TellJamba Jamba Juice is one of those cliche and sought-after “passion companies”. It was started by a man who loved to cycle and sip on smoothies, and wanted the rest of the world to be able to experience his love for a delicious and healthy smoothie after working out. Kirk Perron founded the first Jamba […]
survey.walmart.ca Walmart Canada hasn’t been around forever. In fact, it was established only fairly recently in 1994. It was able to expand fairly quickly by purchasing Woolco Canada on March 17th, 1994. Then it expanded from there. The Woolco acquisition allowed Walmart to quickly “Takeover” the Canada area without having to build new infrastructure of […]
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 […]
www.biglotssurvey.com Did you know Big Lots gives back to the community by funding housing, food-distribution, healthcare and education in communities through its own foundation called the Big Lots Foundation? It gives back to the communities that support it through its charitable endeavors. Sol Shenk created the first closeout store, called ‘Odd Lots’ in 1967 under […]
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.lowes.com/survey Did you know that Lowes is the second largest home-improvement store chain in the US? Guess which is the #1! Hint: It’s Home Depot. Like Lowes, Home Depot also has a survey sweepstakes you can take online at www.homedepot.com/survey. Both Home Depot and Lowes stores have an official policy of “service dogs only”, probably […]
InformTarget Target’s history begins when a church in Minnesota burned to the ground in 1985. The church’s insurance didn’t cover the cost of a new building so they needed more money to rebuild. To finance the new building, they asked one of their parishioners to buy a small piece of the church’s land. Dayton, the […]