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Inspire Brands: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Inspire Brands is a privately held company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States that owns 6 consumer brands, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]

Inspire Brands was formed in 2018 when Arby's bought Buffalo Wild Wings, and it assembled one of the largest restaurant portfolios in the United States within three years. It is controlled by the private equity firm Roark Capital, and its 2020 purchase of Dunkin' Brands took it private at $11.3 billion.

Company facts

Legal name
Inspire Brands, Inc.
Type
privately held company · see all privately held company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Founded
2018
Website
www.inspirebrands.com
Last verified
· 1 sources

Inspire Brands in numbers

Everything Inspire Brands owns

2026

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything Inspire Brands owns Tree of 6 brands under Inspire Brands. Inspire Brands Arby's Baskin-Robbins Buffalo Wild Wings Dunkin' Jimmy John's Sonic Drive-In

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Brand portfolio by category

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Acquisitions by Inspire Brands

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Inspire Brands acquires Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins

Inspire Brands acquired Dunkin' Brands for $106.50 per share in cash, taking the company private and adding Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins to a portfolio it had assembled in under three years. It was one of the largest restaurant transactions ever completed.

Value
$11.3bn
Regulatory
None recorded

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Inspire Brands own?

Inspire Brands owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Buffalo Wild Wings, Baskin-Robbins, Arby's, Sonic Drive-In, Jimmy John's and Dunkin'.

Is Inspire Brands an American company?

Yes. Inspire Brands is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and was founded in 2018.

Who owns Inspire Brands?

Inspire Brands is privately held. Inspire Brands was formed in 2018 when Arby's bought Buffalo Wild Wings, and it assembled one of the largest restaurant portfolios in the United States within three years.

What was Inspire Brands' most recent acquisition?

The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Dunkin' and Baskin-Robbins on 15 December 2020.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Inspire Brands — our brands — Inspire Brands, Inc., Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.

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