Franchise

Pollo Campero Corporate Office

Pollo Campero was founded in 1971 in Guatemala by the Guitierrez family. The company operates an international chain of fast food chicken restaurants. Franchising began in South America in 1992. The chain began operating in the US in 2002. The chain had revenue in excess of $1 million in less than 60 days.

The company is best known for its citrus flavored roasted chicken, as well as a variety of salsa flavors. The menu includes items such as Peruvian grilled chicken, family sized meals, chicken empanadas and salads, yucca fries, plantains, and Latin coleslaw. Pollo Campero has more than 350 locations worldwide and is still owned and operated by the Guitierrez family.

Pollo Campero has locations in the US, Guatemala, Italy, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Equador, Mexico, Spain, Kingdom of Bahrain, and Nicaragua. The company states that it has plans to open at least 5 more franchises in the US alone in 2017.

Pollo Campero

History

F’Real Foods Corporate Office

F’Real Foods was founded in 2003 in Orinda, California, by Jim Ferrell. Ferrell started his company working out of his garage at home. The company produces a specialized type of blender and cups of ingredients to make milkshakes and smoothies.

The company sells its products in more than 10,000 outlets, such as stores, university cafeterias and military bases in the United States and Canada. F’Real Foods quickly outgrew their Orinda facility and moved in 2013 to nearby Emeryville. The company continues to grow by approximately 25 percent each year and expects to hire approximately 25 new employees every year for the next few years.

Ferrell was a former employee of Dreyer’s Ice Cream and he claims that people will choose to buy a milkshake or smoothie over a soda if they can get one easily. As of December 2012, the company is a subsidiary of Rich Products Corporation.

F'real Foods

History

Guthrie’s Corporate Office

Guthrie’s Chicken Fingers, simply called Guthrie’s, was founded in 1965 in Haleyville, Alabama, by Hal Guthrie. The company operates a chain of franchised chicken restaurants. Guthrie originally focused on Southern style food, but found that his fried chicken “fingers” were his most popular food item. He changed his focus to chicken in 1978.

The company is one of the first restaurants to sell chicken strips, commonly referred to as chicken fingers. Guthrie’s is also know for Texas Toast, and a secret family recipe for coleslaw and dipping sauce. The company currently has more than 27 locations, most of them in the Southern part of the US. Franchising began in 2005. A franchise was recently opened in Kentucky in late 2015.

Guthrie’s is still operated by the Guthrie family. The company is actively seeking franchises to open up locations in other parts of the country.

Guthrie's

Guthrie’s is still operated by the Guthrie family. The company is actively seeking franchises to open up locations in other parts of the country.

History

Stanley Steemer Corporate Office

Stanley Steemer was founded in 1947 by Jack Bates in Dublin, Ohio. Originally names Jack Bates Carpet Cleaning Company, the name was changed in 1976 to better reflect the company’s expanding range of services.

The company operates a franchise of home and business cleaning services. There are currently more than 300 corporate-owned locations and approximately 50 franchises in and around the US. The company is the #1 provider of carpet cleaning services in America for nearly 80 years. In addition to carpet cleaning, the company offers duct cleaning, rug cleaning, water clean up, tile and grout cleaning, as well as hardwood floor cleaning.

Stanley Steemer was the first company to be authorized by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The company generally advertises via email campaigns or direct mail flyers.

The company was hit with a class action lawsuit in March 2018, claiming the company failed to pay employees overtime.

Headquarters for the company are still located in Dublin, Ohio.

Stanley Steemer

History

Stanley Steemer was the first company to be authorized by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The company generally advertises via email campaigns or direct mail flyers.

The company was hit with a class action lawsuit in March 2018, claiming the company failed to pay employees overtime.

Headquarters for the company are still located in Dublin, Ohio.

Roto-Rooter Plumbing Corporate Office

Roto-Rooter Plumbing was founded in 1935 in Des Moine, Iowa, by Samuel Blanc, who was frustrated with a clogged drain at his son’s apartment. Blanc designed a drain/sewer cleaning machine that used a motor from a washing machine, a cable, and a child’s wagon to carry it on. He called his device the Roto-Rooter and he began to sell his machine to individuals for $250.

Today, Roto-Rooter is owned by Chemed Corporation, who purchased it from the Blanc family in 1980. Roto-Rooter remains one of the largest providers of plumbing repair, sewer and drain cleaning, as well as water cleanup in both the US and Canada. The company has more than 3,600 employees.

The company still has headquarters, and a manufacturing plant, in Des Moine, Iowa. The manufacturing plant makes plumbing and drain cleaning tools and equipment for both its employees and other plumbers in the industry, as well as a variety of drain cleaning liquids.

Roto-Rooter Plumbing