Inspire Brands, INC.
Restaurant industry, franchisor and operator
Based in GA
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AI Overview
With $3.2M in lobbying spend across 36 quarterly filings, Inspire Brands, INC is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 9 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$3.2M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
9
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $670K |
| 2019 | $430K |
| 2020 | $320K |
| 2021 | $220K |
| 2022 | $180K |
| 2023 | $365K |
| 2024 | $480K |
| 2025 | $580K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Taxation, Labor Issues, Health Issues, Food Industry, Immigration and 4 more
- •Proposals for changes to the tax code impacting business and individual rates.
- •Tax deductions and credits important to the restaurant industry.
- •H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.
- •National Labor Relations Board General Counsel's decision on "joint employer" for franchise industry.
- •Wage and hour issues.
- •Overtime regulations.
- •General issues facing franchising.
- •Compressive immigra
- •Implementation of Public Law No. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on employer mandates, IRS reporting requirements, and menu labeling.
- •Food and Drug Administration rulem
- •Food labeling issues affecting the restaurant industry (menu labeling, genetically modified foods labeling).
- •Nutrition issues affecting the restaurant industry.
- •Proposals for changes to the tax code impacting business and individual rates.
- •Tax deductions and credits important to the restaurant industry.
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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