
AES Passes Flynn to Become Largest Arby’s Franchisee
AES Restaurant Group becomes largest Arby's franchisee after acquiring Flynn Restaurants, expanding its unit count to 362 locations.
Arby's is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 374 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * AES Restaurant Group has become the world's largest Arby's franchisee after acquiring 23 restaurants in Knoxville, Tennessee, bringing its total to 362 restaurants across 20 states [[2026-10-27 AES Restaurant Group Becomes World's Largest Arby's Franchisee (35c793)]]. * Arby's is introducing new menu items for winter, including skillets, cheesesteaks, and warm bowls, designed to be comforting and warming for the colder weather [[2026-10-19 Menus get ready for chillier days ahead (1f82cc)]]. * KBP Brands' Arby's franchise business, KBP Inspired, has been named Operator of the Year for the entire Arby's system, and has raised over $750,000 for local grants since 2022 through its partnership with the Arby's Foundation [[2026-09-30 KBP Brands Earns Arby’s Operator of the Year Award (ecf832)]]. * Red Door Brands, a portfolio company operating Arby's, McAlister's Deli, and Little Caesars, is setting the stage for a comeback after a difficult year with new COO and majority partner Kayla Edidin [[2026-09-04 After Difficult Year, Red Door Brands Sets Stage for Comeback (30ef70)]]. * Arby's brought back its Steak Nuggets for a limited time, accompanied by a new Horsey Ranch dipping sauce, and introduced new bowls featuring steak and potatoes or mac and cheese [[2026-08-13 Arby’s Steak Nuggets return to the menu, paired with potatoes in a new bowl (e0404e)]]. * Arby's added the Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich to its Meat & 3 value box lineup for $7.99, which includes a choice of entrée, small Curly Fries, 2-Piece Mozzarella Sticks, Peach Cobbler Roll, and a small drink [[2026-08-03 Arby’s Adds Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich to Meat & 3 Value Box Lineup (1a734d)]]. * Laddi Singh, a veteran multi-brand franchisee with over 50 Popeyes, Burger King, and Arby's restaurants, is investing in Retro Fitness to expand in the New York area [[2026-08-19 Retro Fitness Taps Restaurant Franchise Vet to Drive New York Expansion (0685d0)]]. * Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's, debuted its first co-branded Buffalo Wild Wings Go and Jimmy John’s restaurant in Palmetto, Florida [[2026-08-13 Inspire Brands debuts first Buffalo Wild Wings Go, Jimmy John’s co-branded restaurant (bef088)]]. Filed under Restaurants / Sandwich & sub.

AES Restaurant Group becomes largest Arby's franchisee after acquiring Flynn Restaurants, expanding its unit count to 362 locations.

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AES Restaurant Group becomes the largest Arby's franchisee, operating 362 restaurants across 20 states after acquiring 23 locations in Knoxville, Tennessee.

AES Restaurant Group has become the world’s largest Arby’s franchisee following its acquisition of 23 restaurants in the Knoxville, Tennessee, market from parent company Inspire Brands.

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KBP Brands today announced that KBP Inspired, its Arby’s franchise business, has been named Operator of the Year for the entire Arby’s system.

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New COO and majority partner Kayla Edidin is implementing store-level structure at Red Door Brands, a portfolio company operating Arby’s, McAlister’s Deli, and Little Caesars.

Multi-brand franchisee Laddi Singh, who currently operates more than 50 Popeyes, Burger King and Arby's restaurants across New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, plans to open his first Retro Fitness club this year.

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Laddi Singh, who operates more than 50 Popeyes, Burger King and Arby’s restaurants, is betting on Retro Fitness, continuing a trend of restaurateurs investing in gyms
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The Atlanta-based fast-food chain is bringing back its Steak Nuggets for a limited time along with a new Horsey Ranch dipping sauce.