Movie TavernMovie Tavern Revenue and Competitors

The predecessor company to Movie Tavern Partners was founded in 1998 when two life-long friends, Jeff Benson and Dennis Butler, along with Jeff's wife Jamie, left their corporate jobs, recruited investors and opened their first theatre. The trio developed a cinema-eatery concept that combines full-flavor and high-quality food and drinks, friendly service and first-run movies at their first Movie Tavern in Ft. Worth, Texas in 2001. In 2005, the company was recapitalized with the addition of a major equity partner. Their successful management of the concept has expanded the network of Movie Tavern locations from Texas to Kentucky, Ohio, and Colorado with new locations in Georgia, Indiana, and Virginia coming in 2008. Uncompromising in their standards and commitment to provide the highest-quality experience, Movie Tavern's leadership is implementing a major growth plan that expanded the system in 2007 to 13 locations and 101 screens, and to at least 15 locations with 135-plus screens in 2008. The company is the leading operator of cinema-eateries in the country.