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<a href="https://fatbrands.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=fat-brands-acquires-yalla-mediterranean-2708601" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">FAT Brands</a>, parent company to several franchise brands including Fatburger, <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181204005305/en/FAT-Brands-Acquires-Yalla-Mediterranean?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=fat-brands-acquires-yalla-mediterranean-2708601" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">announced it has completed a deal</a> to acquire 7-unit chain <a href="https://www.yallamedi.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=fat-brands-acquires-yalla-mediterranean-2708601" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Yalla Mediterranean</a>. Terms of the deal weren&rsquo;t disclosed.

Yalla Mediterranean was founded in Los Angeles in 2014 as a fast-casual restaurant serving healthy Mediterranean fare and is also known for its &ldquo;environmentally friendly operations,&rdquo; <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-casual/fat-brands-completes-deal-yalla-mediterranean?utm_campaign=20181204&amp%3Butm_medium=email&amp%3Butm_source=jolt&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=fat-brands-acquires-yalla-mediterranean-2708601" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">according to an article in QSR Magazine</a>. FAT Brands plans to franchise the concept, which currently operates seven locations across California. 

&ldquo;By bringing Yalla Mediterranean into the FAT Brands family, we&#39;ll be able to help the brand grow its footprint in its existing markets and expand to new markets through our extensive network of franchise partners,&rdquo; FAT Brands president and CEO Andy Wiederhorn said.

With the acquisition, the parent company now owns seven restaurant brands with a total of 300 open locations and more than 300 under development worldwide. FAT Brands has been on the fast-track toward expansion since its IPO in 2017; earlier this year, <a href="https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fat-brands-acquires-hurricane-grill-wings-2707053" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">the parent company acquired Hurricane Grill &amp; Wings</a> for $12.5 million.

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BpTJh-qHk8v/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=fat-brands-acquires-yalla-mediterranean-2708601" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Image courtesy of Yalla Mediterranean on Instagram</a>.

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