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Introduction

3038 Sidco Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37204
U.S.A.
Telephone: (615) 256-8500
Fax: (615) 256-5043
Web site: http://www.ocharleys.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1984
Employees: 15,700
Sales: $499.9 million (2002)
Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol: CHUX
NAIC: 72211 Full-Service Restaurants

O'Charley's Inc. operates a chain of casual dining restaurants that feature aged prime rib, chicken, seafood, pasta, and homemade rolls and salad dressings. The restaurant was developed by David K. Wachtel, who purchased one existing O'Charley's unit in 1984 and quickly built it into a regional chain. During the early years of the new millennium, O'Charley's added the Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub and Stoney River Legendary Steaks chains to its arsenal. The O'Charley's family includes more than 260 restaurants clustered in New England, the Southeast, and Midwest.

1. Introduction
2. Origins
3. 1990 Public Offering
4. Mid-1990s Lawsuit
5. Continuing Growth: Late 1990s and Beyond
6. Principal Operating Units
7. Principal Competitors
8. Further Reading
9. Copyright Page
10. About Page