J. Alexander's

Infobox Company
name = J. Alexander's

type = Public (NASDAQ|JAX)
genre =
foundation = 1971
founder =
location_city = Nashville, Tennessee
location_country = United States
location =
locations = 30 (2007)
area_served =
key_people = Lonnie J. Stout II (CEO)
Gregory Lewis (CFO)
industry = Food service
products =
services = Restaurants
market c

revenue = increase $141 million (2007)
operating_income = decrease $6 million (2007)
net_income = steady $4 million (2007)
assets = increase $104 million (2007)
equity = increase $62 million (2007)
owner =
num_employees = 2,700
parent =
divisions =
subsid =
homepage = http://www.jalexanders.com
footnotes =
intl =

J. Alexander's (NASDAQ|JAX) is a casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

History

J. Alexander's was founded in 1971 by three Nashville businessmen, Jack C. Massey, Earl Beasley, Jr. and John Neff, Jr. According to their online profile, they are "positioned between the heavily themed casual dining restaurants and the fine dining white tablecloth dinnerhouses."Fact|date=July 2007 They operate twenty-eight restaurants in twelve states.

In 1996, Volunteer Capital Corporation, which runs the organization, sold 52 Wendy's franchises to focus on the JAX business.Reuters (July 11, 1996). Volunteer Capital To Sell Its Wendy's Franchises. "New York Times"] In 1999, they rejected a $33.8 million buyout bid from the rival O'Charley's Inc.Staff report (April 15, 1999). Company briefs. "New York Times"] J. Alexander's does not accept reservations, but allows call-ahead seating. J. Alexander's is very similar to Houston's Steakhouse in both menu and operations.

References

External links

* [http://www.jalexanders.com J. Alexander's site]