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Don Pablo’s is a chain of Tex-Mex restaurants founded in Lubbock, Texas, in 1985. The chain had 34 restaurants in 14 states when it was acquired by Food Management Partners of San Antonio, Texas in January 2014.〔 The menu features Tex-Mex items, made-from-scratch salsa, tortillas and sauces and a range of other Mexican specialties. At one time, this chain had as many as 120 locations throughout the United States and was the second largest full service Mexican restaurant chain within the United States during the late 1990s, second only to Chi-Chi's.〔 (Alternate Link ) via ProQuest.〕 == History == This chain of Tex-Mex restaurants was started by Texas-based DF&R Restaurants Inc. in 1985.〔 (Alternate Link ) via ProQuest.〕 After a period of rapid growth throughout the state of Texas, Don Pablo's began to build new locations in the Midwest. By 1995, DF&R had 51 Don Pablo's locations. This successful growth was noticed by Madison, Georgia-based Apple South, which bought DF&R in 1995. At the time of the purchase, Apple South was one of the largest franchise holder in the Applebee's restaurant system with 170 Applebee's restaurants, along with operating restaurants from other franchise chains, with most of the properties located in the South and Midwest. Two years later, Apple South decide to divest all of its 264 Applebee's franchises (in a franchise system that had 960 units), along with its other franchise properties, to focus its efforts on 120 unit Don Pablo's and the other company owned chains. Shortly after the Applebee's restaurant divesture, Apple South changed its name to Avado Brands to emphasis the change of business. Unfortunate for Avado, things did not go well as it had originally planned and was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2004. At that time, it had 106 Don Pablo's. Avado was able to exit bankruptcy a year later with 96 Don Pablo's in operation. After spending two years trying to revitalize the brand, Avado was forced to file for bankruptcy for the second time in September 2007 and subsequently closed or sold about half of its 90 locations. In February 2008, 41 Don Pablo's locations were acquired by Rita Restaurant Corporation of Madison, Georgia, a fully owned subsidiary of DDJ Capital Management of Waltham, Massachusetts. Rita tried to revitalize the brand by closing under performing locations and selling franchises. A franchise was sold to a Florida-based operator who was able to re-open a Don Pablo's in Sarasota, Florida in 2012. The Sarasota location remains the sole franchise.〔 In 2014, the 34-unit chain was acquired by San Antonio-based Food Management Partners (FMP). FMP is also a franchise operator of Buffalo Wild Wings and several Italian restaurant chains. While FMP owned the company, locations were closed in February 2014 at Atlanta, Georgia; in August 2014 at Hobart, Indiana; in February 2015 at Canton, Ohio; and in April 2015 at Flint, Michigan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Pablo's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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