[5] Initially, the restaurants were not franchised, and Cassimus retained a 51% ownership stake in all subsequently opened locations.

[9] With 20 stores in operation by 2007, Cassimus sold a majority ownership stake to Brentwood Associates of Los Angeles.

[10] In Spring 2008, GE Capital Solutions loaned the company ten million dollars which allowed for the development of 50 new stores across the southeast and southwest.

[12] Dollarhyde announced that he would be looking to expand the restaurant to new locations, with two-thirds remaining company owned and the remainder being franchised.

[14] However, when the company announced that it would be publicly traded in 2014,[15] SEC filings showed the headquarters as Plano, Texas.

[16] Reasons given for the shift included simplifying travel, a lack of talent available in Birmingham, and the need to consolidate offices to prepare for an IPO.