Company: BTBDW
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001477932-25-002248
Chunk: 441

Company: BT Brands, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 5
Chunk 441
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 Dakota, in 1987. Burger Time restaurants feature traditional grilled hamburgers, other affordable foods, and soft drinks. Burger Time’s operating principles include (i) offering bigger burgers and more value for the money; (ii) offering a limited menu to permit attention to quality and speed of preparation; (iii) providing fast service by way of single and double drive-thru designs and a point-of-sale system that expedites the ordering and preparation process, and (iv) great tasting and quality food made fresh to order at a fair price 

The average customer transaction at Burger Time restaurants in the year decreased slightly in 2024 compared to 2023 and is currently about $14.50.  We are constantly reviewing menu prices to maintain gross margins during recent periods of accelerating inflation. Many factors influence our sales trends. Our business environment is challenging as competition is intense.

We operate through a central management organization that provides continuity across our restaurant base by utilizing the efficiencies of a central management team.

Recent Events

Our acquisitions have allowed us to diversify our operations into new restaurant segments and new geographic regions, reducing our dependency on the financial performance of our Burger Time restaurants. In 2024, we acquired the Schnitzel Haus restaurant, and in 2022, we purchased three operating restaurants and now own a 39.6% interest in BDVB, an operator of six casual restaurants. In May of 2024, we purchased the Schnitzel Hause restaurant. We may consider and evaluate additional acquisition opportunities in the future. Due to the underperformance of our Village Bier Garten restaurant relative to our expectations, we made the decision early in 2025 to close the business. We own 39.6% of the publicly held Dave’s Burger Tavern, Inc., the owner and operator of six Bagger Dave’s restaurants, a casual restaurant and bar concept. Bagger Dave’s provides an inviting, entertaining atmosphere specializing in burgers, hand-cut fries, craft beer, milkshakes, salads, pizza, and other items. Bagger Dave’s opened its first restaurant in Berkley, Michigan, in January 2008 and operates four restaurants in Michigan, one restaurant in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and one location in Centerville, Ohio. In January 2025, Bagger Dave’s closed a unit in Chesterfield, Michigan. We are currently exploring the sale of all of Bagger Dave’s restaurant locations.

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