Who owns Western Sizzlin?
Western Sizzlin is owned by Biglari Holdings (the United States, NYSE: BH).[1]
Evidence: Biglari Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Biglari Holdings Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Antonio, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Augusta, Georgia
- Founded
- 1962
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BH NYSE: BH.A
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Western Sizzlin
Western Sizzlin is a steak and buffet restaurant concept founded in 1962 in Augusta, Georgia, and headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. At the end of 2025 it had three company-operated restaurants and 28 franchise units. The business also operates two other concepts, Great American Steak & Buffet and Wood Grill Buffet.
What Biglari Holdings's annual report says about Western Sizzlin
Sentences about Western Sizzlin from Biglari Holdings's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Founded in 1962 in Augusta, Georgia, Western Sizzlin is a steak and buffet concept serving signature steak dishes as well as other classic American menu items.
How often Biglari Holdings names Western Sizzlin in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Western Sizzlin
- Current owner Biglari Holdings [1] verified
Where Western Sizzlin sits in Biglari Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Biglari Holdings
Biglari Holdings controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Steak n Shake (1934)
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.
| 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: Biglari Holdings
Biglari Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BH and NYSE: BH.A.
Biglari Holdings is a holding company led by its founder, Chairman and chief executive Sardar Biglari, with subsidiaries in insurance and reinsurance, licensing and media, restaurants and oil and gas. Its largest operating subsidiaries run and franchise restaurants through Steak n Shake and Western Sizzlin, 435 units combined at the end of 2025, while its oil and gas operations sit in Southern Oil Company and Abraxas Petroleum Corporation.
Biglari Holdings: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Western Sizzlin 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; Western Sizzlin is not one of 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 is the parent company of Western Sizzlin?
The parent company of Western Sizzlin is Biglari Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Western Sizzlin American?
Yes. Western Sizzlin originated in the United States in 1962 and its owner, Biglari Holdings, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Western Sizzlin still owned by Biglari Holdings?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, Western Sizzlin is still owned by Biglari Holdings. 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] Biglari Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 March 2026; retrieved 7 October 2026.
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