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Baja Fresh Mexican Grill Corporate Office

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, often called Baja Fresh, was founded in 1990 by Jim and Linda Magglos. After taking out a 3rd mortgage on their home, they opened their first restaurant in Newbury Park, California. Franchising operations began in 1995 and by 1997, the company had 31 locations.

History

Baja Fresh is a chain of casual dining restaurants offering Tex-Mex style cuisine. Wendy’s International purchased the company in 2002 for $275 million. The chain saw declining sales over the next four years, and in 2006, Wendy’s International sold the chain to a private investor for $31 million.

Today, the company has 256 locations in 29 U.S. states, one location in Singapore, and two restaurants in Dubai. In 2013, the company closed all 5 Arizona locations without notice. Current CEO Charles Rink replaced David Kim, who stepped down from his position in April of 2013.

Baja Fresh continues to expand internationally, with the latest restaurant opening in Portugal in January 2020.

The company maintains a corporate officein Scottsdale, Arizona.

Salesforce Corporate Office

Salesforce.Com

Salesforce.Com was founded by former Oracle executive, and current CEO, Marc Benioff in 1999. The company offers cloud computing services to businesses through a Customer Relationship Management product. The company also capitalizes on the commerce of social networking sites through acquisitions.

History

The company went public on the NYSE (Ticker symbol: CRM) in 2004. In July of 2012, the company trademarked the term “Social Enterprise” in several countries, however, this was challenged by Social Enterprise UK and the company withdrew their trademark. The company has an add-on for Microsoft Outlook email users.

In June 2019, the company entered into an agreement to acquire Tableau for an all-stock transaction worth $15.7 billion.

Also in June 2019, the company announced that it was working to bring more learning capabilities to AI systems.

Salesforce.Com is one of the most highly valued American business cloud computing companies, with revenue in 2019 of $13.28 billion. The company has 35,000 employees and is based out of San Francisco, California.

HomeVestors of America Corporate Office

HomeVestors of America

HomeVestors of America was founded in 1989 by Ken D’Angelo. The company is based in Dallas, Texas. HomeVestors of America began franchising operations in 1996. The company provides real estate services by purchasing homes in need of repair, renovating them, then renting or reselling the homes.

The company has 600 independently owned and operated franchises in 49 states. On average, the company purchases 8,000 homes each year and holds them for approximately 6 months. HomeVestors of America is the largest homebuyer in America today.

Homevestors of America has been listed on the Entrepreneur’s Top 500 Franchises for 5 consecutive years. It has also been ranked on the SMU Cox School of Business Dallas 100, which lists the fastest growing businesses in the Dallas, Texas, area for 4 consecutive years.

History

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C&S Wholesale Grocers Corporate Office

C&S Wholesale Grocers

C&S Wholesale Grocers was founded in 1918 in Worcester, Massachusets, by Israel Cohen and Abraham Siegel. The company began as a small grocery distribution center and warehouse in a three story building. The original location on Winter Street was ruined in a flood in 1929, forcing the company to relocate. The new location was larger, however, which proved beneficial as the company grew substantially in the following 10 years.

After C&S began serving the large supermarket chain Big D starting in 1958, the company grew even larger. Today, C&S Wholesale Grocers has 50 distribution centers in 15 states. The company had annual revenue in 2013 of $21.7 billion and employs more than 14,000 people.

C&S Wholesale Grocers acquired Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company in October of 2014 for $9.3 million.

History

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Claim Jumper Corporate Office

Claim Jumper

Claim Jumper was founded in 1977 by Craig Nickoloff in Los Alamitos, California. The restaurant has an extensive menu list, is well-known for huge portions, and all locations have an 1849 gold rush theme. Many locations have a small gold mining track running through the restaurant.

Today, the company has more than 40 locations in 9 states. Claim Jumper filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and was purchased by Landry’s Inc. in late 2010 for $76.6 million. The company moved their corporate office location from Houston, Texas, to Irvine, California after the sale.

Claim Jumper offers American cuisine such as BBQ ribs, sandwiches, salads, and steaks. The company also has a full bar and lounge service, along with a vegetarian and gluten free menu.