T.G.I. Friday's® Debuts 50th Restaurant in South Korea

T.G.I. Friday’s® restaurants announced the recent opening of the 50th T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant located in South Korea.

Carrollton, TX (PRWEB September 6, 2006 -- T.G.I. Friday’s® restaurants announced the recent opening of the 50th T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant located in South Korea. FoodStar, Inc., a licensed T.G.I. Friday’s franchisee, opened its new Friday’s® restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. This is the fourteenth Friday’s restaurant opening this year for FoodStar, which plans to open an additional 3 restaurants by year-end.

T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants first debuted in South Korea in 1993. With 20 years of international experience, Friday’s is the leading casual dining restaurant in the world with 829 restaurants, including 270 international restaurants, in 55 countries. To find a Friday’s location, visit www.fridays.com.

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Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc., the parent company of TGI Friday’s Inc., is a privately held company owned by Minneapolis-based Carlson Companies, a world leader in the hospitality, travel and marketing industries. As of August 2006, Carlson Restaurants Worldwide operates, franchises and licenses 953 restaurants in 55 countries, including T.G.I. Friday’s®, Friday’s Front Row® Sports Grill, Friday’s American Bar® and Pick Up Stix®. For more information, visit www.fridays.com.

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