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Back Yard Burgers Inc.

(BYBI) is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$44.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Back Yard Burgers was founded in 1987 in Cleveland, Mississippi and operates 171 restaurants in 20 states. Our restaurants are located in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Today, Back Yard Burgers is a privately held company owned by BBAC, LLC following a merger/buy-out in November, 2007.

Chief Executive Officer
C Stephen Lynn
Number of Employees 1,000
Contact Information

500 Church St Ste 200

Nashville, Tennessee 37219

www.backyardbur...

(615) 620-2300

NAICS Code Full-Service Restaurants: 722110

Recent Events

  • Man charged with break-in at Backyard Burgers

    10/12/09 - Security Breach - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • Mississippi's 40 Fastest Growing Companies 2007-2008: Back Yard Burgers Development, LLC

    - 2007-11-19

    While attending Milisaps College, Bridgforth Rutledge noticed hundreds of University of Mississippi Medical Center students and staff crossing North State Street on a regular basis through an empty lot that seemed like an ideal location for a restaurant. He coaxed Back Yard Burgers executives into selling him a franchise and...

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  • Back Yard Burgers Completes Merger

    - 2007-11-05

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Back Yard Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:BYBI) announced today the completion of the previously announced merger of Back Yard Burgers with BBAC Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BBAC, LLC. As a result of the transaction, which Back Yard Burgers stockholders previously approved on August 3, 2007, each...

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  • Back Yard Burgers Expects Merger Closing to Occur on November 5, 2007

    - 2007-10-31

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Back Yard Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:BYBI) announced today that it currently expects the merger transaction with BBAC, LLC and BBAC Merger Sub, Inc. to close on November 5, 2007, subject to completion by BBAC of its financing arrangements with its lenders. The Company also announced that it has...

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  • Back Yard Burgers buyer extends financing to Oct. 31

    - 2007-10-15

    ATLANTA -- BBAC LLC, the investor group planning to buy Back Yard Burgers Inc. in a $38 million deal, extended to Oct. 31 the expiration of its committed financing with Regions Bank and Harbert Mezzanine Partners II LLC. BBAC said it wants time to investigate how the allegations made in...

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  • Back Yard Burgers $38M buyout stalled by credit card lawsuit

    - 2007-09-17

    MEMPHIS, TENN. -- Back Yard Burgers Inc. reported this month that the pending $38 million buyout of the company has been delayed by a lawsuit alleging violation of regulations that prohibit customers' credit card numbers from being shown in entirety on sales receipts. A class-action complaint filed in federal...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
C Stephen Lynn Chief Executive Officer
Lynn Crump-Caine Chief Executive Officer
Joseph L. Weiss President & COO
Michael Webb Cfo

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David Miller Board of Directors
R Wallace Hite Board of Directors
Steve Neuroth Board of Directors
William N. Griffith Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Board of Directors Former

C. Stephen Lynn has been a director since June 2007. Mr. Lynn currently serves as Chairman of Cummings Incorporated, a fully integrated provider of branding services to national and regional accounts, of which he is majority owner. In addition, Mr. Lynn is Chief Executive Officer of Back Yard Burgers, Inc., a quick service restaurant chain privately held by BBAC, LLC, an investment partnership formed in October 2005 of which Mr. Lynn is Chief Executive Officer and a Director. Previously, Mr. Lynn served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shoney's, Inc. from 1995 to 1998. From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Lynn served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Corporation. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Lynn served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Burtson Corporation (The Warehouse Restaurants). Before joining Burtson Corporation, Mr. Lynn was a Vice President at Century 21 Real Estate Corporation in Irvine, California from 1978 to 1981. Mr. Lynn was the Director of the Distribution Division at Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation from 1973 to 1978. Prior to that, Mr. Lynn was an Industrial Engineer with Brown and Williamson Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Cummings Incorporated Chairman Current
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sonic Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Sonic Corporation Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. President & COO Current
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Cfo Current

Organization Position Status
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. Executive Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary Former
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