Who owns TGI Fridays (Americana)?
TGI Fridays (Americana) is operated by Americana Restaurants (the United Arab Emirates, ADX: AMR) under licence, an arrangement in place since 1996; Americana Restaurants does not own the name.[1] The name is owned by another company.
Evidence: Americana Restaurants International PLC — Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Americana Restaurants International PLC reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- ADX: AMR Tadawul: 6015
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About TGI Fridays (Americana)
Americana Restaurants has been TGI Fridays' exclusive franchise partner since 1996 and operates 43 of the casual dining restaurants across six markets, adapting the American menu with local flavours. It is a franchise rather than a holding: the TGI Fridays name belongs to the brand's owner. Americana groups it with the other franchise brands that together made about 6 per cent of its 2025 revenue.
Ownership timeline of TGI Fridays (Americana)
Where TGI Fridays (Americana) sits in Americana Restaurants
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Americana Restaurants brand portfolio (2) →
Other brands owned by Americana Restaurants
Americana Restaurants controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Chicken Tikka (1972)
- Wimpy (Middle East) (1969)
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 78 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Dencio's | Max's Group | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| 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 |
About the owner: Americana Restaurants
Americana Restaurants is a publicly listed company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1964.
Americana Restaurants is the largest out-of-home dining and quick service restaurant operator in the Middle East, North Africa and Kazakhstan, with operations in twelve countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Qatar, Lebanon, Morocco and Iraq. The group traces its business to Americana Group, founded in Kuwait in 1964, but the listed company is an Abu Dhabi Global Market entity incorporated on 27 May 2022 and quoted on both the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Tadawul, with Adeptio AD Investments holding 66.03 per cent. Its 2025 annual report states that it owns exactly two of the brands it runs.
Americana Restaurants: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 TGI Fridays (Americana) and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 501 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, TGI Fridays (Americana) among them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Baja Fresh — MTY Group 🇨🇦
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who makes TGI Fridays (Americana)?
Americana Restaurants makes and sells TGI Fridays (Americana) under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 1996.
Does Americana Restaurants own TGI Fridays (Americana)?
No. Americana Restaurants holds a licence to make and sell TGI Fridays (Americana), which is not the same as owning it.
Where did TGI Fridays (Americana) come from?
TGI Fridays (Americana) originated in the United States.
Sources (2) & 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] Americana Restaurants International PLC — Annual Report 2025 — Americana Restaurants International PLC, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Americana Restaurants — our brands — Americana Restaurants International PLC, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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