MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

Candyfloss machines and photo booths part of TGI Friday’s new look

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The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

TGI Friday celebrates ‘comeback’ with new menu after rescue deal

The US-themed restaurant was bought out of administration in October

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

TGI Fridays hails ‘comeback’ with new menu launch after UK chain rescued

The US-themed restaurant and cocktail bar said it had undergone a significant transformation since being bought out of administration in October.

Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2025

TGI Fridays Leicester Square flagship shuts down

But the hospitality showed remarkable resilience last year according to new figures

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

TGI Fridays’ former CEO, who introduced sushi to a restaurant chain famous for potato skins and mozzarella sticks, will step up to oversee more than 400 locations post-bankruptcy

Ray Blanchette served as CEO from 2018 to 2023, a time when Fridays struggled during the pandemic.

Fortune · Jan 3, 2025

The great children’s menu rip-off: Restaurants accused of serving ready meals to kids

A study found that meals were typically not being made on site

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

UK restaurant chains ripping parents off with ready meals – study

The Soil Association investigation ranks UK restaurants after it uncovered unhealthy meals and a lack of freshly prepared options on kids’ menus.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

TGI Fridays and Pizza Hut could go: The future of the classic chain restaurant no longer seems bottomless

IN FOCUS: Chain restaurants were once the cornerstones of British dining, loved for their affordability and reliability. But rising costs, changing tastes and the pressures of a shifting dining landscape are pushing them to the brink. Can they adapt, asks Hannah Twiggs, or are they destined to become relics of…

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024

Jimmy Kimmel feuds with Elon Musk: ‘At least my children like me’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s legal future, Musk’s ties to the White House and Democrats’ lessons from Harris’s loss

The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2024

TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy

The company said in a statement that the COVID-19 pandemic was the “primary driver of our financial challenges"

Salon · Nov 6, 2024