page_title: Kahala Brands
section_title: Brands
hierarchical_section_title: Kahala Brands / Brands
caption_attribution_description: English: Taco Time Exterior
context_page_description: Kahala Brands is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canada-based MTY Food Group Inc. of Montreal, Quebec. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Kahala is one of North America's largest holding company of franchise fast food restaurant companies. In May 2016, the publicly traded Canadian MTY Food Group announced a friendly takeover deal with the Kahala Brands. MTY agreed to pay about US$300 million to acquire Kahala. The two companies generated near $2 billion in revenues in the previous year. Jeff Smit was chosen to lead the US operations of MTY.
context_section_description: America's Taco Shop – a restaurant chain with locations in Arizona and Maryland
  Baja Fresh – a restaurant chain of fast-casual Tex Mex restaurants (United States)
  Blimpie – an American submarine sandwich chain with locations in the United States and Kuwait
  Cereality – a chain with stores in Texas, West Virginia, Minnesota and Ohio; formerly had stores in Illinois
  Cold Stone Creamery – an ice cream parlor restaurant chain with stores in Bahrain, Canada (partnership with Burger King/Tim Hortons), China, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, South Korea, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States, Philippines, Kenya, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Finland, Jordan, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Vietnam and Singapore.
  Frullati Cafe & Bakery – chain with stores in Kuwait and the United States
  Great Steak – a restaurant chain with locations in Canada, Mexico, Kuwait and the United States. Founded 1982; formerly "Great Steak & Potato Company". In 2000, it had 225 locations. Sold to Kahala Brands in 2004; expansion planned into South Korea.
  Johnnie's New York Pizzeria – restaurant chain with stores in California, Florida, Oregon, Texas and Washington
  Kahala Coffee Traders (California, Utah)
  Maui Wowi Hawaiian – chain with stores in the United States, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  NRgize Lifestyle Cafe (United States)
  Planet Smoothie – a chain of smoothie restaurants with stores in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia
  Pinkberry – a chain of frozen dessert restaurants with locations in Canada, Chile, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Panama, Peru, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, United States, Philippines and Thailand
  Ranch One – a chain of restaurants specializing in grilled chicken breast sandwiches, with locations in Kuwait and the United States
  Rollerz (California, D.C., Illinois, Nevada and Texas)
  Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill (Kuwait and United States)
  Surf City Squeeze – a chain of smoothie restaurants with stores in Canada, Saudi Arabia, Curaçao/Netherlands Antilles and United States
  Taco Time (Canada, Kuwait, Curaçao/Netherlands Antilles and United States)
  Tasti D-Lite – a New York-based fast food company which sells products including a frozen dessert product, it has locations in Florida, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Texas
  Grabbagreen - a chain of restaurants offering healthy foods and smoothies
caption: The exterior of a Taco Time restaurant
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