Qdoba: “What are you going to love at Qdoba?”
In 1995, Anthony Miller and his partner, Rober Houser, of Colorado, opened the Zuma Fresh Mexican Grill at Grant Street and Sixth Avenue in Denver. That location is still in … Read more
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In-N-Out Burgers: good old-fashioned hamburgers and fries!
Founded in 1948 by Harry and Esther Snyder, In-N-Out Burger is an American chain of fast food restaurants. If you live in, or are travelling through, the American Southwest or … 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
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
Applebee’s: Eatin’ good in the neighbourhood!
Bill and T.J. Palmer opened their first restaurant in Decatur, Georgia in November, 1980. A rather strange name for a restaurant, it was called T.J. Applebee’s Rx for Edibles & Elixirs. Now, that’s a mouthfull! The … Read more
Dollar General: Serving Others
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for over 75 years. During the Great Depression (1939-1949) J.L. Turner began buying bankrupt general stores and liquidating each store’s stock. … Read more
Krispy Kreme
How do you sell doughnuts? Just cut a hole in the wall of your bakery. Okay, that sounds a little crazy, but it’s true! Back in 1937, Vernon Rudolph cut … Read more