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title: "Report: Jack in the Box Exploring Sale"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ac2b0407-b0e3-4e52-a5eb-fffd1bc5c3dc
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/report-jack-in-the-box-exploring-sale-2708579
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2018-11-30T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:42:21.265Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/cab1dba3af963874dad40a7d41246a901046.jpg
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# Report: Jack in the Box Exploring Sale

**TL;DR:** Jack in the Box has entered into preliminary talks with potential buyers about a sale. The 2,400-unit chain initiated conversations with several parties, including private equity firms.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-11-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/report-jack-in-the-box-exploring-sale-2708579).*

## Story

Jack in the Box has entered into preliminary talks with potential buyers about a sale, according to a Reuters report .

Anonymous sources said the 2,400-unit chain initiated conversations with several parties, including private equity firms, earlier this month, though there is no certainty a deal will be reached. Earlier this year, Jack in the Box divested Qdoba for $305 million to private equity firm Apollo Global Management.

Notably, the brand has been publicly at odds with its franchisees over the last few months. Franchisees have requested a CEO change over cuts to franchisee support and marketing and, most recently, filed a formal complaint over proposed lease restructuring.

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## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- private equity (topic)
- Jack in the Box (company)
- Qdoba (company)
- franchisee relations (topic)
- Reuters (company)
- Apollo Global Management (investor)
- sale talks (topic)
- Apollo Global Management acquisition of Jack in the Box (deal)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/report-jack-in-the-box-exploring-sale-2708579). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ac2b0407-b0e3-4e52-a5eb-fffd1bc5c3dc).