Since BLD's investment Empyr has raised $35M through it's parent company Mogl and currently has 60 employees.
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EmpyrEmpyr powers online-to-offline commerce programs for the world’s largest tech companies, banks, airlines, and hotels. Empyr’s direct integrations with all three leading credit card associations make it possible for online consumers to earn cash back at offline merchants in a frictionless way, simply by paying with a debit or credit card. Referring websites or apps also earn revenue from every purchase, and merchants are able to attribute actual offline sales to specific online marketing campaigns. Empyr’s partners currently includes Microsoft, LivingSocial, Coupons.com, Swagbucks and over 1,500 other partners.
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BLD Brands is a diversified investment and operations enterprise. BLD Brands differentiates itself from other investment firms in that they directly operate companies they acquire and specialize only in the food service industry. From 2006-2008 BLD Brands grew from $0 to $90 Million in consolidated revenues in 18 months. As a large franchisee of two well-known brands, Papa John’s and Hardee’s, BLD Brands currently owns and operate seventy (71) Papa John’s Pizza restaurants in three markets including Las Vegas, Ohio and North Carolina, fifty-one (51) Hardee’s restaurants and Spaghetti Warehouse Italian restaurant chain (8 locations). On a combined basis, 130 restaurant locations in 10 states.
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Andy Gale CEO/CFO
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