Carrows
{{Short description|US restaurant chain}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Carrows
| logo = Carrows Restaurants logo.gif
| type = Restaurants
| founder = David G. Nancarrow
| industry = Restaurants, Casual Dining
| parent = Shari's Management Corporation
| subsid =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1970}} as Carrows Hickory Chip Restaurant
| defunct = {{end date and age|2023|06|28}}
| location =
}}
Carrows was a subsidiary of Shari's Cafe & Pies and casual dining restaurant that served breakfast and lunch/dinner in California, United States.
History
Carrows was started by David G. Nancarrow in Santa Clara, California, in 1970 as the Carrows Hickory Chip Restaurant.{{cite web | title=Texas Company Taking the Reins at Catalina Restaurant Group | author=Lou Hirsh | work=San Diego Business Journal | date=March 27, 2015 | url=https://www.sdbj.com/uncategorized/texas-company-taking-reins-catalina-restaurant-gro/ }} Carrows and its sister chain Coco's Bakery Restaurants were purchased by Advantica Restaurant Group in 1996, which would file for bankruptcy the following year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/12/business/denny-s-parent-makes-bankruptcy-filing.html|title=Denny's parent makes bankruptcy filing|date=July 12, 1997|access-date=March 11, 2023|website=The New York Times|language=en}} In 2002 they were acquired by Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc.{{cite web | title=About Us | website=www.carrows.com | url=http://www.carrows.com/us.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817134857/http://www.carrows.com/us.htm | archive-date=August 17, 2008 | url-status=dead }}
In California, Carrows/Coco's Bakery competed directly with Marie Callender's and Bakers Square restaurants.
In 2006, Catalina Restaurant Group was bought by Japanese company Zensho Co., Ltd., which has operated Coco's Japan for many years.{{cite web | title=Catalina Restaurant Group Announces Merger with Zensho America Corporation | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_May_30/ai_n16420723 | website=Findarticles.com | date=May 30, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120213448/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_May_30/ai_n16420723 | archive-date=January 20, 2009 | url-status=dead }}
In 2015, Food Management Partners acquired Catalina Restaurant Group Inc., (parent of Coco's and Carrows).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
In September 2018, it was announced that Shari's Cafe & Pies had taken over Carrows and Coco's.{{Cite web|url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/sharis-pies-owns-cocos-carrows|title=Shari's Pies now owns Coco's and Carrows| author=Jonathan Maze | work=Restaurant Business Magazine | date=September 17, 2018 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrn.com/family-dining/shari-s-management-corp-takes-over-coco-s-and-carrows|title=Shari's Management Corp. Takes over Coco's and Carrows| author=Nancy Luna | work=Nation's Restaurant News | date=September 13, 2018 }}
On June 28, 2023, Carrows has shuttered its restaurant in Cerritos due to the company's retirement.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.carrows.com Company website]
Category:1970 establishments in California
Category:2023 disestablishments in California
Category:Companies based in Santa Clara, California
Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1997
Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001
Category:Economy of the Southwestern United States
Category:Fast-food chains of the United States
Category:Regional restaurant chains in the United States
Category:Restaurants disestablished in 2023
Category:Restaurants established in 1970
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