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Bojangles Famous Chicken Corporate Office

Bojangles Famous Chicken ‘N Biscuits, commonly called Bojangles Chicken, was founded in 1977 by Richard Thomas and Jack Fulk. The company specializes in southern fried and Cajun-spiced fried chicken, biscuits, sweet tea, dirty rice, and Cajun pinto beans. The company recently filed with the NASDAQ to go public and can be found under the ticker symbol: BOJA.

The company currently has 766 locations in 11 states and had almost $1 billion in sales in 2015. Bojangles chicken is listed on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America as #4985. The company added more than 2,000 jobs over the past three years and a 3-year annual growth rate of 44%. This is the 5th consecutive year that the company has been on the Inc. 5000 list.

In November of 2018, the company was purchased by Durational Capital Management for $594 million, taking the company private once more.

Headquarters for Bojangles Chicken is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is unclear at this time if the sale of the company will cause the home office to be relocated.

Bojangles Famous Chicken N Biscuits

History

In November of 2018, the company was purchased by Durational Capital Management for $594 million, taking the company private once more.

Headquarters for Bojangles Chicken is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is unclear at this time if the sale of the company will cause the home office to be relocated.

Trader Vic’s Corporate Office

Trader Vic’s was founded in 1934 originally as a small bar and restaurant named Hinky Dinks. Victor Bergeron, Jr., borrowed $500 to open the restaurant, which was located across the street from his parent’s grocery store in Oakland, California. Bergeron claims to be the inventor of the Mai Tai cocktail. Hinky Dinks eventually became Trader Vic’s.

The company operates a chain of Polynesian themed restaurants and bars. The first franchise opened in 1940 in Seattle, Washington. During the 1950’s and 1960’s, Tiki themes were popular and the company had as many as 25 locations at one time. Today, the company has about 19 locations, most of them franchised.

Trader Vic’s has plans for expansion in the next few years. One location is planned in Iraq and another in Kansas.

Trader Vic's

Trader Vic’s has plans for expansion in the next few years. One location is planned in Iraq and another in Kansas.

History

Hard Rock Cafe Corporate Office

The Hard Rock Cafe was founded by two Americans in London in 1971. Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton began covering the walls of their restaurant with rock and roll posters, records, and other memorabilia. The Seminole Tribe of Florida purchased the chain in 2007.

The company has amassed one of the largest collections of rock and roll memorabilia in the world. The first piece of memorabilia came from Eric Clapton, who wanted to hang his Fender guitar over his regular seat. This caused Pete Townshend to put one of his guitars over his regular seat at the Picadilly restaurant. The movement went on from there. There are currently 191 locations in 59 countries. There are approximately 157 cafes, 22 hotels and 11 Hard Rock gambling casinos.

The company runs a chain of themed restaurants, hotels, and casinos. Some of the hotels and casino locations have been sold to various companies over the years, but the cafe’s remain under the control of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, with headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

Hard Rock Cafe, Hotels, and Casinos

History

Universal Studios Florida Corporate Office

Universal Studios Florida, sometimes called Universal Studios Orlando, was founded in 1982. Originally designed by the Universal Studios movie company to be an active working movie set and theme park, which would allow visitors to see how movies are made “behind the scenes.” However, in 1986, co-founder of the park, Steven Spielberg, believed that they could compete with Disney World if they designed a theme park from the ground up.

The theme park officially opened in July of 1990. Universal Studios Florida designs roller coaster rides, water rides, and animated fantasy rides mostly based on popular movies from their own library, however, they are not above using licensed characters from other studios such as Men in Black and The Simpsons.

In February 2019, leaked documents showed that Universal intended to copy one of Disney’s most profitable theme’s- Mario Kart or Super Mario World.

A family from Guatemala sued Universal in 2018 for having warning signs only posted in English after the father had a heart attack on the Skull Island Adventure ride in 2016.

Universal Studios Florida, like the one in Hollywood, is owned by NBC Universal Company. The theme park is the 8th most visited park in the US and the 16th most visited park in the world, with 7.06 million guests in 2013.

Universal Studios Florida

History

In February 2019, leaked documents showed that Universal intended to copy one of Disney’s most profitable theme’s- Mario Kart or Super Mario World.

A family from Guatemala sued Universal in 2018 for having warning signs only posted in English after the father had a heart attack on the Skull Island Adventure ride in 2016.

Amy’s Ice Creams Corporate Office

Amy’s Ice Creams was founded by former Steve’s Ice Cream employee, Amy Simmons in 1984. While a student at Tufts University, Simmons and her business partner Scott Shaw, decided to open their own ice cream shop in Austin, Texas. Simmons did not have enough cash for her first store lease, but wrote a hot check, hoping to make enough money to cover it by the second deposit.

Today, the company has 13 locations, mostly in Texas. Simmons has said that she did not want to lose control of her business, so she plans to expand it slowly. While Amy’s Ice Creams has more than 300 flavors of ice cream and fruit ices, each store has a limited number of flavors and rotates them each month.

Amy’s Ice Creams is known for allowing, and even encouraging, employees to be a bit outlandish in their dress and serving style. Purple hair, multiple piercings, and made up songs are an every day occurrence at many locations.

Amy's Ice Creams