Huddle House

Huddle House is a leading franchisor of family dining restaurants serving Southeastern communities. With its nearly 50-year history, Huddle House is one of the oldest franchise systems in the country. Huddle House focuses on serving high-quality food in warm, friendly environments that bring communities together. Huddle House offers customers “Any Meal. Any Time.” with a broad menu of cooked-to-order food and 24-hour service. At the end of Sentinel’s investment period, Huddle House had more than 375 franchised units and 17 company-owned units that generated more than $225 million in annual systemwide sales.

In its nearly six years with Sentinel, Huddle House’s average unit volumes increased almost 15%. Sentinel sold the business to another private equity firm after Huddle House achieved our investment objectives.