Who owns Famous Dave's?
Famous Dave's is owned by MTY Group (Canada, TSX: MTY), which has owned the brand since 2022.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: MTY Food Group Inc. Management's Discussion and Analysis for the 13 and 26-week periods ended May 31, 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- MTY Food Group Inc. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Saint-Laurent, Québec
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- TSX: MTY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Famous Dave's
Famous Dave's is an American casual dining chain and the lead brand of BBQ Holdings, the restaurant company MTY Food Group acquired in September 2022. That purchase brought nine other banners with it, among them Village Inn, Granite City and Bakers Square, and 198 franchised and 103 company-run restaurants in all. Famous Dave's is the fourth-largest banner in the MTY network by sales, in a casual dining segment that MTY reported as its weakest in the United States in the second quarter of 2026.
Ownership timeline of Famous Dave's
Where Famous Dave's sits in MTY Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by MTY Group
MTY Group controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; MTY Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Brinker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: MTY Group
MTY Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Québec, Canada. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSX: MTY.
MTY Food Group is a Montreal franchisor of quick-service, fast-casual and casual dining restaurants, with 7,040 locations at 31 May 2026 under more than eighty banners, almost all of them run by franchisees. It grew by acquisition: the American group Kahala Brands in 2016, Papa Murphy's in 2019, and BBQ Holdings and Wetzel's Pretzels in 2022. Cold Stone Creamery and Papa Murphy's are the only two banners that each account for more than a tenth of sales across its network. In November 2025 its board confirmed a strategic review that could include a sale of all or part of the company.
🇺🇸 Famous Dave's and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Famous Dave's among them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
- Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen — Darden 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Famous Dave's?
The parent company of Famous Dave's is MTY Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Famous Dave's American or Canadian?
Famous Dave's originated in the United States, but it is owned today by MTY Group, which is headquartered in Canada. So Famous Dave's is an American-origin brand under Canadian ownership.
Since when has MTY Group owned Famous Dave's?
MTY Group has owned Famous Dave's since 2022.
Is Famous Dave's still owned by MTY Group?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Famous Dave's is still owned by MTY Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] MTY Food Group Inc. Management's Discussion and Analysis for the 13 and 26-week periods ended May 31, 2026 — MTY Food Group Inc., Annual report; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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