Swiss Chalet: always so good for so little
Swiss Chalet is a Canadian chain of family dining restaurants, founded in 1954 in Toronto. Swiss Chalet currently has 202 locations in Canada. In 1954, the first Swiss Chalet restaurant … Read more
Marshalls: trendy styles for all ages
Marshalls has over 1,000 American stores, including larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store. The chain covers 42 states and Puerto Rico. In 1956, the late Alfred Marshall brought together a … Read more
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Big 5 was founded in 1955 by Maurie I. Liff, Harry A. Liff and Robert W. Miller. Robert Miller’s son, Steven, is the current Chief Executive Officer. The Big 5 … Read more
Del Taco: Delicious Taco!
On September 16, 1964, Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson opened their first Del Taco in, Yermo, California. Off to a great startOn their first day of business, Del Taco in … Read more
Papa Murphy’s: take ‘n’ bake pizza
Back in 1995, Terry Collins had a good idea. He bought and consolidated two well-known pizza chains: Papa Aldo’s Pizza and Murphy’s Pizza and created Papa Murphy’s. Let’s take a … Read more
Mark’s Wearhouse: well worn
Founded in 1977 by Mark Blumes, Mark’s Wearhouse, known as l’Équipeur in Québec, has 376 stores across Canada and is a member of the Canadian Tire Family of Companies. Originally … Read more
El Pollo Loco
El Pollo Loco, Spanish for The Crazy Chicken and pronounced L Po-yo Loco, serves authentically prepared flame-grilled, citrus-marinated chicken. Yummm-eee! El Pollo Loco was founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa in … Read more
T-Mobile: the “T” is for Telecomm
In 1999, T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG holding company was founded and later renamed to T-Mobile International AG). In 2002, as Deutche Telekom consolidated its international operations, it changed the … Read more
Panda Express: Orange Chicken Heaven!
Panda Express opened its first restaurant in Glendale, California, in 1983. Since then, it has brought folks together for great meals and good times. Today, Panda Express has 2,105 restaurant … Read more