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Sonny’s BBQ Corporate Office

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Sonny’s BBQ was founded in 1968 in Gainesville, Florida, by Floyd “Sonny” Tillman and his wife Lucille. The original name was Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q. The name was changed in 2013. The company began franchising in 1977. One franchisor, Robert Yarmouth, and his cousin Jeff, purchased the company in 1991. Robert Yarmouth remains CEO of the company.

Today, the company has 113 locations in 9 states. The company is best known for its unique BBQ recipe, ribs, chicken, and pork. In addition to food, the company also offers coffee mugs, bottled BBQ sauce, T-shirts, and caps with the company logo. bbq 5

In 2015, the company sold off 9 out of its 10 company-owned locations in Florida, in hopes of better managing their other locations.

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Sonny’s BBQ offers a “Random Act of BBQ” each August in honor of Tillman’s birthday. The company provides free BBQ meals with help from community volunteers or community groups. In addition to gift cards, the company also offers catering services.

In February 2020, the company added a Chief Kindness Officer position, designed to promote random acts of kindness.  

Due to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, Sonny’s closed dine-in seating and encouraged delivery and take out orders. 

Company headquarters are located in Maitland, Florida.  bbq 4

Sonny's BBQ

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Sonny’s BBQ was founded in 1968 in Gainesville, Florida, by Floyd “Sonny” Tillman and his wife Lucille. The original name was Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q. The name was changed in 2013. The company began franchising in 1977. One franchisor, Robert Yarmouth, and his cousin Jeff, purchased the company in 1991. Robert Yarmouth remains CEO of the company.

Today, the company has 113 locations in 9 states. The company is best known for its unique BBQ recipe, ribs, chicken, and pork. In addition to food, the company also offers coffee mugs, bottled BBQ sauce, T-shirts, and caps with the company logo. bbq 5

History

In 2015, the company sold off 9 out of its 10 company-owned locations in Florida, in hopes of better managing their other locations.

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Sonny’s BBQ offers a “Random Act of BBQ” each August in honor of Tillman’s birthday. The company provides free BBQ meals with help from community volunteers or community groups. In addition to gift cards, the company also offers catering services.

In February 2020, the company added a Chief Kindness Officer position, designed to promote random acts of kindness.  

Due to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, Sonny’s closed dine-in seating and encouraged delivery and take out orders. 

Company headquarters are located in Maitland, Florida.  bbq 4

Ricky’s Sports Theatre Corporate Office

Ricky’s Sports Theatre and Grill, often referred to simply as Ricky’s, was founded by John “Ricky” Ricardo in 1946. The company operates a sports bar and restaurant, with headquarters in San Leandro, California.

Ricky’s Sports Theatre is perhaps best known for the more than 90 big screen and flat screen televisions located everywhere in the building, including bathrooms. It is also the home of Oakland Raiders Football fans, although all NFL games are broadcast. The company motto :No Knuckleheads, ensures that even non-Raider fans can feel comfortable at the business.

In addition to beer and other mixed drinks, the company offers an extensive food menu, including full breakfasts, daily specials, chicken wings, Mexican food dishes, salads, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, even spaghetti.

Ricky’s Sports Theatre also offers a to go menu and accepts phone orders, but currently does not offer delivery service.

Ricky's Sports Theatre

Ricky’s Sports Theatre and Grill, often referred to simply as Ricky’s, was founded by John “Ricky” Ricardo in 1946. The company operates a sports bar and restaurant, with headquarters in San Leandro, California.

Ricky’s Sports Theatre is perhaps best known for the more than 90 big screen and flat screen televisions located everywhere in the building, including bathrooms. It is also the home of Oakland Raiders Football fans, although all NFL games are broadcast. The company motto :No Knuckleheads, ensures that even non-Raider fans can feel comfortable at the business.

In addition to beer and other mixed drinks, the company offers an extensive food menu, including full breakfasts, daily specials, chicken wings, Mexican food dishes, salads, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, even spaghetti.

History

Ricky’s Sports Theatre also offers a to go menu and accepts phone orders, but currently does not offer delivery service.

Shipley Do-Nuts Corporate Office

Shipley Do-Nuts was founded in 1936 by Lawrence Shipley, in Houston, Texas. Shipley spent a great deal of time perfecting what he believed was the perfect donut. The original price for a dozen donuts was 5 cents. By the 1940’s, the donuts had become to popular that the company began selling them in retail locations.

Today, Shipley Do-Nuts has 400 locations in 6 states, with plans to have 500 stores or more by the year 2020. What sets Shipley Do-Nuts apart from the rest are that the company not only bakes them fresh each day, they bake small batches so most customers will enjoy a hot, fresh donut that is minutes old, rather than hours old.

The company also offers a wide range of beverages including coffees, espresso, cappuccinos, and iced coffee drinks. Franchising began in the 1950’s. Shipley Do-Nuts also offers catering and pre-orders for large groups.

Shipley Do-Nuts

Shipley Do-Nuts was founded in 1936 by Lawrence Shipley, in Houston, Texas. Shipley spent a great deal of time perfecting what he believed was the perfect donut. The original price for a dozen donuts was 5 cents. By the 1940’s, the donuts had become to popular that the company began selling them in retail locations.

Today, Shipley Do-Nuts has 400 locations in 6 states, with plans to have 500 stores or more by the year 2020. What sets Shipley Do-Nuts apart from the rest are that the company not only bakes them fresh each day, they bake small batches so most customers will enjoy a hot, fresh donut that is minutes old, rather than hours old.

The company also offers a wide range of beverages including coffees, espresso, cappuccinos, and iced coffee drinks. Franchising began in the 1950’s. Shipley Do-Nuts also offers catering and pre-orders for large groups.

History

Big Wangs Sports Bar Corporate Office

Big Wangs Sports Bar was founded in 2007 in Hollywood, California, by Joe Barker and Peter Brill. The company runs a chain of sports bar/restaurant locations in Southern California. The company has 4 locations, with the most recent one opening in late 2015 in the downtown area of Los Angeles, on 8th and Grand Ave.

The company offers chicken wings with a variety of sauces, fried potatoes in numerous different styles, pizza, appetizers, sandwiches, chicken dishes, burgers, soups, and salads, as well as a variety of desserts. Happy Hour at all locations is from 3 to 7PM, and the beer selection is quite large, but varies on location.

Big Wangs Sports Bar claims to have more HD televisions than any other sports bar in Southern California.

Big Wangs Sports Bar

Big Wangs Sports Bar was founded in 2007 in Hollywood, California, by Joe Barker and Peter Brill. The company runs a chain of sports bar/restaurant locations in Southern California. The company has 4 locations, with the most recent one opening in late 2015 in the downtown area of Los Angeles, on 8th and Grand Ave.

The company offers chicken wings with a variety of sauces, fried potatoes in numerous different styles, pizza, appetizers, sandwiches, chicken dishes, burgers, soups, and salads, as well as a variety of desserts. Happy Hour at all locations is from 3 to 7PM, and the beer selection is quite large, but varies on location.

Big Wangs Sports Bar claims to have more HD televisions than any other sports bar in Southern California.

History

Chevys Fresh Mex Corporate Office

Chevys Fresh Mex was founded in Alameda, California, by Warren Simmons in 1981. The company quickly expanded to 37 restaurants in the following decade and was purchased by PepsiCo in 1993.

The company purchased the Rio Bravo Cantina chain of Tex-Mex restaurants from Applebee’s in 1999, however, the chain did not do as well as expected. Chevys Fresh Mex filed for bankruptcy in 2003. In early 2005, the company was purchased by Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.

Today, the company has approximately 25 locations, most of them franchised. Chevys Fresh Mex sells a variety of Mexican-style food dishes in a casual dining atmosphere. The company receives about 70 percent of sales from its dinner menu.

In addition to restaurants, the company offers a line of prepackaged, multi-serve entrees for retailers, under the Real Mex label.

At least 14 underperforming Chevys Fresh Mex restaurants, mostly in northern California, were closed on December 26, 2016. Among these were the Redding, Chico, South Lake Tahoe, Modesto, and Fresno locations in California. 

Chevys Fresh Mex restaurants maintains a corporate office in Cypress, California.

Chevys Fresh Mex

Chevys Fresh Mex was founded in Alameda, California, by Warren Simmons in 1981. The company quickly expanded to 37 restaurants in the following decade and was purchased by PepsiCo in 1993.

History

The company purchased the Rio Bravo Cantina chain of Tex-Mex restaurants from Applebee’s in 1999, however, the chain did not do as well as expected. Chevys Fresh Mex filed for bankruptcy in 2003. In early 2005, the company was purchased by Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.

Today, the company has approximately 25 locations, most of them franchised. Chevys Fresh Mex sells a variety of Mexican-style food dishes in a casual dining atmosphere. The company receives about 70 percent of sales from its dinner menu.

In addition to restaurants, the company offers a line of prepackaged, multi-serve entrees for retailers, under the Real Mex label.

At least 14 underperforming Chevys Fresh Mex restaurants, mostly in northern California, were closed on December 26, 2016. Among these were the Redding, Chico, South Lake Tahoe, Modesto, and Fresno locations in California. 

Chevys Fresh Mex restaurants maintains a corporate office in Cypress, California.