Corporate Office

Chicken in the Rough Corporate Office

Chicken in the Rough, sometimes called Beverly’s Chicken in the Rough, was founded in 1936 by Beverly and Rubye Osborne . During the depression, the Osborne’s tried to drive out of the dustbowl of Oklahoma with a few dollars and a basket full of fried chicken. Hitting a bump in the road, the chicken fell out of the basket, causing Rubye to exclaim something like “Well, this is chicken sure is in the rough”. This sparked an idea with Beverly. The couple turned the car around and pawned Rubye’s wedding ring to buy chicken, biscuits, honey, and potatoes to start their own business.

At its peak, the company had more than 400 franchises, however, interest in the original plate, which was half a fried chicken, shoestring potatoes, with biscuits and honey, waned over the years. Today, there are only 3 restaurants which still use the name Chicken in the Rough, but there are some restaurants who serve the dish.

Chicken in the Rough is now owned by the Carroll family. Company headquarters are now located in Tinley Park, Illinois.

Chicken in the Rough

Chicken in the Rough is now owned by the Carroll family. Company headquarters are now located in Tinley Park, Illinois.

History

DD’s Discounts Corporate Office

DD’s Discounts was founded in 2004 in Dublin, California. The company operates as a subsidiary of Ross Dress For Less. Similar to their sister store, the company offers a wide range of brand names at deeply discounted prices.

The company currently has more than 266 stores in 15 states, with plans to open at least 7 DD’s Discount stores every quarter. Most stores are remodeled acquisitions. Ross Stores has been consistently focused on expanding its business in an attempt to maintain the growth trajectory. In fact, the company opened three more DD’s Discount stores in Texas on in September of 2016; one in Killeen, Harrisburg and Rosenberg.

DD’s Discount stores are generally found in small neighborhood shopping centers.

In August 2020, the parent company Ross posted lower earnings in the second quarter, mainly due to the coronavirus crisis. Stores are reopening slowly and the company has stated that third quarter earnings should be better.

Company headquarters are located in Dublin, California.

DD's Discounts

History

DD’s Discount stores are generally found in small neighborhood shopping centers.

Company headquarters are located in Dublin, California.

Zehnder’s Corporate Office

Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth was founded in 1856, originally as a hotel called The Exchange. It was sold several times over the years, until it landed in the hands of the William Zehnder in 1927. He remodeled the hotel to look like Mount Vernon. After World War II, the hotel added a restaurant. Due to demand, the restaurant kept growing larger and larger.

Today, Zehnder’s has one of the largest restaurants in the US, seating 1500 persons. The restaurant is famous for large, family style chicken dinners and good service. In addition to the hotel and restaurant, the company also operates a water park, which includes an indoor water park, a video arcade, a restaurant, a gift shop, an indoor swimming pool, and spa facilities, as well as retail shops, which include food stores, a bakery, gift and yarn shops, and a sweet shop, as well as offers wedding cakes and gift cards.

Zehnder’s is still owned and operated by the Zehnder family, as well as the hotel across the street, the Bavarian Inn.

Zehnder's

Zehnder’s is still owned and operated by the Zehnder family, as well as the hotel across the street, the Bavarian Inn.

History

CouchSurfing Corporate Office

Couchsurfing was originally thought of by Casey Fenton in 1999. After finding a cheap flight to Iceland, Fenton did not want to stay at a typical hotel. He received more than 100 offers of a room to stay in after emailing more than 1500 University of Iceland students.

Today, Couchsurfing is a for profit corporation offering a social networking site, as well as being a hospitality website. The platform can be used by members to stay as a guest at someone’s home (called homestay), host travelers, meet other members, or join an event. Unlike many hospitality services, Couchsurfing is an example of what has come to be known as “gift economy”; there is no monetary exchange between members and there is no expectation by hosts for future rewards or homestays.

Currently, the company boasts more than 15 million users in approximately 200,000 cities. Serious crimes have been committed against people using this service, although the company states that they are insignificant when you consider the vast number of people using the site. Headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.

Couchsurfing

History

Aubuchon Hardware Corporate Office

Aubuchon Hardware was founded in 1908 by William E. Aubuchon, a French Canadian immigrant with a 5th-grade education. Today, the company operates more than 109 stores throughout New England and the upper state of New York.

The company’s focus is on do-it-yourselfers and home repair, rather than new home builders and contractors. Unlike many other retailers, the company fared the recession of 2008 with a healthy bottom line, although the company did close one distribution center in August of 2017. The company is the oldest family-owned and operated hardware store in America.

Aubuchon Hardware is still owned and operated by the Aubuchon family, with grandson William E. Aubuchon III currently acting as CEO.

In March 2022, Aubuchon Hardware acquired Welch’s True Value Hardware for an undisclosed amount.

Aubuchon Hardware maintains a corporate office in Westminster, Massachusetts.

Aubuchon Hardware

History

Aubuchon Hardware is still owned and operated by the Aubuchon family, with grandson William E. Aubuchon III currently acting as CEO.

In March 2022, Aubuchon Hardware acquired Welch’s True Value Hardware for an undisclosed amount.

Aubuchon Hardware maintains a corporate office in Westminster, Massachusetts.