| CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: | Sonny's Franchise Company
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| ESTABLISHED: | 1968, Gainesville, Florida
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| FOUNDER: | Floyd "Sonny" Tillman
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| OWNERS: | Robert & Jeffrey Yarmuth
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| DESCRIPTION: | Sonny's Bar-B-Q offers a variety of Bar-B-Q meats, including St. Louis Cut Ribs and Sonny's Signature Baby Backs, Pulled Beef Brisket, Pulled and Sliced Pork, Sliced Turkey, and Chicken, all smoked slowly over a hardwood fire. Today, with 139 restaurants in nine southeastern states, Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q is one of the largest, most popular Bar-B-Q chains in the country. Our secret? We cook it up slow and serve it up fast and friendly.
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| FEATURED MENU ITEMS: | Starters: Chicken Wings, Sonny's Special Recipe Onion Rings, Fried Okra, Chicken Tenders, Corn Nuggets, Brunswick Stew and Soup of the Day.
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CORPORATE TEAM:
| Robert Yarmuth - Chairman/CEO
Christie Schatz - Director of Human Resources
Monique Yeager - Director of Public Relations Scott Feldman - Director of Marketing |
| NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: | 6,700 System Wide
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| SALES: | $238M in 2009
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| LOCATIONS: | 128 Restaurants in 9 States
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