huddle House has locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Huddle House, Valdosta 2016

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