Food

HelloFresh Corporate Office

HelloFresh was founded in 2012 by Dominik Richter and Thomas Griesel in Berlin, Germany. This pair of friends wanted to create a fresh meal delivery service that exceeded the typical pizza or Chinese food type of delivery service.

HelloFresh began in Berlin, London, and Amsterdam, but quickly progressed to Australia and the East coast of the United States. By September 2014, the company began serving almost the entire United States. HelloFresh now averages 5.5 million meals each month in 7 countries.

The company offers complete uncooked meals, delivered to the home or office, in boxes. Clients receive full instructions and almost everything needed to cook and create a healthy meal. The company does expect clients to have basic items on hand, such as salt, olive oil, and white sugar, otherwise, everything is provided.

HellFresh also offers vegetarian meal services, as well as more conventional meal plans. Recently, HelloFresh has been criticized for the excessive packaging of their delivered meals, leading to waste. The company has also been criticized for its continually high marketing costs, which have prevented the company from becoming profitable. Another concern is the low level of customer retention. According to an independent analysis, less than 50% of customers remain subscribers after the first week, and less than 10% remain after 6 months.

In March 2018, the company announced that it had acquired Green Chef, another meal delivery service, which pushed HelloFresh into the largest meal delivery service, even larger than competitor Blue Apron.

In June 2022, the company partnered with St. Mary’s Food Bank to deliver meals to 300,000 New York community members in need of food.

In November 2023, HelloFresh warned investors that its revenue may not hit its expected target range.

The corporate office for the US branch of HelloFresh is located in New York, New York.

HelloFresh

History

In June 2022, the company partnered with St. Mary’s Food Bank to deliver meals to 300,000 New York community members in need of food.

In November 2023, HelloFresh warned investors that its revenue may not hit its expected target range.

The corporate office for the US branch of HelloFresh is located in New York, New York.

King Taco Corporate Office

King Taco was founded in 1974 by Raul Martinez. He began the business by selling tacos out of an old ice cream truck that he had renovated. The business was so successful that within 6 months, Martinez opened his first restaurant in Cypress Park, California. A second location followed the next year on East 3rd Street in East Los Angeles.

King Taco now has 20 restaurants throughout Southern California including Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. The company prides itself on opening a new location every other year.

King Taco offers authentic Mexican food including sopes, carnitas, tacos, and al pastor tacos. Chicharron tacos are quickly becoming a favorite in Los Angeles.

The company was listed in Hispanic Business Magazine in the top 100 spot in their listing of the Top 500 Hispanic Businesses in America.

The founder, Raul Martinez, passed away in December of 2013 but the business is carried on by Raul Martinez Jr.

King Taco maintains a corporate office in Los Angeles, California.

King Taco

History

King Taco now has 20 restaurants throughout Southern California including Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. The company prides itself on opening a new location every other year.

King Taco offers authentic Mexican food including sopes, carnitas, tacos, and al pastor tacos. Chicharron tacos are quickly becoming a favorite in Los Angeles.

The company was listed in Hispanic Business Magazine in the top 100 spot in their listing of the Top 500 Hispanic Businesses in America.

The founder, Raul Martinez, passed away in December of 2013 but the business is carried on by Raul Martinez Jr.

King Taco maintains a corporate office in Los Angeles, California.

Fresh Meal Plan Corporate Office

Fresh Meal Plan was founded by professional body builder Marc Elkman and Patrick Delaney in 2011. The company provides home delivery of meals designed for the individual client. Meal plans include dietary needs such as low sodium, low cholesterol, vegetarian, the Paleo diet, or the dietary needs of diabetics. The company has more than 3,000 clients and serves the Southern Florida area.

Fresh Meal Plan was named #70 on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. The company has a three year growth rate of 4,128 % and revenue in 2014 of $10.9 million. Fresh Meal Plan has 150 employees with 138 of those jobs being added in the past three years.

The company is also #2 on the Inc. list of Top Food and Beverage Companies, #2 on the list of Top Miami Companies and #3 on the Inc. list of Top Florida Companies.

Fresh Meal Plan

The company is also #2 on the Inc. list of Top Food and Beverage Companies, #2 on the list of Top Miami Companies and #3 on the Inc. list of Top Florida Companies.

History

Red Lobster Corporate Office

Red Lobster was founded in 1968 in Lakeland, Florida, by Bill Darden and Charley Woodsby. The original restaurant was called The Green Frog but was later changed to Red Lobster. The company offers a casual dining experience with a focus on seafood such as king crab, shrimp, salmon, snow crab, and calamari. The company’s signature dish is popcorn shrimp. It is also well-known for its cheddar bay biscuits.

Red Lobster was sold in July of 2014 to Golden Gate Capital. It was also incorporated in 2014. The company has 705 locations throughout the U.S., Canada, Qatar, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates. Red Lobster had $2.4 billion in sales in 2014.

The company became the 20th business to drop their advertising from the Tucker Carlson show due to controversial comments made regarding immigrants to the US.

Red Lobster Seafood Company

History

The company became the 20th business to drop their advertising from the Tucker Carlson show due to controversial comments made regarding immigrants to the US.

Applebee’s Corporate Office

Applebee’s was founded in Decatur, Georgia, by Bill and T.J. Palmer in 1980. From this single restaurant, Applebee’s has grown to at least 2,019 locations in the U.S. and 15 countries around the world. The company focuses on a casual dining experience and serves American cuisine such as chicken, beef, hamburgers, pasta, shrimp, and ribs. Most locations offer a full bar and take-out services.

Applebee’s had 28,000 employees and had $ 4.5 billion in revenue in 2014. IHOP Corporation purchased Applebee’s in 2007, making this restaurant chain a part of the Dine Brand Corporation. The company recently moved its headquarters from Illinois to Kansas City, Missouri, in 2014.

In early 2022, a manager received an email he believed came from the corporate office which stated that with rising gas prices, more hourly employees would need to work longer hours and that Applebee’s could pay them less.

Also in late 2021 and early 2022, the company began adding drive-through windows to many locations, making it appear more like a fast food restaurant.

This company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symptom DIN.

Applebee’s maintains a corporate office in Leawood, Kansas.

Applebee's

History

Also in late 2021 and early 2022, the company began adding drive-through windows to many locations, making it appear more like a fast food restaurant.

This company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symptom DIN.

Applebee’s maintains a corporate office in Leawood, Kansas.