Sagittarius Brands, the parent company of Captain D's Seafood, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Del Taco. Del Taco, headquartered in Lake Forest, CA, is the nation's second largest Mexican quick-service restaurant chain. Captain D's, headquartered in Nashville, TN, is the nation's second largest seafood quick-service restaurant chain.
Kevin K. Moriarty, Chairman and CEO of Del Taco said, "We believe this deal with Sagittarius Brands will give Del Taco strong growth opportunities that will benefit the brand, our employees and our franchise community.
"This transaction will enable both companies to expand their popular and successful concepts into new and existing markets, while at the same time allowing our franchise and company-owned stores to capitalize on the growing seafood and Mexican segments through multi-branding," explained Powell. "It's a perfect marriage of a company that has pioneered the seafood quick service dining category with restaurants primarily in the south and southeast, and a company that is a pioneer in the Mexican category primarily in the western states. There …show more content…
The woman, Claudia Melesio-Rojas, then chose to sue that Del Taco location in Oregon for almost $250,000, after having worked for Del Taco for almost one decade, and her final position before being fired was as a shift lead. It was revealed that managers had ordered all of their employees to avoid becoming pregnant so that they would be able to work at any time of any day that the managers needed them to come in and work. However, it is illegal for anyone to be fired or not hired for reasons that include race, gender, or pregnancy. In order to have her fired, a customer made a false accusation of not having received their order the way they asked for it
Kevin K. Moriarty, Chairman and CEO of Del Taco said, "We believe this deal with Sagittarius Brands will give Del Taco strong growth opportunities that will benefit the brand, our employees and our franchise community.
"This transaction will enable both companies to expand their popular and successful concepts into new and existing markets, while at the same time allowing our franchise and company-owned stores to capitalize on the growing seafood and Mexican segments through multi-branding," explained Powell. "It's a perfect marriage of a company that has pioneered the seafood quick service dining category with restaurants primarily in the south and southeast, and a company that is a pioneer in the Mexican category primarily in the western states. There …show more content…
The woman, Claudia Melesio-Rojas, then chose to sue that Del Taco location in Oregon for almost $250,000, after having worked for Del Taco for almost one decade, and her final position before being fired was as a shift lead. It was revealed that managers had ordered all of their employees to avoid becoming pregnant so that they would be able to work at any time of any day that the managers needed them to come in and work. However, it is illegal for anyone to be fired or not hired for reasons that include race, gender, or pregnancy. In order to have her fired, a customer made a false accusation of not having received their order the way they asked for it