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| 1990 |
1990
- Baja Fresh, Jim Magglos, Newbury Park, CA 1990 - Juice Club, Kirk Perron, San Luis Opispo, CA (Jamba Juice) 1990 - Caribou Coffee 1990 - Pufferbelly Station Restaurant, Arvan Leany, Grand Junction, CO (Starvin' Arvin's) 1990 - Zaxby's, Zach McLeroy & Tony Townley, Statesboro GA |
1990 - Robert Morris forms Sea View Rest. and buys back
Gladstone's 4-Fish.
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| 1991 |
1991 -
Kenny Rogers
Roasters 1991 - Pat & Oscar's, Oscar & Pat Sarkisian, San Diego, CA 1991 - Pretzelvania, Jeffrey Trip, Layton UT (Pretzelmaker) 1991 - Logan's Roadhouse, Nashville, TN |
1991 - 500th Tim Horton's opens |
| 1992 |
1992 - Bullets Burgers, Richmond, VA |
1992 - AFC buys Popeyes
1992 - Starbucks goes public 1992 - Pretzelvania changes name to Pretzelmaker 1992 - The Cheesecake Factory goes public 1992 - Restaurant Enterprises Group Purchases 160 Bob's Big Boy Locations 1992 - Gladstones opens at Universal Citywalk |
| 1993 |
1993 - Juice Stop
1993 - PF Changs China Bistro, Scottsdale, AZ 1993 - New World Coffee, Manhattan, NY 1993 - Texas Roadhouse, Kent Taylor, Clarksville, IN 1993 - Roadhouse Grill, Pembroke Pines, FL 1993 - Chipotle, Steve Ells, CO 1993 - Atlanta Bread Company, Sandy Springs, GA 1993 - Buca di Beppo, Minneapolis, MN |
1993 - Outback Steakhouse partners and eventually acquires Carrabba's Italian Grill |
| 1994 |
1994 - Juice it up, Brea, CA
1994 - Buck's Pizza, Mr. Benton, PA 1994 - Xando, Andy Stnzler, Nick Marsh & David Kaufman, New York NY |
1994 - Family Restaurants purchases Coco's.
1994 - CKE restaurnats, Inc begins dual branding effort with Green Burrito |
| 1995 |
1995 - Zuka Juice, Dave
Duffin, Provo, UT 1995 - Teriyaki Stix, Mike and Rick Clayton, Provo, UT 1995 - Haru, NYNY 1995 - BD's Mongolian Barbeque, Bill & Amy Downs, Royal Oak, MI |
1995 - GeneralMills spins off restaurants- Darden Rest Inc. 1995 - Boston chicken changes name to Boston market 1995 - Juice Club changes name to Jamba Juice 1995 - Murphy's Pizza and Papa Aldo's Pizza merge to form Papa Murphy's Pizza 1995 - Tim Horton's merges with Wendy's International and opens it's 1000th Tim Hortons. |
| 1996 |
1996 -
Truett's Grill,
Truett Cathy, Morrow GA 1996 - Cosi, Jay & Shep Wainwright, New York NY 1996 - Bahama Breeze, Blaine Sweatt, Orlando FL |
1996 - Atvantica purchases Coco's and Carrows. 1996 - CKE Restaurants, Inc purchases the Taco Bueno Chain 1996 - New World Restaurant Group purchased Willoughby's Coffee & Tes 1996 - The last known Burger Chef was closed in Cookville, TN Carls Jr owns the rights to the name until 2006 1996 - Champps acquired by DAKA International |
| 1997 |
1997 - Crescent City, Bunch Family, Houston TX |
1997 - Juice Club changes name to Jamba Juice 1997 - Hogi Yogi Starts serving Smoothies 1997 - PepsiCo spins off all quick service restaurants and creates TRICON Global Restaurants 1997 - Wendy’s opens store # 5000 1997 - DAKA spins off Fuddruckers, Champps, and others into Unique Casual Restaurants 1997 - Rubios Fish Tacos becomes Rubios Baja Grill 1997 - Krystal is aquired by Port Royal Holding Inc. 1997 - Chesapeake Bagel sold to AFC Enterprizes 1997 - Country Kitchen acquired by Charles M Myers 1997 - Papa Gino's acquires D'angelo's |
| 1998 |
1998 - ETX, El Torito, Pasadena, CA
1998 - Flemings Steakhouse, Paul Fleming and William Allen III, Newport Beach CA 1998 - Montana Mikes, Miami OK |
1998 - Prandium Inc buys El Torito, Koo Koo Roo & Chi'Chi's 1998 - CKE buys Hardee's from Advantica 1998 - Miami Subs partners with Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips to Co-brand 1998 - PF Changs Goes Public 1998 - Mrs Fields purchases Pretzelmaker 1998 - New World Restaurant Group purchased Manhattan Bagel Company 1998 - Unique Casual Restaurants Sells Fuddruckers 1998 - Krystal Begins Franchising |
| 1999 |
1999 - Biaggi's, Bloomington,
IL 1999 - Grand Lux Cafe, The Cheesecake Factory, Las Vegas, NV 1999 - Brio Tuscan Grille, Rick & Chris Doody 1999 - Coyote Canyon, Salina KS |
1999 - Jamba Juice buys Zuka Juice 1999 - Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs purchases struggling Kenny Rogers Roasters 1999 - Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs purchases Miami Subs 1999 - Unique sells off other concepts and changes name to Champps Entertainment 1999 - Benihana's purchases Haru Sushi House 1999 - Chesapeake Bagel sold to New World Manhattan Bagel Co. 1999 - Xando & Cosi Merge |
All the information on
Restaurant Franchise Timeline
was researched and gathered by Dacy Nottingham
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