Inspire Brands Appoints Publicis Groupe as New Agency of Record

Bespoke Inspire Media Engine unit will lead national media planning and buying for the Inspire family of brands ATLANTA (February 10, 2020) – Following a thorough strategic review, Inspire Brands today announced it has selected a newly-created unit within Publicis Groupe as its media agency of record.   Inspire Media Engine was created as a dedicated media strategy team specifically …

Inspire Brands to Acquire Dunkin’ Brands in $11.3 Billion Transaction

Transaction furthers Inspire’s goal of bringing together a family of complementary, highly differentiated brands Adds iconic Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins brands to Inspire’s portfolio, which includes Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, SONIC Drive-In, and Jimmy John’s Combined portfolio will represent: $26 billion in systemwide sales; 31,600+ restaurants in 60+ countries; 600,000 company and franchise team members; 3,200+ franchisees; and more than 25 …

Inspire Brands to Invest in and Deploy ItsaCheckmate

ATLANTA (September 30, 2020) – Inspire Brands announced today that it has entered into a preferred customer relationship with ItsaCheckmate, the leading solution that integrates multiple online ordering platforms into point-of-sale (POS) systems. Inspire will also be a strategic partner to ItsaCheckmate and has made an investment in the company’s Series A financing round. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The …

Inspire Brands to Undertake Review of Media Agencies

ATLANTA (August 5, 2020) – Inspire Brands announced today that it will undertake a review of its National media agencies. Incumbent agencies have been invited to participate in the process. “As a multi-brand company, we see an opportunity to better align our media approach with a focus on custom targeting, digital business, and CRM efforts alongside optimizing media delivery and …

Inspire Brands to Acquire Jimmy John’s

Atlanta, Ga. and Champaign, Ill. – September 25, 2019 – Inspire Brands (“Inspire”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Jimmy John’s Sandwiches (“Jimmy John’s”). The agreement was unanimously approved by the Jimmy John’s Board of Directors, including Founder and Chairman Jimmy John Liautaud. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Inspire is a …

Inspire Brands Announces New Arby’s President

Inspire Brands today announced that Jim Taylor has been named President of Arby’s. Taylor, who most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer of Arby’s, will report to Paul Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Inspire. “One of the many strengths of Inspire is our development of future leaders, and we are thrilled to have Jim lead Arby’s,” Brown said. “During Jim’s time at Arby’s, he …

Inspire Announces New Chief Development Officer and Chief Supply Officer

Inspire Brands today announced the appointment of two industry leaders to the roles of Chief Development Officer and Chief Supply Officer. Don Crocker will serve as Chief Development Officer of Inspire, where he will lead all aspects of company and franchise restaurant development, including real estate & construction, architecture & design, franchise recruitment, and facilities management. Don previously served as …

Inspire Brands Names Raghu Sagi Chief Information Officer

ATLANTA (March 25, 2019) – Inspire Brands today announced that Raghu Sagi will join the company as Chief Information Officer. Sagi will be responsible for leading technology initiatives across the Inspire enterprise, including leveraging existing and emerging technologies to enhance the experience for the more than 1.7 billion guest interactions in our restaurants each year. Sagi most recently served as …

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Sonic Corp. to be Acquired by Inspire Brands in $2.3 Billion Transaction

Oklahoma City and Atlanta – September 25, 2018 – Sonic Corp. (“Sonic”) (NASDAQ: SONC) and Inspire Brands, Inc. (“Inspire”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Inspire will acquire Sonic for $43.50 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion including the assumption of Sonic’s net debt.