Frisch's operates or franchises 84 Big Boy restaurants in the United States. Thus Frisch's is no longer a franchisee, but Big Boy Restaurant Group and Frisch's are now independent co-registrants of the Big Boy name and trademark. The Big Boy trademarks in Kentucky, Indiana, and most of Ohio and Tennessee transferred to Frisch's ownership all other Frisch's territories transferred to Liggett. Immediately after Liggett's purchase, Big Boy Restaurants International-then known as Liggett Restaurant Enterprises-negotiated an agreement with the other large franchise operator, Frisch's Restaurants. In January 2020, Tamer Afr replaced Crawford as chairman, CEO, and co-owner. The company is the operator or franchisor for 66 Big Boy restaurants in the United States and two in Thailand. In 2018, Big Boy was sold to a group of Michigan investors and renamed Big Boy Restaurant Group, with David Crawford as chairman, CEO, and co-owner of the new company.

During the bankruptcy, the chain was sold to investor Robert Liggett, Jr., who took over as chairman, renamed the company Big Boy Restaurants International and maintained the headquarters in Warren. One of the larger franchise operators, Elias Brothers, purchased the chain from Marriott in 1987, moved the headquarters of the company to Warren, Michigan, and operated it until bankruptcy was declared in 2000. Marriott Corporation bought Big Boy in 1967. It became a local chain under that name and nationally under the Big Boy name, franchised by Robert C. : 11 The restaurants became known as 'Bob's', 'Bob's Drive-Ins', 'Bob's, Home of the Big Boy Hamburger', and ( commonly as) Bob's Big Boy. The Big Boy name, design aesthetic, and menu were previously licensed to a number of regional franchisees.īig Boy began as Bob's Pantry in 1936 by Bob Wian in Glendale, California. Big Boy Restaurant Group, LLC is an American restaurant chain headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

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