{"id":655795,"date":"2013-05-02T12:18:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T16:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pehub.com\/?p=199682"},"modified":"2013-05-02T12:18:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T16:18:01","slug":"gridiron-capital-backs-tokyo-joes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/655795","title":{"rendered":"Gridiron Capital Backs Tokyo Joe\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gridiron Capital<\/strong> has invested in Tokyo Inc.<\/strong>, which operates the casual restaurant chain Tokyo Joe\u2019s<\/strong>. Specifics of the investment were not released. Tokyo Joe\u2019s is based in Denver. Gridiron Capital is based in New Canaan, Conn.<\/p>\n

PRESS RELEASE
\n<\/strong>Gridiron Capital, LLC (\u201cGridiron\u201d) is pleased to announce an investment in Tokyo, Inc. (\u201cTokyo Joe\u2019s\u201d). Based in Denver, CO and founded in 1996, Tokyo Joe\u2019s is a fast casual modern Asian restaurant chain that serves fresh made-to-order rice and noodle bowls, sushi and salads. Tokyo Joe\u2019s provides its customers with healthy, fresh, all-natural and organic ingredients with a variety of proprietary flavorful sauces. The Company is focused on health and personal well-being with the mantra \u201cEat good. Feel good.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cTokyo Joe\u2019s has been successful because of its people and their singular focus on the customer by providing fresh and healthy ingredients and top notch service,\u201d said Larry Leith, Chief Innovation Officer and Founder of Tokyo Joe\u2019s. \u201cWe are very excited to partner with Gridiron to achieve Tokyo Joe\u2019s growth plans while preserving its unique culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTokyo Joe\u2019s ability to provide customers with unrivaled fresh and healthy ingredients, coupled with the in store dining experience, makes it a unique and highly scalable platform,\u201d said Greg MacDonald, Chief Executive Officer of Tokyo Joe\u2019s. \u201cWith Gridiron\u2019s support and the strength of the core brand, we believe Tokyo Joe\u2019s is positioned for continued growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Thomas A. Burger Jr., Managing Partner, Gridiron Capital, LLC stated, \u201cWe are very excited to be partnering with Larry Leith, Greg MacDonald and the rest of the Tokyo Joe\u2019s management team to acquire the business. Their passion, energy and commitment to providing great food and a great dining experience will be the foundation of the business\u2019 growth potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGridiron\u2019s partnership with Tokyo Joe\u2019s will enable the company to accelerate growth and to expand into new geographies,\u201d said Kevin Jackson, Managing Director of Gridiron Capital, LLC. \u201cLarry and his team have built a tremendous concept over 17 years, and we are excited to partner with them to build on their legacy of success.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Tokyo Joe\u2019s:
\nHeadquartered in Denver, CO, Tokyo Joe\u2019s is a regional fast casual modern Asian restaurant. The Company offers a mix of signature and made-to-order rice and noodle bowls as well as signature salads and fresh sushi rolls. Tokyo Joe\u2019s currently operates 25 locations in the greater Denver metro area.
\nwww.tokyojoes.com<\/p>\n

About Gridiron Capital:
\nGridiron Capital, LLC, headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut, is a private equity firm focused on creating value by acquiring and building middle-market manufacturing, service and specialty consumer companies in the United States and Canada. Gridiron\u2019s principals work closely with management teams to develop strategies for portfolio companies, as well as providing resources to execute business plans and build industry-leading companies.<\/p>\n

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Gridiron Capital has invested in Tokyo Inc., which operates the casual restaurant chain Tokyo Joe\u2019s. Specifics of the investment were not released. Tokyo Joe\u2019s is based in Denver. Gridiron Capital is based in New Canaan, Conn. PRESS RELEASE Gridiron Capital, LLC (\u201cGridiron\u201d) is pleased to announce an investment in Tokyo, Inc. (\u201cTokyo Joe\u2019s\u201d). Based in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-655795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655795\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}