EYM Group

What EYM Group does

EYM Group, Inc. was a US-based multi-brand restaurant franchise operator headquartered in Irving, Texas. Founded in 2008, the company held franchise rights to operate restaurants under five major quick-service and casual-dining brands — Burger King, Denny's, Pizza Hut, KFC, and Panera Bread — giving it exposure across multiple dayparts, price points, and consumer segments within the US foodservice market. Reported headcount of 5,001–10,000 employees implies a multi-hundred-unit restaurant footprint, though specific unit counts, geographic distribution, and revenue figures were not disclosed in the available source data.

The underlying business model was a conventional franchisee structure: EYM Group generated revenue primarily through restaurant-level sales at company-operated franchised locations, with economics dependent on franchise agreement terms (royalties, advertising fund contributions, and supply-chain arrangements) set by the respective brand franchisors — Restaurant Brands International (Burger King), Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut), and the parent entities of Denny's and Panera Bread. The company appears to have operated as an independent private entity with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, or external funding rounds; its sole named executive in the dataset is Abraham Sherman, Chief Financial Officer.

As of October 2025, EYM Group Inc. ceased active operations and its corporate website was retained for reference only. No information is available in the provided source material regarding the cause of the wind-down, whether units were transferred to other franchisees, asset disposition, or any successor entity.

Name

EYM Group

Legal name

EYM Group, INC.

Website

https://eymgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

EYM Group was a US-based multi-brand QSR franchise operator headquartered in Irving, Texas, running Burger King, Denny's, Pizza Hut, KFC, and Panera Bread restaurants until ceasing operations in October 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Irving

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

EYM Group was a multi-brand franchise restaurant operator that ran Burger King, Denny's, Pizza Hut, KFC, and Panera Bread restaurant locations in the United States. The company's core activity was operating physical restaurants delivering food and beverage service under these franchised brands. Operations ceased in October 2025.

Product overview

EYM Group Inc. was a company that is no longer in active operation as of October 2025. No product or service offerings are described in the available source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Burger King franchised restaurants

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• NPC International: Operated the largest Pizza Hut franchise footprint along with Wendy's units before its 2021 acquisition by Flynn. Comparable as a large multi-brand QSR franchisee with pizza-centric exposure.
• Wendco Group: Major Wendy's franchisee operating hundreds of units across multiple U.S. states. Comparable to EYM as a large-scale single- and multi-brand franchise operator.
• Sun Holdings: Large multi-concept franchise operator running Burger King, Popeyes, Arby's, Sonic, and other brands. Direct comparable to EYM's multi-brand QSR franchisee profile.
• Flynn Restaurant Group: Largest multi-brand franchisee in the U.S., operating Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Wendy's, Panera Bread, Arby's, and Applebee's units. Closest comparable to EYM in multi-brand QSR/family-dining franchisee model and scale.
• Carrols Restaurant Group: Historically the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S. before being acquired by Restaurant Brands International. Direct comparable to EYM's Burger King exposure and franchisee business model.
• Apple-Metro: Multi-brand franchisee operating Applebee's and other casual-dining concepts across the Northeast. Comparable as a franchisee operating at scale across multiple brand systems.
• Yadkin Valley Companies: Multi-brand franchisee of Arby's, Hardee's, and other concepts in the Southeast U.S. Comparable in multi-brand franchise operations and unit-level execution focus.
• Briad Group: Operates Wendy's and other franchise brands across the Northeast U.S. Comparable to EYM as a large multi-unit franchisee with similar operational focus.

Broad incumbents

• Yum! Brands: Parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger. Relevant as the franchisor of two of EYM's operating brands; broader incumbent rather than a direct franchisee competitor.
• Restaurant Brands International: Owner of Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs. Relevant as the franchisor of Burger King, which EYM operated; structurally comparable in scale but operates the brand system rather than individual franchises.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eym_inc
• Facebookfacebook.com/eymgroup.inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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