Real Mex Restaurants
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Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. is the largest operator of full-service, Mexican
restaurants in the U.S.
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Owned by a private equity
firm and headquartered in Cypress, California
, they have more than 200 restaurants operating in more than a dozen states. 2006 income was approximately $534 million.
In 2006, Sun Capital Partners, Inc. purchased Real Mex Restaurants for $359 million.
On October 4th 2011, Real Mex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that it was putting itself up for sale citing the poor economy as a reason.
Mexican cuisine
Mexican cuisine, a style of food that originates in Mexico, is known for its varied flavors, colourful decoration and variety of spices and ingredients, most of which are native to the country. The cuisine of Mexico has evolved through thousands of years of blending indigenous cultures, with later...
restaurants in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Owned by a private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
firm and headquartered in Cypress, California
Cypress, California
Cypress is a suburban city located in the northern region of Orange County within Southern California. Its population was 47,802 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, they have more than 200 restaurants operating in more than a dozen states. 2006 income was approximately $534 million.
In 2006, Sun Capital Partners, Inc. purchased Real Mex Restaurants for $359 million.
On October 4th 2011, Real Mex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that it was putting itself up for sale citing the poor economy as a reason.
Restaurants
Among the company's holdings as of 2006 are:- approximately 70 El ToritoEl ToritoEl Torito is a Mexican restaurant chain, consisting of 69 restaurants which are located primarily in California. Some of the restaurants are located in Oregon, Arizona, and overseas. El Torito is one of several Mexican cuisine restaurant chains operated by Real Mex Restaurants...
Restaurants - approximately 65 Chevys Fresh MexChevys Fresh MexChevys Fresh Mex is a chain of Mexican-style casual dining restaurants located in the United States. The chain was founded in 1981 by Warren Simmon, Sr. and Warren "Scooter" Simmon, Jr. in Alameda, California. The chain's headquarters are currently located in Cypress, California. The chain is owned...
Restaurants (acquired in 2005) - approximately 30 Acapulco Mexican Restaurant and CantinaAcapulco Mexican Restaurant and CantinaAcapulco Mexican Restaurant and Cantina was founded in 1960 in Pasadena, California. They currently have restaurants in California and Oregon. The restaurant chain is owned by Real Mex Restaurants which is headquartered in Cypress, California...
- 5 Casa Gallardo Mexican Restaurants
- El Torito Grill Restaurants
- various individual restaurants
External links
- http://www.realmexrestaurants.com