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Wendy’s
Old
Fashioned
Hamburgers
Founded
on
November
15, 1969
in
Columbus
OH by
Dave
Thomas
Currently
has
revenue
of $2.4
Billion
a year
with
6,746
locations |
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Wendy's Old
Fashioned
Hamburgers®
is the third largest
quick-service
hamburger restaurant
chain in the world,
with more than 6,700
restaurants in North
America and
international
markets. Founded by
Dave Thomas in 1969,
Wendy's serves great
hamburgers, made
with fresh beef
hot-off-the-grill
and a choice of
toppings. They also
serve chicken
sandwiches, fries,
Frostys, soft
drinks, and a
variety of fresh,
healthful foods -
garden salads,
grilled chicken
sandwiches, baked
potatoes, and chili.
Wendy's Parent
Company, Wendy's
International, Inc.
also owns Tim
Hortons® and Baja
Fresh® Mexican
Grill. They also
have made
investments in Cafe
Express and Pasta
Pomodoro®. |
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YEAR |
BRAND NAME |
FOUNDERS |
LOCATION |
WEBSITE LINK |
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1960 |
Dominos Pizza |
Tom & James Monaghan |
Ypsilanti, MI |
www.dominos.com
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Hardees |
Wilber Hardee |
NC |
www.hardees.com
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1961 |
Wienerschnitzel |
John Galardi |
Long Beach, CA |
www.wienerschnitzel.com
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1962 |
Taco Bell |
Glen Bell |
Downey, CA |
www.tacobell.com
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1963 |
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1964 |
Tim Hortons |
Tim Horton & Ron Joyce |
Hamilton, Ontario |
www.timhortons.com
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Arbys |
Raffel Bros "RB" |
Youngstown, OH |
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Blimpie |
Tony Conza |
Hoboken, NJ |
www.blimpie.com
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Del Taco |
Ed Hackbarth |
Yermo, CA |
www.deltaco.com
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Benihana |
Rocky Aoki |
New York, NY |
www.benihana.com
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Boston's Gourmet Pizza |
Gus Agioritis |
Edmonton, Alberta |
www.bostonsgourmet.com
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Villa Pizza |
Michele Scotto |
New York, NY |
www.villapizza.com
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1965 |
H Salt |
Haddon Salt |
Sausalito, CA |
www.hsalt.com
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TGI Fridays |
Alan Stillman |
New York, NY |
www.tgifridays.com
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Subway |
Fred Deluca & Peter
Buck |
Bridgeport, CT |
www.subway.com
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1966 |
Sirloin Stockade |
- |
Oklahoma City, OK |
www.sirloinstackade.com
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Doctor's Associates Inc. |
Fred Deluca & Dr. Peter
Buck |
Bridgeport, CT |
www.subway.com
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1967 |
Chick-fil-A |
Truett Cathy |
Atlanta, GA |
www.chickfila.com
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Taco Bill |
- |
Queensland |
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Steer 'n Stein |
- |
Huntington Bch, CA |
www.steernstein.com
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Minnie Pearl Chicken |
John Jay & Henry Hooker |
TN |
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D'angelo |
- |
Dedham, MA |
www.dangelo.com
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1968 |
Red Lobster |
Bill Darden |
Lakeland, FL |
www.redlobster.com
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Braum's Ice Cream |
Bill Braum |
OK |
www.braums.com
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1969 |
Red Robin |
Sam |
Seattle, WA |
www.redrobin.com
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Taco Johns |
Juan |
Cheyenne, WY |
www.tacojohns.com
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Long John Silvers |
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www.longjohnsilvers.com
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Old Spaghetti Factory |
Gus Dussin |
Portland, OR |
www.osf.com
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Arthur Treacher's |
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www.arthurtreachers.com
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Captain D's |
- |
Donelson, TN |
www.captainds.com
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Cracker Barrel |
Dan Evans & Tommy Lowe |
Lebanon, TN |
www.crackerbarrelocs.com
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Wendy's |
Dave Thomas |
Columbus, OH |
www.wendys.com
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YEAR |
EVENT |
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1960 |
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1961 |
James Monaghan trades his half
of Domino’s Pizza to brother
Tom for a Volkswagen Beetle
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First Village Inn Franchise
Opens |
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1962 |
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1963 |
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1964 |
Marie Calendars opens 1st full
restaurant. |
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John
Brown & investors purchase KFC
for $2 Million |
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1965 |
McDonalds goes public
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Nathan's Famous Hotdogs opens its
3rd Location |
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1966 |
KFC
& Denny's goes public |
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1967 |
The Big Mac was developed to
feed hungry construction
workers in Pittsburgh
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1968 |
Foodmaker Inc. (Jack in the Box)
bought by Ralston Purina Co
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J.
Peter Grace Company purchases
Coco's |
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Burger Chef is sold to General
Foods for $20 million |
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Krystal Opens it's 100th
Restaurant |
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1969 |
The 1000th Burger Chef Opens |
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Arthur Treacher's purchases
London Restaurant Malins (1860)
and thus receives fish and chips
recipe to use |
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Also at this time in
History |
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Other Brands: |
1962- Sam Walton
opened his first
Wal-Mart |
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1965- Gatorade was
developed as a drink
for the Florida
Gators |
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Other Things: |
Sesame Street
debuted on Public
Television |
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The Beatles got
their first US hit
with "I Wanna Hold
Your Hand." |
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