General Info

Carlson Restaurants Worldwide is a privately held company that operates, franchises and licenses more than 1,000 restaurants in over 50 countries. The company operates Pick Up Stix restaurants throughout the United States. It also maintains T.G.I. Friday's, which is a chain of nearly 600 full-service restaurants. Founded in 1965, the chain s restaurants feature American-style menus that include a selection of appetizers, steaks, grilled food items, hamburgers and sandwiches. Its restaurants signature dishes feature Jack Daniel's flatiron and Jack Daniel's chicken. The chain s restaurants additionally serve margaritas, martinis, cocktails and wines. Its restaurants offer discount options through its Give Me More Stripes Rewards Program. The chain s restaurants provide retail products that are available in grocery stores, including frozen snacks, alcoholic blenders and nonalcoholic mixers.