- CEO
- Sardar Biglari
- Full Time Employees
- 2,535
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Address
- 17802 IH 10 West San Antonio TX United States of America 78257
- IPO Date
- May 2, 2018
- Business
- Biglari Holdings Inc. is a diversified holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in restaurant operations, insurance underwriting, oil and gas production, and licensing and media activities. The company operates through reportable segments including Restaurant Operations, which encompasses Steak n Shake Inc. for franchising and operating Steak n Shake restaurants featuring Steakburgers, thin-cut fries and milkshakes; and Western Sizzlin Corporation for franchising Western Sizzlin restaurants; Insurance Operations, conducted through First Guard Insurance Company offering commercial truck physical damage and non-trucking liability insurance, Southern Pioneer Property & Casualty Insurance Company providing property and casualty coverage, and Biglari Reinsurance Ltd.; Oil and Gas Operations via Southern Oil Company managing oil and natural gas properties offshore in Louisiana state waters and Abraxas Petroleum Corporation in the Permian Basin; and the Maxim segment for licensing and media. Biglari Holdings Inc. primarily serves customers in the United States with restaurant franchising and operations nationwide, insurance products targeted at truckers and property owners, and oil and gas activities in domestic basins. Founded in 1934 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, at 19100 Ridgewood Parkway, Suite 1200, the company employs approximately 2,535 people and maintains its executive offices there. Recent developments include Steak n Shake receiving a $225 million five-year loan from Biglari Holdings in October 2025 to support operational upgrades and franchise expansion; Sardar Biglari, the company's Founder, Chairman and CEO, acquiring additional shares in December 2024, increasing holdings and underscoring strategic confidence; affiliates of Sardar Biglari accumulating over 5.5% ownership in Jack in the Box in early 2025; and the release of third quarter and first nine months 2025 financial results in November 2025.