McMenamins

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McMenamins
Company type Private
Industry Hospitality, Microbrewery
Founded1983
Headquarters,
USA
Number of locations
63 https://www.mcmenamins.com/find-us
Area served
Western Oregon, Central Oregon, and Washington
ProductsBeers, Wines, Cider, Distilled spirits, Coffee
Revenue$180 million (estimated as of 2017)
OwnerMike, Robert and Brian McMenamin (founders and majority owners [1] )
Number of employees
3,528 (as of 2018)
Website www.mcmenamins.com
Crystal Hotel Crystal Hotel from NE - Portland, Oregon (2017).jpg
Crystal Hotel
Edgefield Multnomah County Poor Farm - Troutdale Oregon.jpg
Edgefield
Mission Theater Mission Theater, Portland.jpg
Mission Theater

McMenamins is a family-owned chain of brewpubs, breweries, music venues, historic hotels, and theater pubs in Oregon and Washington. Many of their locations are in rehabilitated historical properties; at least nine are on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the Brewers Association, McMenamins is one of the top 50 largest craft breweries in the United States. [2]

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History

McMenamins was founded by brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin, who grew up in northeast Portland, Oregon. [1] They trace the beginning of McMenamins to the 1974 opening of Produce Row Café. [1]

In 1985, McMenamins opened Oregon's first brewpub in the Southwest Portland neighborhood of Hillsdale. [3] Their first theater pub was the Mission Theater & Pub (1987). [4] [ citation needed ] The company then entered the broader hospitality business starting in 1990, when they converted a 74-acre site (that at one time served as the Multnomah County Poor Farm) into McMenamins Edgefield. [ citation needed ] By 1997, food accounted for over half of McMenamins' total sales. [5] The company opened its 55th location in April 2018. [6]

First outside investment

While still primarily family-owned, in May 2020 McMenamins began raising $20 million from private investors in a Preferred Stock Offering to retire short-term debt as a result of COVID-19 shutdowns, to fund "secret projects" and to enable future expansion. This was the first time the company had opened direct investment in McMenamins, Inc. to those outside the McMenamin family. [7] The private equity offering conferred preferred shares at $100,000 each in private placements to 150 to 200 high-income individuals. The shares do not carry voting rights for their holders but McMenamins indicated that investors could expect a 3% annual cumulative dividend and a 6.5% overall return. [8]

The decision to open McMenamins to outside investors was in-part driven by impacts from COVID-19 with total revenue for McMenamins down 50% in the first 5 months of 2020. [9]

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