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The WingHouse Bar and Grill Corporate Office

The WingHouse Bar and Grill was founded in 1994 in Largo, Florida, by Ex NFL player Crawford Ker. The original name of the company was Ker’s Winghouse.

Ker originally owned another restaurant called The Frat House. He was an absentee owner and the business failed, taking Ker’s entire investment with it. This lesson taught Ker quite a bit, however, and his next restaurant, The Winghouse, which resembles a Hooter’s restaurant, is performing much better.

The company has more than 27 locations, all in Florida, and annual revenue in 2008 of $600 million. Ker won a $1.2 million dollar lawsuit against Hooters, who claimed that his restaurants “stole” their business plan. The judge ruled in favor of Ker.

The Winghouse Bar and Grill

The WingHouse Bar and Grill was founded in 1994 in Largo, Florida, by Ex NFL player Crawford Ker. The original name of the company was Ker’s Winghouse.

Ker originally owned another restaurant called The Frat House. He was an absentee owner and the business failed, taking Ker’s entire investment with it. This lesson taught Ker quite a bit, however, and his next restaurant, The Winghouse, which resembles a Hooter’s restaurant, is performing much better.

The company has more than 27 locations, all in Florida, and annual revenue in 2008 of $600 million. Ker won a $1.2 million dollar lawsuit against Hooters, who claimed that his restaurants “stole” their business plan. The judge ruled in favor of Ker.

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Costa Vida Corporate Office

Costa Vida was founded in Layton, Utah, in 2003 by husband and wife team JD and Sarah Gardner. After a trip to the coast of  Baja Mexico, the pair wanted to keep both the feeling, as well as the flavor, of warm beaches and Mexican cuisine. The couple opened their first restaurant in Leyton, Utah.

Today, the company operates a chain of franchises across the US. There are currently 50 locations, but a company spokesperson has stated that there are 217 scheduled to be opened in the next 5 years. Two franchisees, Sean Collins and Dave Rutter, liked the restaurant so much that they purchased the company in 2004. The company opened their first international location, in Alberta, Canada, in 2016. The company currently offers only multi-franchise operations, meaning that a person needs to be willing to take on 3 franchise locations, or more.

Each location makes tortillas from scratch, as well as their seasoned pork and beef dishes, which are slow cooked for several hours before serving.

Costa Vida

Costa Vida was founded in Layton, Utah, in 2003 by husband and wife team JD and Sarah Gardner. After a trip to the coast of  Baja Mexico, the pair wanted to keep both the feeling, as well as the flavor, of warm beaches and Mexican cuisine. The couple opened their first restaurant in Leyton, Utah.

Today, the company operates a chain of franchises across the US. There are currently 50 locations, but a company spokesperson has stated that there are 217 scheduled to be opened in the next 5 years. Two franchisees, Sean Collins and Dave Rutter, liked the restaurant so much that they purchased the company in 2004. The company opened their first international location, in Alberta, Canada, in 2016. The company currently offers only multi-franchise operations, meaning that a person needs to be willing to take on 3 franchise locations, or more.

Each location makes tortillas from scratch, as well as their seasoned pork and beef dishes, which are slow cooked for several hours before serving.

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Chuck-A-Rama Corporate Office

Chuck-A-Rama was founded in 1966 by Don Moss and his two brother in laws in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company operates a small chain of buffet style, all you can eat restaurants. The original restaurant menu offered lunch for $1 and dinner for $1.50.

Today, the company has 20 restaurants, 10 in Utah and two in Idaho. The company offers typical American fare, but some food items are made from old family recipes, such as bread pudding and rolls. Almost all the food items are cooked fresh at each location from scratch. The company employs approximately 700 people full time.

Chuck-A-Rama is one of the few restaurants in the US to offer both Coca Cola and Pepsi products. For variety, each location offers a different type of food fare daily, such as Chinese Take Out Tuesday or Italian Feast Friday. The company is still owned and operated by the Moss family.

Chuck-A-Rama

Chuck-A-Rama was founded in 1966 by Don Moss and his two brother in laws in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company operates a small chain of buffet style, all you can eat restaurants. The original restaurant menu offered lunch for $1 and dinner for $1.50.

Today, the company has 20 restaurants, 10 in Utah and two in Idaho. The company offers typical American fare, but some food items are made from old family recipes, such as bread pudding and rolls. Almost all the food items are cooked fresh at each location from scratch. The company employs approximately 700 people full time.

Chuck-A-Rama is one of the few restaurants in the US to offer both Coca Cola and Pepsi products. For variety, each location offers a different type of food fare daily, such as Chinese Take Out Tuesday or Italian Feast Friday. The company is still owned and operated by the Moss family.

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Raising Cane’s Chicken Corporate Office

Raising Cane’s Chicken was founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1996 by current CEO Todd Graves and friend Craig Silvey. The company operates a chain of fast food restaurants which feature chicken “fingers”.  Although the pair had a business plan, they failed to find any investors, so they began working as salmon fishermen in Alaska to raise capital. The name of the company is from a dog that Grave’s once owned named Raising Cane, or Cane, for short.

Today, the company has more than 300 locations across the US and $97.3 million in revenue in 2007. The restaurants offer mostly chicken fingers with a wide variety of sauces, and chicken sandwiches. Some of the sauces are made only by management, who sign a confidentiality agreement that they will never reveal the recipe for Cane’s sauces.

Raising Cane’s Chicken is known for it’s “Give Back” program, whereby at least 25 percent of all profits are put back into the local community projects, such as food banks and animal rescue groups.

The company continues to expand. In September 2021, Raising Cane’s Chicken will have its first location in Maui, Hawaii. 

Raising Cane’s Chicken maintains a corporate office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

 

 

Raising Cane's Chicken

Raising Cane’s Chicken was founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1996 by current CEO Todd Graves and friend Craig Silvey. The company operates a chain of fast food restaurants which feature chicken “fingers”.  Although the pair had a business plan, they failed to find any investors, so they began working as salmon fishermen in Alaska to raise capital. The name of the company is from a dog that Grave’s once owned named Raising Cane, or Cane, for short.

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Today, the company has more than 300 locations across the US and $97.3 million in revenue in 2007. The restaurants offer mostly chicken fingers with a wide variety of sauces, and chicken sandwiches. Some of the sauces are made only by management, who sign a confidentiality agreement that they will never reveal the recipe for Cane’s sauces.

Raising Cane’s Chicken is known for it’s “Give Back” program, whereby at least 25 percent of all profits are put back into the local community projects, such as food banks and animal rescue groups.

The company continues to expand. In September 2021, Raising Cane’s Chicken will have its first location in Maui, Hawaii. 

Raising Cane’s Chicken maintains a corporate office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

 

 

Giordano’s Pizza Corporate Office

Giordano’s Pizza was founded in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, by brothers Efren and Joseph Boglio, who had immigrated to America from Italy. The brothers first worked at pizza restaurants, but were not impressed with the quality, so they opened their own restaurant.

The company operates a chain of mostly franchised pizza and Italian food restaurants which use the same pizza recipe that the founding brothers obtained from their mother. Later, the brothers experimented with pizza crusts and flours. They state that they were the inventors of the stuffed crust pizza.

Giordano’s Pizza has approximately 50 locations, most of them in the greater Chicago area. Giordano’s remains one of Chicago’s most famous pizzaria’s. They are best known for their deep dish and stuffed crust pizza’s.

Giordano's Pizza

Giordano’s Pizza was founded in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, by brothers Efren and Joseph Boglio, who had immigrated to America from Italy. The brothers first worked at pizza restaurants, but were not impressed with the quality, so they opened their own restaurant.

The company operates a chain of mostly franchised pizza and Italian food restaurants which use the same pizza recipe that the founding brothers obtained from their mother. Later, the brothers experimented with pizza crusts and flours. They state that they were the inventors of the stuffed crust pizza.

Giordano’s Pizza has approximately 50 locations, most of them in the greater Chicago area. Giordano’s remains one of Chicago’s most famous pizzaria’s. They are best known for their deep dish and stuffed crust pizza’s.

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