Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Success Foods Management Group LLC, operating primarily under the brand name Torchy's Tacos, is an Austin, Texas-based fast-casual restaurant chain. Founded in 2006 by former corporate chef Michael Rypka, it began as a food trailer before expanding into a multi-state operation. The company is privately owned, with private equity firm General Atlantic leading an investor group that made a significant investment in 2020. As of 2023, Torchy's Tacos reported approximately 6,000 employees and an estimated revenue of $472 million.
Torchy's Tacos specializes in "Damn Good Tacos" and offers a wide selection of handcrafted tacos, along with other Mexican cuisine items like queso and margaritas. The company is known for its unique and edgy dining experience, and as of 2020, operated 83 outlets in seven states, with plans for aggressive expansion into more states.
In terms of patent litigation, Success Foods Management Group LLC appears to be an operating company defending against assertion suits. The company has been named as a defendant in one tracked case, "VB Assets LLC v. Success Foods Management Group LLC," filed in the Eastern District of Texas. This posture, with zero plaintiff cases and a single defendant case in a venue often favored by patent assertion entities, is typical of an operating company facing a patent infringement claim.
VB Assets LLC, operating as Voicebox Tech, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Success Foods Management Group LLC in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting US patent 8527274.