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Meineke Car Care Corporate Office

Meineke Car Care

History

The company operates a chain of franchised automotive maintenance and repair shops. The parent company, Meineke Holdings, became Driven Brands, Inc. in 2006 and acquired Econo Lube N Tune.

The company also acquired Walt’s Auto Care Center in 2013 and America’s Service Station the following year.

One Meineke franchisor in Delaware offered free oil changes to Veterans in 2019 and gave away more than 260 free oil changes.

In April 2013, Meineke Car Care Centers, Inc. announced the acquisition of the Seattle-Tacoma auto repair chain, Walt’s Auto Care Centers, or “Walt’s”.

In June 2014, Meineke acquired eight America’s Service Station locations in the Atlanta area.

Meineke Car Care has almost 900 locations in the US alone, with many other locations around the world, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and China.

Meineke Car Care Centers maintains a corporate office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Shakey’s Pizza Corporate Office

Shakey's Pizza

Shakey’s Pizza was founded in Sacramento, California, in 1954 by Sherwood “Shakey” Johnson and Ed Plummer. Johnson used to play dixieland jazz piano in the restaurant most nights. The company is known not only for pizza and beer, but for its live entertainment and for the straw hats employees wear.

The company was the first pizza franchise in the US. Today, Shakey’s Pizza has more than 500 stores around the world, with approximately 60 of those in the US. The company has been sold several times over the years, most recently in 2004 to Jacmar Companies, who keep their headquarters in Alhambra, California.

Shakey’s Pizza is particularly popular in the Phillipines, with more than 150 locations. In addition to pizza, the company offers chicken, sandwiches, pasta, and desserts.

History

Shakey's Pizza was founded in Sacramento, California, in 1954 by Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson and Ed Plummer. Johnson used to play dixieland jazz piano in the restaurant most nights. The company is known not only for pizza and beer, but for its live … [Continue reading] about Shakey’s Pizza Corporate Office

Perdue Farms Corporate Office

Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms was founded in 1920 by Arthur and Pearl Perdue, who had a small chicken farm. The company began by selling eggs, but later built a hatchery and sold chicks to other farmers. The company is still family owned and operated.

History

Today, Perdue Farms is one of America’s largest providers of chicken, turkey and pork. In addition to farms, the company also owns processing plants. Perdue Farms is the parent company of Perdue Foods and Perdue Agribusiness. Estimates are that the company has $6 billion in annual revenue or more, and at least 21,000 full time employees.

In 2007, the company removed all antibiotics from their feed, however, they have been criticized by animal welfare groups for not providing their animals with better living conditions.

In answer to criticism, Perdue has changed their farming practices, allowing chickens access to an outdoor area for a more natural habitat.

In August 2020, the company was given a Silver Stevie Award for their response to employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Perdue Farms maintains their corporate office in Salisbury, Maryland.

GrubHub Corporate Office

GrubHub

GrubHub was founded in 2004 in Chicago, Illinois, by two web developers who were tired of out of date restaurant menus. The company is a food ordering and delivery service that is involved with more than 44,000 restaurants in more than 1,000 cities.

History

GrubHub and Seamless, another food and delivery service, merged in 2013 and formed a new company, GrubHub, Inc. The company went public on the NASDAQ in April of 2014 and can be found under the ticker symbol: GRUB.

The company has had several acquisitions over the past few years, including acquiring AllMenus in 2011, Restaurants on the Run in 2015, and LA Bite in May of 2016.

GrubHub stock prices surged in July of 2018 after the company acquired mobile payment platform LevelUp.

Shake Shack says that they expect delivery disruption using GrubHub in 2020.

Also in 2020, Uber Eats and GrubHub are neck and neck in competition with one another.

GrubHub also offers their services in the UK. The company works via a mobile phone app, or via their online service. In 2017, the company had annual revenue of $683.07 million.

Parsons Gifts Corporate Office

Parsons Gifts

Parsons Gifts was founded in 18756in Cumming, Georgia. Originally, the company was a general merchandise store, but Calvin and Kate Parsons set up a gift store in 1925. The original building burned in 1982, and the company moved from their downtown location to the Tri-County Plaza.

The company offers a gift, greeting card, and home decor stores. Parsons Gifts is the largest seasonal Christmas store in Georgia. From the one original store in Cumming, the company now has three locations in Atlanta and Alpharetta as well.

The company also sells a wide variety of women’s handbags, scarves, and other accessories, such as jewelry. Parsons also specializes in items for baby showers, weddings, anniversaries, and birthday gifts. The company has approximately 80 employees and has annual revenue in the $3 million range.