MyOpinon Deltaco myopinion.deltaco.com The first day Del Taco opened, it did $169 in sales, huge for a food restaurant of its time in 1964. Crazy to think about, as the tacos were only 19 cents and the cheeseburgers a mere 24 cents. This wildly successful first day foreshadowed the restaurant’s future success. Take me back […]
Albertsons Survey Albertsons dates back to 1939 where Joe Albertson opened the first store in Boise, Idaho. His vision and goal were that it already be the best food store in Idaho. To make the experience unforgettable for customers, he would supply hot roasted nuts, warm delicious popcorn, homemade ice-cream, and a bakery that cooked […]
www.PolloListens.com Do you speak Spanish? If no, then you are probably not aware that Pollo Tropical means “Tropical Chicken” in English. I’m glad they named the store in Spanish, since Tropical Chicken doesn’t have quite the same ring as Pollo Tropical. The Spanish name was genius and something any aspiring entrepreneur should take note of […]
ValueVillageListens.com Value Village, a for-profit thrift store, was founded by William Ellison under the “Savers” brand. Although they are a for-profit retailer, they support non-profits by purchasing clothing and items from over 100 non-profit retailers each year. There are 300 Value Village stores and they employ over 20,000 people in the US, Australia, and Canada. […]
P&G Everyday Proctor & Gamble was founded in the US, specifically Cincinatti, Ohio in 1837. It was founded by William Proctor, a candle maker, and James Gamble, a soap maker. The way they met and founded the company is actually a funny story. They didn’t know each other at all before they married two sisters, […]
JewelSurvey Guess how much Jewel-Osco workers earn? Jewel cashiers, baggers, clerks and stockers are barely scraping by with $9/hour salaries. Pharmacy technicians are also barely scraping by only making $11-12 an hour surprisingly. The dream is to keep working until you become a store director and can make over $84,000 a year, a huge step […]
www.safewaysurvey.net Safeway Survey Marion Barton Skaggs founded the first Safeway in 1915 in the US. The Safeway motto “Ingredients for life” encapsulates their offering of selling all ingredients you need for your daily life and food needs. Skaggs actually purchased the original store from his father for only $1,089 in 1915. Inflation would greatly increase […]
TellNoodles www.TellNoodles.com Noodles and Company is based in Colorado, and is known for its casual ambience and great noodle dishes. When it went public in 2013, its revenue jumped to over $300 million, all the way from only $300,000 in 1996. All of this from only 510 restaurants in only 39 US states, you can […]
TalktoBo.com Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas had the dream to start the original Bojangles. In 1977 their dream became their reality as they opened their first location in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was not their first restaurant venture, one of the reasons they were able to make it a booming success using the lessons they […]
cinemarksurvey.com Lee Roy Mitchell started the Cinemark Theatre brand in Texas fairly recently in 1984. Interestingly it has expanded globally and is now the biggest movie chain in Brazil. Officially the chain states it was founded in 1984, however some evidence suggests it may have been operating as early as 1977. The chain is known […]