Carrows

Carrows
Restaurants
Industry Restaurants, Casual Dining
Founded 1970 as Carrows Hickory Chip Restaurant
Founder David Nancarrow
Number of locations
 10 (2017)
Parent Food Management Partners
Website Company website

Carrows is a chain of casual dining restaurants that serve breakfast and lunch/dinner in California United States. As of May 08 2018, the chain operates 10 restaurants in California .[1]

Carrows was started by David G. Nancarrow in Santa Clara, California in 1970 as the Carrows Hickory Chip Restaurant. Carrows and its sister chain Coco's Bakery Restaurants were purchased by Advantica Restaurant Group in 1996. In 2002 they were acquired by Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc.[2]

In California, Carrows/Coco's Bakery competes directly with Marie Callender's and Bakers Square restaurants.

In 2006, Catalina Restaurant Group was bought by Japanese company Zensho Co., Ltd., which has operated Coco's Japan for many years.[3]

In 2015, Food Management Partners acquired Catalina Restaurant Group Inc., (parent of Coco’s and Carrows).

As of 2017 the chain has 10 locations according to the company's website.

In September of 2018, it was announced that Shari's Cafe & Pies had taken over Carrows and Coco's.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Carrows Restaurants - Location Lists Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Carrows Restaurants - About Us Archived August 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Catalina Restaurant Group Announces Merger with Zensho America Corporation
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