Inspire Brands Launches and Woolworth Rebirth in Nashville

9 Min Read By MRM Staff

MRM's Daily Bite features Inspire Brands, TomKats Hospitality, Platterz Inc., Sidell Hospitality and the United States Bartenders' Guild.

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Meet Inspire BrandsInspire Brands, Inc., was launched following the completion of a $2.9 billion acquisition of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. by Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. Inspire is one of the largest owner-operators of restaurants with more than 1,700 company-owned restaurants. System wide, Inspire includes more than 4,600 company-owned and franchised restaurants with more than 150,000 team members across 15 countries. The combined 2017 global system sales of its restaurants exceeds $7.6 billion.

Inspire was co-founded by Paul Brown of Arby’s and Neal Aronson of Roark. Brown will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Inspire will oversee the continued growth and success of Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and an emerging brand, R Taco, while building…