Carlson Restaurants Worldwide

Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, parent company of TGI Friday’s Inc., is a privately held company owned by Carlson. As of January 2010, Carlson Restaurants Worldwide operates, franchises and licenses more than 1000 restaurants in 60 countries in three divisions – T.G.I. Friday’s® U.S.A. (T.G.I. Friday’s, Friday’s Front Row® Sports Grill and Friday’s American Bar®); International (T.G.I. Friday’s, Front Row® Sports Grill, Friday’s American Bar®);and Pick Up Stix. For more information on the Pick Up Stix brand, visit www.pickupstix.com.

Carlson

Carlson is a global leader in the hotel, restaurant, travel, and marketing industries. Among the names in the Carlson family of brands and services are: Regent Hotels and Resorts, Radisson Hotels & Resorts®, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Park Inn® hotels, T.G.I. Friday’s® and Pick Up Stix® restaurants, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Carlson Marketing.® Based in Minneapolis, Carlson’s brands and services employ about 160,000 people in more than 150 countries.