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Outback Steakhouse Corporate Office

Outback Steakhouse was founded in 1988 by Bob Basham, Chris T. Sullivan, Trudy Cooper, and Tim Gannon.

Outback Steakhouse is an Australian-themed restaurant, with an emphasis on casual dining and large portions at affordable prices.

The first restaurant was opened in Tampa, Florida.

Outback’s parent company changed its name to OSI Restaurant Partners in 2006.

In 2007 the private equity firms Bain Capital and Catterton Partners bought OSI Restaurant Partners for $3.2 billion.

The company became Bloomin’ Brands in 2012 and went public in August of 2012 at $11 per share.

Bloomin’ Brands operates the restaurants Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse, Wine Bar, and Roy’s.

During the pandemic of 2020, Outback offered customer pickup of just about every item on the menu.

Outback Steakhouse has 1,319 restaurants in 22 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, including over 100 locations in South Korea.

In early December 2023, Outback announced that restaurants would be open regular hours on Christmas Eve for those who are traveling. 

Outback Steakhouse maintains a corporate office in Tampa, Florida.

Outback Steakhouse

Outback Steakhouse was founded in 1988 by Bob Basham, Chris T. Sullivan, Trudy Cooper, and Tim Gannon.

Outback Steakhouse is an Australian-themed restaurant, with an emphasis on casual dining and large portions at affordable prices.

History

The first restaurant was opened in Tampa, Florida.

Outback’s parent company changed its name to OSI Restaurant Partners in 2006.

In 2007 the private equity firms Bain Capital and Catterton Partners bought OSI Restaurant Partners for $3.2 billion.

The company became Bloomin’ Brands in 2012 and went public in August of 2012 at $11 per share.

Bloomin’ Brands operates the restaurants Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse, Wine Bar, and Roy’s.

During the pandemic of 2020, Outback offered customer pickup of just about every item on the menu.

Outback Steakhouse has 1,319 restaurants in 22 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, including over 100 locations in South Korea.

In early December 2023, Outback announced that restaurants would be open regular hours on Christmas Eve for those who are traveling. 

Outback Steakhouse maintains a corporate office in Tampa, Florida.

Dairy Queen Corporate Office

Dairy Queen has its roots in the 1938 development of soft-serve ice cream by John Fremont McCullough and his son Bradley. They convinced a friend and customer of theirs, Sheb Noble, to serve this new soft-serve in his ice cream store and he sold 1,600 dishes of it within two hours.

The McCulloughs and Noble went on to open the first Dairy Queen in 1940 in Joilet, Illinois.

The company was an early pioneer of the franchise system and used it to open 10 stores by 1941, 100 by 1947, 1,446 by 1950, and 2,600 in 1955.

Dairy Queen became International Dairy Queen Inc. in 1962, known as IDQ.

IDQ bought the Orange Julius chain in 1987.

IDQ was bought by Berkshire Hathaway in 1998.

Today, IDQ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, a company owned by Warren Buffet.

Today Dairy Queen has 5,700 stores in 19 countries.

 

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen has its roots in the 1938 development of soft-serve ice cream by John Fremont McCullough and his son Bradley. They convinced a friend and customer of theirs, Sheb Noble, to serve this new soft-serve in his ice cream store and he sold 1,600 dishes of it within two hours.

The McCulloughs and Noble went on to open the first Dairy Queen in 1940 in Joilet, Illinois.

The company was an early pioneer of the franchise system and used it to open 10 stores by 1941, 100 by 1947, 1,446 by 1950, and 2,600 in 1955.

History

Dairy Queen became International Dairy Queen Inc. in 1962, known as IDQ.

IDQ bought the Orange Julius chain in 1987.

IDQ was bought by Berkshire Hathaway in 1998.

Today, IDQ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, a company owned by Warren Buffet.

Today Dairy Queen has 5,700 stores in 19 countries.

 

Whataburger Corporate Office

Whataburger is a restaurant chain in the United States that specializes in hamburgers.

Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton opened the first Whataburger in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950.

The next year, Dobson and Burton ended their partnership. Burton became the owner of the franchises in San Antonio, Texas, and Dobson became the owner of the company.

In 1967 there were 17 Whataburgers. The company continued to grow and by 1972 there were 100.

Today there are over 700 Whataburgers, with about 600 being owned by the Dobson family and the rest owned and operated by franchisers.

The company passed the $1 billion in revenue mark in 2007.

Today Whataburger has 22,500 employees and had $1.3 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Whataburger

Whataburger is a restaurant chain in the United States that specializes in hamburgers.

Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton opened the first Whataburger in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950.

The next year, Dobson and Burton ended their partnership. Burton became the owner of the franchises in San Antonio, Texas, and Dobson became the owner of the company.

History

In 1967 there were 17 Whataburgers. The company continued to grow and by 1972 there were 100.

Today there are over 700 Whataburgers, with about 600 being owned by the Dobson family and the rest owned and operated by franchisers.

The company passed the $1 billion in revenue mark in 2007.

Today Whataburger has 22,500 employees and had $1.3 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

SuperValu Corporate Office

SuperValu has its roots in the 1870 founding of the B.S. Bull and Company, which was a dry goods seller in Minnesota. This venture failed but the backers went on to form other companies, which were merged into the Winston and Newell Company in 1926. This company eventually became SuperValu.

During the next 80 years, the Winston and Newell Company acquired ShopKo, Hornbacher’s, Cub Foods, Scott’s Food and Pharmacy, and Richfood Holdings.

In 2006 the cmpany acquired more than 2,000 stores when it bought Albertson’s Inc for $9.7 billion.

Today SuperValu is the third-largest food retailing company in the United States and ranks number 75 on the Fortune 500 list for 2012.

SuperValu operates more than 2,500 stores all over the United States, under the names Cub, Farm Fresh, Shoppers, Shop ‘n Save, and Hornbacher’s. SuperValu has 120,000 employees and had $34.327 billion in revenue in 2013.

SuperValu

SuperValu has its roots in the 1870 founding of the B.S. Bull and Company, which was a dry goods seller in Minnesota. This venture failed but the backers went on to form other companies, which were merged into the Winston and Newell Company in 1926. This company eventually became SuperValu.

During the next 80 years, the Winston and Newell Company acquired ShopKo, Hornbacher’s, Cub Foods, Scott’s Food and Pharmacy, and Richfood Holdings.

In 2006 the cmpany acquired more than 2,000 stores when it bought Albertson’s Inc for $9.7 billion.

History

Today SuperValu is the third-largest food retailing company in the United States and ranks number 75 on the Fortune 500 list for 2012.

SuperValu operates more than 2,500 stores all over the United States, under the names Cub, Farm Fresh, Shoppers, Shop ‘n Save, and Hornbacher’s. SuperValu has 120,000 employees and had $34.327 billion in revenue in 2013.

Cumberland Farms Corporate Office

Vasilios and Aphrodite Haseotes bought a one-cow dairy farm in Cumberland, Rhode Island in 1939.

They opened a dairy store in Bellingham, Massachusetts in 1958 and their first convenience store in 1962. This was the first ever convenience store in the Northeastern United States.

In 1986 Cumberland Farms bought all of Gulf Oil’s gas stations as well as the rights to the trademark in the Northeast.

Today, Cumberland Farms is #37 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has over 6,000 employees, has 600 stores and gas stations in 11 states, mostly in the Northeast and Florida, and had $8.02 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Cumberland Farms

Vasilios and Aphrodite Haseotes bought a one-cow dairy farm in Cumberland, Rhode Island in 1939.

They opened a dairy store in Bellingham, Massachusetts in 1958 and their first convenience store in 1962. This was the first ever convenience store in the Northeastern United States.

In 1986 Cumberland Farms bought all of Gulf Oil’s gas stations as well as the rights to the trademark in the Northeast.

History

Today, Cumberland Farms is #37 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has over 6,000 employees, has 600 stores and gas stations in 11 states, mostly in the Northeast and Florida, and had $8.02 billion in revenue in 2011.