www.JackListens.com Jack in the Box was not started by someone named Jack. Imagine that. Cooper the cute dog opens his mouth in the below photo to express his surprise. Cooper told us he thought Jack in the Box was started by a man named Jack. So you can imagine his surprise when we told him […]
CicisVisit.com CiCi’s Pizza no longer exists. Now it is called Cici’s. They took away the “Pizza” section of the name as well as the second capital c. What is up with all the brands taking away the capital letters from their names. *mastercard* I’m taking about you *ahem*. What is also up with all the […]
TalkToFridays Sometimes the truth will surprise you. Like the fact that Fridays started as a hopping ’70’s cocktail bar on the Upper East Side. The founder, Stillman, decided he wanted to meet girls and was having trouble doing so. He thought opening a bar would be the best way to do that, and so TGI […]
TSCListens When I first heard of TSC, I thought someone was talking about the TSA, aka the Airport Security Administration. Nope! TSC is actually the Tropical Smoothie Cafe, much more fun than anything airport security related. It was started rather recently in 1997 as a small smoothie shop in Florida. Only 1 year in later […]
TellBostonMarket Funny story. Did you know the Boston Market used to be called Boston Chicken? And did you know it was called Boston Chicken very recently, all the way up until 1995? Yes, haha, it was! Interestingly enough, its funny original name didn’t hinder its success and it has been able to grow regardless of […]
TellWinnDixie Fun fact time: Winn Dixie was the first Floridian company to open stock sales on the NY Stock Exchange. It traded under the fun ticker symbol WIN, officially on the market starting February 8, 1952. AND, unfortunately, Winn Dixie also filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2005. This bankruptcy stripped the company down to fewer […]
KFC Survey When you think of Colonel Sanders, what comes to mind? For many, a kindly face with white hair that is associated with the red and white classic KFC logo. This is all true, but he was actually also a 6th grade dropout! As well as an army mule-tender, a train fireman, an insurance […]
Pei Wei Feedback Have you ever wondered why Pei Wei has such a similar name as the famous PF Chang’s restaurant? Well, wonder no more! Pei Wei was actually created by the PF Chang group in 2000 as a way for the owners to compete with the casual, quick and cheap pan-fried asian food market, […]
pandaexpress.com/feedback How cute is the name “Panda Inn”?! This was the name of the first Panda Express, except instead of serving fast food Chinese, it was a regular sit down Chinese restaurant opened in 1973. Even cuter, did you know the chain was started by a married couple? Cue the awws, and we’re not just […]
www.churchschickenfeedback.com Did you know the original Church’s Chicken was founded across the street from the infamous Alamo location in San Antonio Texas? Yep. It was. All the way back in 1952, George W. Church started the chain, naming it after himself. Its name was originally longer than the current Church’s Chicken. It used to be […]