Restaurants

California Tortilla Corporate Office

California Tortilla, known to most as simply CalTort, was founded in 1995 in Bethesda, Maryland, by Pam Felix and Alan Cohen. The company operates a chain of mainly franchised Tex-Mex-style casual restaurants.

The company currently has 38 locations in 7 states, interestingly enough, none of which are in California, as well as several in Qatar. The company is perhaps best known for its employees, who are encouraged to be fun and “unique”. This makes each visit and each location, different from the others. Cofounder Pam Felix published a monthly newsletter, both online and in print, entitled Taco Talk. Felix retired the publication in 2015.

California Tortilla offers the typical burritos, tostadas, and tacos. The company offers numerous promotions to make themselves stand out from the crowd, including Monday Night Mystery Prize, where patrons who order a burrito get to spin a wheel and win a prize, such as a free cookie or $1 off coupon.

California Tortilla Company maintains a corporate office in Potomac, Maryland.

California Tortilla

History

California Tortilla Company maintains a corporate office in Potomac, Maryland.

Banana Bay Restaurant Corporate Office

Banana Bay Restaurant was founded in 2001 in Rowland Heights, California. The company operates a Thai food and beverage restaurant.

The company recently expanded by opening a second location in Temple City, California. Traditional Thai cuisine, such as Crying Tiger Steaks, and drinks are served. Desserts are also traditional, including Khanom Chan, which is a steamed coconut “cake”, with 9 layers of coconut and honey.

Banana Bay Restaurant features live music every weekend, as well as call ahead, take out orders. The company is perhaps best known for its Happy Hour, which features all drinks at half price.

Banana Bay Restaurant

Banana Bay Restaurant was founded in 2001 in Rowland Heights, California. The company operates a Thai food and beverage restaurant.

Banana Bay Restaurant features live music every weekend, as well as call ahead, take out orders. The company is perhaps best known for its Happy Hour, which features all drinks at half price.

History

Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Corporate Office

Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee was founded in 2005 by current CEO Jonathan Golden. After a trip to Rwanda, Golden realized that the people there had incredibly good coffee, but were forced to accept very little money for their product due to infighting and a lack of distribution.

The company operates coffee shops, as well as selling coffee online, from the coffee farmers of Rwanda. Farmers are paid a living wage for their product and the Rwandan community benefits from Community Trade. The company sells genuine Arabic coffee and other items, including T-shirts, coffee mugs, bumper stickers, and coffee makers via their eCommerce site, as well as at their coffee houses.

Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee currently has 12 locations in 5 states. The company offers also offers franchising. Company headquarters are in Roswell, Georgia.

Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee

Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee currently has 12 locations in 5 states. The company offers also offers franchising. Company headquarters are in Roswell, Georgia.

History

Cafe Rio Corporate Office

Cafe Rio was founded in 1997 in St. George, Utah, by Steve and Tricia Stanley. The company operates a chain of Mexican inspired food.

In 2004, the company was purchased by a group of individuals and Apax Partners. In 2004, the company had 6 locations. Today, Cafe Rio has more than 120 locations in 12 states. Each location offers new recipes inspired by food from Southern Texas and Mexico. Food is made at each location from scratch, with red chili’s imported from Mexico and green chilies from Hatch, New Mexico.

Cafe Rio has won nearly a dozen awards, including the Best of City Search in 2005, 2006, and 2007, as well as winning Best Burrito award from City Weekly in 2004, 2005, and 2007.

Despite the pandemic and subsequent quarantine of 2020, Cafe Rio continues to open new locations, including a second location in Gilbert, Arizona, in July 2021.

Cafe Rio maintains a corporate office in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cafe Rio

Cafe Rio was founded in 1997 in St. George, Utah, by Steve and Tricia Stanley. The company operates a chain of Mexican inspired food.

History

Cafe Rio has won nearly a dozen awards, including the Best of City Search in 2005, 2006, and 2007, as well as winning Best Burrito award from City Weekly in 2004, 2005, and 2007.

Despite the pandemic and subsequent quarantine of 2020, Cafe Rio continues to open new locations, including a second location in Gilbert, Arizona, in July 2021.

Cafe Rio maintains a corporate office in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lenny’s Sub Shop Corporate Office

Lenny’s Sub Shop was founded in 1998 by Len and Sheila Moore in Bartlett, Tennessee. The company operates a chain of mostly franchised sandwich shops. The company was so successful, it had 5 locations in the first year. Franchising began in 2001.

Currently, the company has approximately 150 locations in the southeastern part of the US. The focus is on Philly style cheese steak sandwiches and other types of sandwiches and food items including cold subs, hot subs, regular combos, Kaiser roll combos, salads, kids meals, and catering. The company also offers custom box lunches, party platters, and hot catering; as well as box lunches.

Lenny’s Sub Shop currently has headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Each location bakes their bread, fresh each day and offers white, wheat, and multigrain sandwich breads.

Lenny's Sub Shop

Lenny’s Sub Shop currently has headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Each location bakes their bread, fresh each day and offers white, wheat, and multigrain sandwich breads.