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List Of Defunct Fast-food Restaurant Chains
This is a list of defunct fast-food chains. A Chain store#Restaurant chain, restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with the same name in many different locations that are either under shared corporate ownership (e.g., McDonald's in the U.S.) or franchising agreements. Typically, the restaurants within a chain are built to a standard format through architectural prototype development and offer a standard menu and/or services. Defunct fast-food restaurant chains * Ameche's Drive-in Five suburban locations in metropolitan Baltimore. * Burger Chef - Three former locations (in Cleveland, Tennessee, South Charleston, West Virginia, and Reidsville, North Carolina) continue to sell Burger Chef menu items, but no longer operate under that name. * Druther's, Burger Queen/Druther's chain based in Louisville, Kentucky. It was originally named Burger Queen until 1981 from when it was renamed Druther's. It became a regional Dairy Queen franchise in 1991; a lone franchised locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Sub In Barn On Dundas East, Mississauga
''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' (American English) or ''Mr'' (British English), is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. The title ''Mr'' derived from earlier forms of ''Master (form of address), master'', as the equivalent female titles ''Mrs., Mrs'', ''Miss'', and ''Ms., Ms'' all derived from earlier forms of ''Mistress (form of address), mistress''. ''Master'' is sometimes still used as an honorific for boys and young men. The plural form is ''Messrs''(.), derived from the French title ' in the 18th century. ' is the plural of ' (originally ', "my lord"), formed by declension (nouns), declining both of its constituent parts separately. Historical etiquette Historically, ''mister'' was applied only to those above one's own status if they had no higher title such as ''Sir'' or ''my lord'' in the English class system. That understanding is now obsolete, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrols Restaurant Group
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. is an American franchisee company and is the largest Burger King franchisee in the world; Carrols owns and operates over 1,000+ Burger Kings, and 55 Popeyes restaurants. The company has operated Burger Kings since 1976 in locations across 23 U.S. states. The company has its roots in the Carrols hamburger restaurant chain which operated in parts of the U.S. beginning circa 1960. The domestic locations were converted to Burger King restaurants beginning in 1975, though the brand survived in other parts of the world until as late as 2012 in Finland. For a time following the 1975 conversion to Burger King, the company also owned the restaurant chains Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana. History An offshoot of the Tastee-Freez company, the original Carrols hamburger chain was named after the Tastee-Freez co-owner Leo S. Maranz's daughter, Carol. Herb Slotnick bought the franchise rights for the New York area and started opening restaurants in the Syr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino's Hamburgers
Gino's Hamburgers was a fast-food restaurant chain founded in Baltimore, Maryland by Baltimore Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti and running back Alan Ameche, along with their close friends Joe Campanella, who played linebacker for six seasons for the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts and Louis Fischer, in 1957. A new group of restaurants under the Gino's name, involving some of the principals of the original chain, was started in 2010. Campanella left the group in 1963 and started his own restaurant, Rustler Steak House. History The first Gino's was opened in Dundalk, Maryland, just outside Baltimore; it got its official name in 1959 when the owners Joe Campanella, Louis Fischer, and Alan Ameche invited Colts' captain Gino Marchetti to become a partner. In 1967 Gino's merged with Tops Drive Inn, a chain of 18 drive-in restaurants located in the Washington, D.C., area; most Tops locations were rebranded as Gino's. In the early 1970s, the company attempted to expand from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geri's Hamburgers
Geri's Hamburgers was a fast food restaurant chain in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, United States. Geri's started sometime in 1962 and was modeled largely after the early McDonald's style restaurants at the time. One of the original owners of Geri's was a former vice president for McDonald's. Geri's restaurants, at least in the early days, had little or no inside seating, and were geared towards fast take-out service. In fact the cartoon icon used by Geri's on its marquee was very similar to the "Mr. Speedee" used by McDonald's, and even closer to the later McDonald's characters such as Mayor McCheese, being in the form of a hamburger with eyes, and arms and legs coming from the sides and bottom of the bun. There were at least 13 Geri's restaurants by 1980. Red, blue and white were the main exterior colors, often in the form of tiles. Later incarnations of Geri's restaurants had interior seating and an expanded menu. In 1981 the Geri's corporation folded, but sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forum Cafeterias
The Forum Cafeteria was a chain of economical cafeteria-style restaurants which operated across the United States. The company was founded in 1918 and had restaurants in the downtown areas of several major cities. In the 1960s the company expanded its business concept to suburban areas, opening shopping center locations at Antioch Shopping Center, Kansas City, Missouri and the Dadeland Shopping Center southwest of Miami. The company was founded by Clarence Hayman (1881–1971) who owned several restaurant venues before establishing the concept of a ground floor cafeteria, in 1921, at 1220 Grand Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He later opened similar branches in other cities of the Midwestern United States. Clem Templin (1884–1966) was a vice president of the firm. The building architect for the cafeterias was George B. Franklin (1883–1953) See also * List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains This is a list of defunct fast-food chains. A Chain store#Restaurant chain, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour
Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour was an American ice cream parlor and sandwich chain that was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1963. The chain became defunct following the closure of its last location in Brea, California, in 2019. History 1963-1990: Original franchise Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour was started at NW 21st Avenue in Portland, Oregon, by Bob Farrell and Ken McCarthy in 1963. Farrell's became known for their offer of a free ice cream sundae to children on their birthday. The parlors had an early 1900s theme, with employees wearing period dress and straw boater hats, and each location featured a player piano. In 1972, the Farrell's chain was purchased by the Marriott Corporation. By 1975, there were 120 Farrell's nationwide. Thereafter, sales dropped and most of the parlors were sold off in the 1980s. In 1982, Marriott sold the chain to a group of private investors. By 1990, almost all Farrell's locations had closed. 1990-2007: Independent operations The remaining Farre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doggie Diner
Doggie Diner was a small fast food restaurant chain serving hot dogs and hamburgers in San Francisco and Oakland, California that operated from 1948 to 1986, owned by Al Ross. History The first Doggie Diner was opened on Oakland's San Pablo Avenue in 1948 and grew in popularity. At one time there were 30 locations around the San Francisco Bay Area, mostly concentrated in San Francisco. The chain was sold to Ogden Corporation around 1969. They sold french fries, hamburgers, hot dogs, and sodas. The chain's advertising jingle was: “Doggie diner, nothin’ finer. Doggie Diner, it's doggone good!”. The Doggie Diner chain went out of business in 1986 after trying to compete with big chain restaurants, such as McDonald's and Burger King. Its founder Al Ross died in 2010, at age 93. The brand name has been revived for hot dog sales at Oracle Park, home stadium of the San Francisco Giants. Doggie Diner heads The most notable feature of the Doggie Diner chain was the sign: a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee's Drive-In
Dee's Drive-In was a fast food hamburger drive-in restaurant chain based in Utah. The chain was founded by Dee Frederick Anderson, who got his start selling hamburgers operating the Ute Hamburger Shop near the University of Utah in the 1920s. Anderson opened the first Dee's Restaurant in 1932. Dee's would evolve into two separate but related restaurant chains: Dee's Family Restaurant and Dee's Drive-In. Noted for its family-friendly advertising and the colorful "Dee's Clowns" that adorned its restaurants, the franchise became a Utah cultural landmark in the 1960s. At its height, the family operated 53 restaurants with an annual revenue of $20 million per year. In the late 1970s, an altered business strategy led the Anderson family to sell all of its Dee's Drive-Ins to Hardee's; a dozen Dee's Family Restaurants remained in business. Half of them continue to operate across the Wasatch Front region of Utah. History Dee Frederick Anderson, a fast-food entrepreneur from Ephraim, Ut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Lites
D'Lites of America was an American fast food chain based in Norcross, Georgia. It was known for serving fast food with a higher emphasis on nutrition. It featured reduced-calorie dishes, including hamburgers made with lean beef, high-fiber buns, and low-calorie cheese. It was founded in 1978 by Doug Sheley and Jeffrey Miller. The first franchises opened in 1983. By 1985, more than 100 stores were opened. The chain stopped franchising in 1986 and closed several stores. By year's end, it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to FIU Hospitality Review, the chain's closure was due to other chains such as McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's beginning to offer healthier sides such as salads and baked potatoes, as well as D'Lites' buying back of several unsuccessful franchise locations. See also * List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains This is a list of defunct fast-food chains. A Chain store#Restaurant chain, restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clock (restaurant)
Clock was a Swedish hamburger restaurant chain founded by state-owned SARA (Sveriges Allmänna Restaurangaktiebolag) that later also bought a Swedish offshoot from the US-based Carrols. The chain was active from 1976 to 1999, but eventually began to suffer from hardening competition from other kinds of fast food, such as kebab, falafel, sandwiches, etc. As Carrols, Clock used the McDonald's concept with names for hamburgers such as 'Big Clock' ('Big Mac'). Using a huge clock as its logo, the chain grew to be very successful and widespread during the 1970s and 1980s, even branching out to China, but got into economic problems in the 1990s and started closing or selling restaurants. In 1996 Clock actually sold six restaurants (four in Stockholm and two in Gothenburg) to McDonald's. The same year, as part of what turned out to be a new business strategy, the company bought the hotel and restaurant company Provobis, which had the same main owner, Rolf Lundström, who thereby con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chooks Fresh & Tasty
Chooks Fresh & Tasty was a Western Australian fast food chain that specialized in barbecued and fried chicken. History Chooks was originally a well known regional fast food brand named River Rooster. Operations began in Busselton and Margaret River in 1991. River Rooster stores were generally in areas that lacked popular fast food chains – namely Chicken Treat, Red Rooster or KFC. Around 2003, the River Rooster name was dropped. The company felt they were not generating new transactions due to the similarity in brands with other outlets. The company started a competition where customers could submit new names to them for consideration, after which the final Chooks Fresh & Tasty name was adopted.Franchise Council of Australia Board of Directors (accessed 2007-09-17) In October 2010, Chooks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicken George (restaurant Chain)
Chicken George was a fast food restaurant chain based in Baltimore, Maryland. The first restaurant was established by Theodore Holmes in November 1979 in the Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore. The company later expanded to a total of six restaurants in Baltimore, and also branched out to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. Franchise restaurants were also existent in Atlanta, Los Angeles and in other cities. In September 1991, the company filed for bankruptcy to be dissolved. Company overview Beginnings The restaurants were owned by Joloj Industries, Inc., which was founded by Theodore Holmes. The company's name was chosen based upon a character name in the book '' Roots: The Saga of an American Family''. At its prime, the company had six restaurants in Baltimore, two in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a location in Washington D.C., along with franchise restaurants. The chain was very popular in Baltimore, having been described as "that it seemingly became a household name ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |