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Back Yard Burger – Big and Bold Backyard taste

Back Yard Burgers, a chain of quick serve restaurants, was opened in Cleveland, Missisippi in 1987  by Lattimore M. Michael as a drive-thru restaurant. Later dine-in facilities were added and as of August 2008, there are 171 locations in 20 … Continue reading

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Fatburger – The last great hamburger stand….

Fatburger, a chain of fast food restuarants, was founded by Lovie Yancey in Los Angeles, California in 1952. There are currently 95 Fatburger restaurants located in USA, Canada and China plus 04 outlets in Asia, 03 in the UAE, 01 … Continue reading

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Five Guys – Matt, Jim, Chad, Ben & Tyler

Five Guys, a chain of fast food restaurants, was founded in 1986 by Janie and Jerry Murrell and their four sons (the father and sons being original “Five guys”). Later, they had a fifth son and the Five Guys today … Continue reading

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In-N-Out Burger – Quality taste….

In-N-Out Burger, a chain of fast food restaurants located in Western United States, was founded in 1948 by Harry Snyder and his wife Esther. As of march, 2011, it has 258 locations in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. In-N-Out is … Continue reading

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Cook Out – Cooked Outdoors Style…

Cook Out is a privately owned restaurant chain in North Carolina, Tenessee, South Carolina and Richmond, Virginia. Opened by Morris Reaves in Greensboro, the chain has around 75 drive-through restaurants today. Cook-out is known for printing religious phrases on its … Continue reading

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Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box was founded in 1951 by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California as Topsy’s drive-in. Several more Topsy’s were opened and renamed as Oscar’s after Peterson’s middle name and a circus like décor eaturing drawings of … Continue reading

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Hardee’s….Flame it Up…

The first restaurant of Hardee’s was opened in Greenville, North Carolina on September 9, 1960 by Wilbur Hardee with eye catching manly menu items, including the Huskee. Hardee’s has grown to become the fourth largest American fast food chain (together … Continue reading

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Carl’s Jr. – Just the way it is…

Carl’s Jr., founded in 1941 by Carl Karcher as Carl’s Drive-in Barbeque, is the fourth largest american fast-food restaurant chain in size (combined with sibling chain Hardee’s) with outlets in Southern, Western and Southwestern US. The name was changed to … Continue reading

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