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Shoney ’ s, Inc.

1727 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, Tennessee 37120
U.S.A.
(615) 391-5201
Fax: (615) 231-2621

Public Company
Incorporated: 1968
Employees: 34,600
Sales: $2 billion
Stock Exchanges: New York
SICs: 5812 Eating Places; 6794 Patent Owners & Lessors

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Shoney ’ s, Inc. is one of the restaurant industry ’ s most respected companies. The United States ’ tenth largest restaurant chain operates or franchises over 1,800 restaurants in 36 states and Canada, including Shoney ’ s, Captain D ’ s, Lee ’ s Famous Recipe Chicken, and the Pargo ’ s and Fifth Quarter specialty restaurants.

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