Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen: Get a Lot. For Not a Lot
May 21, 2022 We’re all about good food, made well, for a good price. Founded in 1979 by Aubry Good and Doug Rogers, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, formerly known as Cheddar’s … Read more
Restaurant Chains
P.F. Chang’s: made with heart, served with honor
May 14, 2022 P.F. Chang’s was founded in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1993, by Paul Fleming and Philip Chiang. Philip Chiang is the son of the late Cecilia Sun Yun Chiang … Read more
Texas Roadhouse: Legendary Food, Legendary Service and Legendary Fun
March 26, 2022 Texas Roadhouse, known for its hand-cut steaks, fall-off-the-bone ribs, made-from-scratch sides, and fresh-baked bread, serves 300,000 meals per day. An average Texas Roadhouse restaurant seats about 291 guests. … Read more
Papa John’s Pizza: Better Ingredients, Better Pizza
January 29, 2022 Welcome to Papa John’s, the third-largest pizza delivery chain in the world. How is it different from its competitors, Pizza Hut and Domino’s? Well, Papa John’s claims … Read more
Jason’s Deli: We’re for all Tastes
December 4, 2021 In 1976, the late Joe Tortorice Jr. and his partners Rusty Coco, Pete Verde and Pat Broussard, opened what became today’s most consistent restaurant in the world: … Read more
Tim Hortons UK: You’ve Always Got Time for Tim Hortons
November 27, 2021 Tim Horton’s now has 52 store locations in the United Kingdom. Friday, June 2, 2017 was a big day for Tim Hortons. That’s the day the first … Read more
Auntie Anne’s: Pretzel Perfect
November 6, 2021 In 1988, Anne F. Beiler and her husband, Jonas, founded Auntie Anne’s. Anne had only an eighth grade education and no business background, but she plunged right … Read more
Friendly’s: where ice cream makes the meal
July 31, 2021 Friendly’s is a restaurant chain on the United States’ East Coast. Life with extra sprinkles. It was smack-dab in the middle of the Great Depression (1929-1939) when brothers … Read more
The Cheesecake Factory
July 24, 2021 Detroit, Michigan, 1940s…In 1949 Evelyn Overton baked a cheesecake for her husband’s employer. She had found the recipe in the local newspaper and decided to give it … Read more
BJ’s Restaurant
July 17, 2021 It was 1978 when Mike Phillips and Bill Cunningham founded the first BJ’s in Santa Ana, California. In those early days, it was known as BJ’s Chicago … Read more