Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired McAlister's Deli. Headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, McAlister's owns, operates and franchises a chain of quick casual restaurants offering a variety of signature sandwiches, salads, soups,

The deli has a huge menu featuring equally huge portions of dressed baked potatoes, salads, soups, sandwiches and desserts. The entree potatoes are among the more unique elements of the chain, which consist of huge "Texas-sized" potatoes topped with chili, chef salad toppings (sans the lett

A growing network of successful franchisees combined with the popularity of McAlister's Deli, along with an acquisition by Roark Capital Group in July, helped lead the 185-store chain to record-setting numbers in 2005, the company reported earlier this week. In 2005, McAlister's opened 34

On April 12, Philip Friedman, chairman, president and CEO of McAlister's Deli, will accept Nation's Restaurant News' Leadership in Franchise Management award on behalf of McAlister's Deli. This award honors McAlister's Deli for superior management and leadership in franchise mana

Family business teams in the franchise industry help prove the old adage that two good ideas are always better than one. That continues to be the case for Kelly Saxton and his family. Saxton is the largest franchisee of McAlister's Deli, a quick and casual restaurant chain featuring deli-sty

Scott Beckham, manager of McAlister's Deli in Brandon, Mississippi, along with the staff, the community and McAlister's Deli Corporate, are going above and beyond to help fellow employee, Jason Smith, to get a state-of-the-art prosthetic arm. Smith has been working at McAlister's Deli fo