TGI Fridays is your go-to casual chain for lively vibes, serving up tasty American eats and cocktails, now even offering meal kits to enjoy at home.
"He brings up TGI Friday’s new tandoori chicken fajitas as an example of the ways mainstream restaurants are still carelessly co-opting flavors." - Jaya Saxena
"The meal kits are part of the restaurant’s new Butcher Shop concept, consisting of uncooked, pre-cut, pre-seasoned meats paired with various sides and toppings (the surf & turf kit, for example, boasts two steaks, four chicken breasts, two salmon filets, 18 garlic-marinated shrimp, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and salad, for $65). TGI Fridays, which has had to close dozens of locations during the pandemic, is marketing the meal kits as a way to bring the restaurant’s “signature flavors home.”" - Jenny G. Zhang
"TGI Fridays is the kind of casual dining chain and sports bar that encouraged dining in. Which, at a time when eating at a restaurant is either impossible or comes with extreme restrictions, isn’t great for business. In an interview with Bloomberg, CEO Ray Blanchette says revenue is down about 50%, even with pick-up and delivery services, and up to 20% of the company’s 386 locations may close permanently. 'Some will close forever, without a doubt,' he said. 'Right now it’s all triage and it’s all about cash: How are you going to make it through and keep the company solvent?'" - Jaya Saxena
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