Arby's: Founders Leroy And Forest Raffel

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, The Kroger Company is one of the largest supermarket retailers across the United States. Founded in 1883, Barney Kroger invested his life savings of $372 to open his first grocery store at 66 Pearl Street in downtown Cincinnati. (Kroger, 2011). Barney was quite proud. He was the first grocer ever to have a bakery, to sell meat, and to sell other groceries all in one store. From the start, Barney operated his business with a simple motto: “Be particular. Never sell anything you would not want yourself.” (Kroger, 2011). Today, one hundred and twenty-eight years later, the Kroger Company is still following Barney’s motto.

Southern home cooking that tastes just like a visit at grandma's house served at your pleasure what more could you want? The creator of this one of a kind restaurant is Dan Evins he founded Cracker Barrel on September 19, 1969. What inspired the founder to create Cracker Barrel? The founder, Dan, previously a sales representative for Shell oil, decided to establish a different concept of a restaurant and gift store approach, which was initially set up to promote gasoline sales. Constructed to mirror his traditional country store he grew up shopping at, the restaurant's name gave a Southern country theme. Originally Cracker Barrel started up for the interest of attracting highway travelers. The first restaurant opened right next to Interstate

There was a Burger King where Rosie’s is today, that was a Burger King, you could go to the drive through and get a sandwich.

Crumpy’s Hot Wings is a restaurant that was founded in 1991 by Donald R. Crump. Located in Memphis, Tn. Crumpy’s is known best for its flavorful Whole Wings. Donald Crump stepped outside of the box to bring more bang for your buck by offering a whole wing instead of the traditional drums and flats. The wings caught the attention of many locally and beyond. In addition to serving Hot wings, he also serves home cooked meals. “The restaurant which features soul food and hot wings has established a solid customer base since it’s opening in September of 1991” (Burns, 1993, p.g. 9b). The restaurant did so well, he opened several more in the years to come. There are now 8 Crumpy’s Hot Wing restaurants in the city of Memphis. Alongside his hard

Chick-Fil-A, is one of the fastest growing chicken branches in the United States. They are also the company that invented the Chicken Sandwich. If you ever go to a Chick-Fil-A, you will know that they didn't invent the chicken, just the chicken sandwich. The reason that Chick-Fil-A puts that there is so that they can try to get people to go to there store, it is almost like a way of marketing for there franchise. The main topics are how Chick-Fil-A is passing all the other chicken restaurants, the History of Chick-Fil-A from 1946- 2000, and the History of Chick-Fil-A from 2001-present day.

Appetites are always satiated at the well established Ronny's Original Steakhouse, located in the historic James Thompson State of Illinois Building close to Chicago's famous theater district. This cafeteria style eatery has been serving up generous portions of delicious Classic American fare since 1963 and provides high-quality food for a price that won't break the bank of locals and tourists alike. At Ronny's Original Steakhouse there is something for every palate: burgers, steaks, ribs, pizzas, chicken, salads and appetizing sides are never in short supply.

The story of the foundation of the first Subway restaurant started in 1965 by the 17-year-old Fred DeLuca who, seeking to earn money for college, decided to take a $1000 loan and opened a submarine sandwich shop that eventually grew into the number-one restaurant chain in the world. The young man was willing to earn some money to have

Five Guys first began when the father of the four young Murrell brothers told them that they could either “start a business or go to college.” (“About Us”) Jerry Murrell, the father, had learned how to cook by cooking for a University of Michigan frat-house. He admired the boardwalk fries at Ocean City, which were always cooked right with “high-quality potato, peanut oil … I thought a good hamburger-and-fry place could make it.” (Welch, “How I Did It: Jerry Murrell, Five Guys Burgers and Fries”) And so, their first restaurant opened in 1986 in Arlington, Virginia. The place was later named Five Guys after the fact that it was started by five guys: the father and his four sons.

(1) Wendy’s was able to achieve its initial success and grow so rapidly at a time when the quick service hamburger business appeared to be saturated because Wendy’s chose a strategic plan of targeting a different segment of the hamburger market, young adults and adults. Dave Thomas’s idea of an “old fashioned” hamburger allowed Wendy’s to differentiate from the competitors. The hamburger itself is made from fresh beef that is cooked to order and served directly from the grill to the customer. It is done this way to allow the customer to see what they are ordering. Allowing customers the opportunity to see the cooking process gains a certain level of comfort between the customer and the restaurant. “Old fashioned” hamburgers are square in

McDonald’s began as a barbeque, and the brothers strictly offered burgers, fries, and pop. Ray Kroc heard about McDonald’s one day and went to visit the restaurant. Kroc was surprised by their efficiency and the quality of the food. Kroc liked the fact that the brothers could focus on the quality of food, due to the limited menu items. Subsequently Kroc realized their success could amount to much more and shared his vision. Kroc told the McDonald brothers that McDonald’s could be a national business serving people across the country. (At this point, Kroc did not even think about being international). Dick and Mac were thrilled with what they heard, so in 1955 Kroc founded the McDonald’s Corporation and opened the first McDonald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois. By 1960 Kroc had bought exclusive rights to McDonald’s. In 1961, Kroc developed Hamburger University where new employees were trained on how to run a successful McDonald's. Kroc wanted to develop the most efficient methods to store, cook, and sell food, so he had a laboratory built at Hamburger University where students' test different ways to make McDonald's more productive. Hamburger University is still in use today in the search for ways to better McDonald’s. McDonald’s had their first sit-down restaurant in 1962, and then in 1975, McDonald’s had opened their first drive-thru restaurant in Arizona. The first drive-thru restaurant was

The success of Subway started in 1965, when Fred Deluca took an advice from family friend Peter Buck, to open a sandwich shop to earn more money and to pay for his education. The first Subway branch opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Their target was to open 32 restaurants in ten years,

The first Subway was founded in 1965. The founder of the Subway chain, Fred De Luca, started running his restaurant business when he was only 17 years old. The first Subway restaurant was opened nine years after its foundation in Connecticut where the headquarter is now situated.

McDonald’s was open opened by Dick and Mac McDonald which was known as McDonald’s Bar-B-Que restaurant in 1940, in San Bernadino, CA. this only lasted a few months’ and they then close and rebranded and open “McDonald’s” as we now know as a

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald in 1940 on Route 66 in San Bernadino, California. The menu had about 25 offerings, and carhops brought the food out to patrons waiting in their cars.

➢ 1958: The legacy of Pizza Hut began, when two college-aged brothers from Whichita, Kansas, Frank and Dan Carney opens first Pizza Hut restaurant after borrowing $600 from their