Food

Lenny’s Sub Shop Corporate Office

Lenny’s Sub Shop was founded in 1998 by Len and Sheila Moore in Bartlett, Tennessee. The company operates a chain of mostly franchised sandwich shops. The company was so successful, it had 5 locations in the first year. Franchising began in 2001.

Currently, the company has approximately 150 locations in the southeastern part of the US. The focus is on Philly style cheese steak sandwiches and other types of sandwiches and food items including cold subs, hot subs, regular combos, Kaiser roll combos, salads, kids meals, and catering. The company also offers custom box lunches, party platters, and hot catering; as well as box lunches.

Lenny’s Sub Shop currently has headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Each location bakes their bread, fresh each day and offers white, wheat, and multigrain sandwich breads.

Lenny's Sub Shop

Lenny’s Sub Shop currently has headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Each location bakes their bread, fresh each day and offers white, wheat, and multigrain sandwich breads.

History

Harps Food Stores Corporate Office

Harps Food Stores was founded in 1930 by brothers Harvard and Floyd Harp in Springdale, Arkansas. The company is best known for providing a wide variety of services beyond simply groceries. Some locations offer fueling stations, while others sell sporting goods.

The company has 84 locations in 4 states, with the majority of locations in Arkansas. The company had annual revenue in 2015 of $808 million and employs more than 4,300 persons.

Harps Food Stores became employee owned in 2001 after buying company shares from the Harp family. Stores are supplied by Kansas based Associated Wholesale Grocers. The company has maintained a “growth through acquisition” policy that saw them expand, even during the 2008 financial crunch and in 2020 during the coronavirus crisis.

In March 2020, the company acquired 20 Town and Country Grocery locations.

Harps Food Stores

History

The company has 84 locations in 4 states, with the majority of locations in Arkansas. The company had annual revenue in 2015 of $808 million and employs more than 4,300 persons.

In March 2020, the company acquired 20 Town and Country Grocery locations.

The WingHouse Bar and Grill Corporate Office

The WingHouse Bar and Grill was founded in 1994 in Largo, Florida, by Ex NFL player Crawford Ker. The original name of the company was Ker’s Winghouse.

Ker originally owned another restaurant called The Frat House. He was an absentee owner and the business failed, taking Ker’s entire investment with it. This lesson taught Ker quite a bit, however, and his next restaurant, The Winghouse, which resembles a Hooter’s restaurant, is performing much better.

The company has more than 27 locations, all in Florida, and annual revenue in 2008 of $600 million. Ker won a $1.2 million dollar lawsuit against Hooters, who claimed that his restaurants “stole” their business plan. The judge ruled in favor of Ker.

The Winghouse Bar and Grill

The WingHouse Bar and Grill was founded in 1994 in Largo, Florida, by Ex NFL player Crawford Ker. The original name of the company was Ker’s Winghouse.

History

Costa Vida Corporate Office

Costa Vida was founded in Layton, Utah, in 2003 by husband and wife team JD and Sarah Gardner. After a trip to the coast of Baja Mexico, the pair wanted to keep both the feeling, as well as the flavor, of warm beaches and Mexican cuisine. The couple opened their first restaurant in Leyton, Utah.

Today, the company operates a chain of franchises across the US. There are currently 50 locations, but a company spokesperson has stated that there are 217 scheduled to be opened in the next 5 years. Two franchisees, Sean Collins and Dave Rutter, liked the restaurant so much that they purchased the company in 2004. The company opened their first international location, in Alberta, Canada, in 2016. The company currently offers only multi-franchise operations, meaning that a person needs to be willing to take on 3 franchise locations, or more.

Each location makes tortillas from scratch, as well as their seasoned pork and beef dishes, which are slow cooked for several hours before serving.

Costa Vida

Each location makes tortillas from scratch, as well as their seasoned pork and beef dishes, which are slow cooked for several hours before serving.

History

Vienna Beef Corporate Office

Vienna Beef was founded in 1893 by two Austrian immigrants, Emil Reichel and Sam Ladany in Chicago, Illinois. During the Columbian Exposition in 1894, the pair sold traditional hot dogs to fair goers. Later, they opened a store on the West side of Chicago. By 1900, the company began selling their products to restaurants and stores.

Today, Vienna Beef still makes hot dogs the same way they did in 1893, only in a newer factory. During the Great Depression, the company began selling what they called, Hot Dogs with a Salad on Top. This combination of onions, pickle relish, tomatoes, and mustard soon became known as the Chicago Dog.

In 2015, annual revenue for Vienna Beef was $130 million. The company still sell their product to restaurants, such as Portillo’s, grocery stores, as well as through their active eCommerce website.

Vienna Beef

In 2015, annual revenue for Vienna Beef was $130 million. The company still sell their product to restaurants, such as Portillo’s, grocery stores, as well as through their active eCommerce website.