Franchise

CarePatrol Corporate Office

CarePatrol was founded by then social worker Chuck Bongiovanni, after witnessing the trauma family members endured after an elderly family member was placed in the wrong facility.

The company operates one of the largest franchises of senior placement referral services and in-home care providers in the nation. Combining their services with Kindred at Home, the company now has 45,000 employees and 800 locations.

ComforCare Enterprises acquired CarePatrol in February 2018 and now operates as a subsidiary. CarePatrol was ranked the #1 Senior Placement Franchise in the nation in July 2017 by Franchise Business Review and was ranked among the top 50 franchises in all categories.

The services of CarePatrol are free to families as they are paid by the tens of thousands of providers in the nationwide network.

Headquarters for CarePatrol remain in Gilbert, Arizona.

CarePatrol

CarePatrol was founded by then social worker Chuck Bongiovanni, after witnessing the trauma family members endured after an elderly family member was placed in the wrong facility.

History

The services of CarePatrol are free to families as they are paid by the tens of thousands of providers in the nationwide network.

Headquarters for CarePatrol remain in Gilbert, Arizona.

Jimboy’s Tacos Corporate Office

Jim and Margaret Knudson had never heard of tacos before they ate some at a friends house in 1949. In fact, much of the US had yet to hear about Mexican tacos. Jim, known in his town as Jimboy, decided tacos would be a hit. He converted a trailer and took it to Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe, California. He was right.

Franchising began out of Sacramento, California, in 1969. Today, there are 40 locations throughout California, Texas, and Washington. In 2013, the company announced that it would go international with locations in India.

In April 2019, the company announced that it was rebranding and remodeling most of its restaurants.

While Jimboy’s Tacos has been criticized for not being authentic Mexican tacos, the company doesn’t advertise them as such, calling them the “original American taco.

The corporate office for Jimboy’s is located in Sacramento, California.

Jimboy's Tacos

History

In April 2019, the company announced that it was rebranding and remodeling most of its restaurants.

While Jimboy’s Tacos has been criticized for not being authentic Mexican tacos, the company doesn’t advertise them as such, calling them the “original American taco.

The corporate office for Jimboy’s is located in Sacramento, California.

Blaze Pizza Corporate Office

Blaze Pizza was founded by Rick and Elise Wetzel in 2011. The name comes from the quick way that pizza’s are cooked; taking only 3 minutes on average.

Customers order similar to the way Subway sandwich shops work, with customers choosing their toppings as they walk down the service line, then picking up their pizza at the end. The Blaze ovens are 7 foot-wide gas-fired units that operate at average temperatures of 700 °F (371 °C) to 800 °F (427 °C). Since the high-temperature gas-fired pizza oven is the only piece of cooking equipment inside each of the restaurants, the same oven is also used to roast the chicken, cook the Italian sausage and meatballs, and bake some of the desserts.

In 2016, the company signed agreements which allowed them to operate locations inside buildings, such as college campus’ or airport terminals.

In 2017, the company posted earnings of $279 million, a 51% increase over the previous year, causing concern among bigger pizza operations, such as Dominoe’s.

Blaze Pizza went international in 2015, opening locations in Canada, and then in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 2018.

Headquarters for Blaze Pizza is located in Pasadena, California.

Blaze Pizza

Blaze Pizza was founded by Rick and Elise Wetzel in 2011. The name comes from the quick way that pizza’s are cooked; taking only 3 minutes on average.

History

In 2016, the company signed agreements which allowed them to operate locations inside buildings, such as college campus’ or airport terminals.

In 2017, the company posted earnings of $279 million, a 51% increase over the previous year, causing concern among bigger pizza operations, such as Dominoe’s.

Blaze Pizza went international in 2015, opening locations in Canada, and then in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 2018.

Headquarters for Blaze Pizza is located in Pasadena, California.

Huddle House Corporate Office

Huddle House was founded by Randy Sparks as a restaurant that sports fans could go to after the game. The company offers a menu similar to IHOP and allows customers to order any food item, regardless of the time of day.

The company has been sold several times over the years. Currently, the Huddle House is owned by private equity firm Sentinel Captial Partners, who acquired the chain in 2018.

There are currently 349 locations, with most of these being franchises. The company announced in February 2019 that they planned to make smaller locations, with no more than 2,000 square feet, in order to cut their carbon footprint as well as to make the restaurants more affordable to franchisors.

While many restaurants are closing down due to the pandemic of 2020, Huddle House is opening new locations in Tennessee and Alabama.

Huddle House maintains its corporate office in Atlanta, Georgia.

Huddle House

The company has been sold several times over the years. Currently, the Huddle House is owned by private equity firm Sentinel Captial Partners, who acquired the chain in 2018.

History

While many restaurants are closing down due to the pandemic of 2020, Huddle House is opening new locations in Tennessee and Alabama.

Huddle House maintains its corporate office in Atlanta, Georgia.

Pieology Corporate Office

Pieology was founded in 2011 in Fullerton, California, only blocks from the CSU Fullerton campus by friends Carl Chang and James Markham. Markham had been involved in the creation of Mod Pizza. The company creates artesian styled pizzas custom made to order.

The pizza chain quickly became popular and by 2015, there were 35 locations. In 2016, the company expanded by opening locations in Hawaii and Guam.

In January 2018, the company went international by opening a location in the Polanco district of Mexico City and stated that later in 2018, they would expand into Spain.

However, in March 2018, the company unexpectedly closed several corporate-owned locations in the San Francisco Bay area and in October 2018, four of the 5 locations in Michigan were suddenly closed.

Pieology currently has 130 locations and has headquarters located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

Pieology

The pizza chain quickly became popular and by 2015, there were 35 locations. In 2016, the company expanded by opening locations in Hawaii and Guam.

History

In January 2018, the company went international by opening a location in the Polanco district of Mexico City and stated that later in 2018, they would expand into Spain.

However, in March 2018, the company unexpectedly closed several corporate-owned locations in the San Francisco Bay area and in October 2018, four of the 5 locations in Michigan were suddenly closed.

Pieology currently has 130 locations and has headquarters located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.