In 1958, an advertisement celebrating 40 years in business made the claim that El Fenix was “The Oldest Mexican Restaurant Chain in the U.S.” According to the family of founder Miguel Martinez, he opened his first restaurant in 1918 in Dallas TX. [El Fenix on McKinney Ave. pictured abov...
Austin,Texasrecently wasannounced as the new headquarters of Elon Musk'sventuresXandTeslaas their corporate offices will join their already large presence in Central Texas, but there is also a major Austin based company that will now most likely be changing their address to Florida after agreeing ...
The hamburger fast-food chain was founded in 1954 in Jacksonville, Florida. It has since become the fifth largest fast-food restaurant chain in the world with almost 17,000 locations. 9. Taco Bell designs by Jack / Shutterstock.com Taco Bell was founded on March 21, 1962, in Downey, Cali...
Do you remember what set the burger chain apart from its competitors? Well, it had a little bit of everything--burgers, fish sandwiches, AND chicken dinners. In 1981, Burger Queen--which had its beginnings in 1956 in Winter Haven, Florida--became Druther's. The menu was the same, howev...
— Ruby Tuesday: The Maryville, Tennessee-based casual chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 7. The company planned to closed 185 locations permanently but keep 250 restaurants open during the restructuring. — Friendly’s: an 85-year-old Wilbraham, Massachusetts-based chain known for it...
The chain's parent company, Bloomin' Brands based in Florida, has been struggling with many locations so it decided to close them permanently according to CNN.More than 40 restaurants were shut down unexpectedly to workers and restaurant goers with the majority of them being an Outback Steakhouse...
In June, the home of the Whopperbegan offering a $5 mealto compete with McDonald's. The $5 meal offers customers a choice of one of three sandwiches along with chicken nuggets, fries and a drink. The burger chain didn't give an exact time frame for the offer, but said the $5 meal...
Restaurant concept development is a larger circle which encompasses other considerations such as market and competitive research, emerging and fading trends, financial modeling and what-if scenarios, branding and brand evolution, supply chain issues, and potentially even brand portfolio management (for ...
Florida Affordable Energy Pensacola, FL We are looking to help individuals who are tired of the gradual increase in energy costs, or just looking to help the planet! IHOP Kingsport, TN Long-standing chain serving a wide variety of pancakes & other American breakfast & diner fare. Vida Skin...
In the 1950s and 1960s, fast food burger chains, hotel rib rooms, and chain and independent steakhouses began to proliferate. Steakhouses proved popular with lunching business men while families chose economy cuts at Bonanza or Ponderosa. “Advances” took place, such as foil wrappings that al...