tonight it'll be our pleasure to feed you why would a restaurant create confusion and change
its name well let's find out and look at 10 fast food restaurants that used to have different names
change your names but they can't change their faces McDonald's before the Arches do you remember
what happened to them it wasn't until 1961 that McDonald's Incorporated their signature golden
arches logo however if you were to have visited the first mcdee's restaurant the famous arches
would be nowhere in sight when the restaurant opened in 1940 Brothers Maurice and Richard
McDonald opened their restaurant in San Bernardino California they envisioned a drive-in type
restaurant with an extensive menu selection its original name was McDonald's famous barbecue which
some may find amusing if not shocking McDonald's is known for their burgers and fries so it's kind
of unimaginable that it all began as a barbecue joint furthermore their initial location did not
serve french fries it did however have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the menu scrumptious
once the location pivoted to focus on Burgers and Fries the name was changed and the brothers newly
implemented Speedy service method was a tremendous success the McDonnell Brothers then began working
with Ray Kroc with a view to expansion after becoming aware that the brothers wanted to open
franchises he seized the opportunity Croc bought out the McDonald's brothers and is credited for
the company's growth into a mega franchise over the following years oh it's delicious Popeyes was
rebranded a rebranding Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen was founded by Alvin C Copeland senior in 1972.
yet when it originally opened in a New Orleans suburb it wasn't known as Popeyes instead the
restaurant was initially called Chicken on the Run regrettably the restaurant was unsuccessful
and shortly after launching it was closed however Reports say that it only remained closed for three
days during this time Copeland revamped the fried chicken recipe by spicing it up with cayenne this
allowed him to stand out from the other local competitors with a new recipe in hand Copeland
decided to Rebrand thus Chicken on the Run became Popeyes yet while many associate the name with
the Beloved Popeye the Sailor Man from cartoons and movies it was inspired by a character played
by Gene Hackman in the 1971 film The French Connection oh great well that is good to know
fortunately the recipe and name change boosted the new restaurant into the public eye after a
few years the first Popeyes franchise appeared and 1985 500 Popeyes restaurants existed nationally
and today there are over 3 500 locations found across the globe Popeyes created there love that
chicken jingle in 1980 and most would agree that those words hold true Jack in the Box changed
names more than once that's not true right in the first 10 years of this company's existence they
were known by an alternate name in 1941 Robert Oscar Peterson opened a fast food restaurant in
San Diego California the restaurant was initially called Topsy's Drive-In after some time Peterson
rebranded the restaurant and changed its name to Oscars named after its founder what set this
restaurant apart at this time was a unique Circus theme the location contained clown images with
round heads did you see that Ten Years After the initial launch of Topsy's Drive-In the Oscar's
name was changed again this time to Jack In The Box the name change coincided with new features
including drive-through windows with two-way intercoms hit permitted patrons to order their
food items more readily this change resulted in success at the original location so the new name
and exciting new features were rolled out at other now former Oscars locations but why the name Jack
in the Box well apparently the name was inspired by the restaurant's mascot a large-headed clown
when Peterson updated the decor for the first time the mascot was found in an actual Jack-in-the-Box
toy the new name quickly followed yet despite the childlike theme the company decided the best way
to compete with similar restaurants was to Market to older crowds this change LED to an extensive
menu offering today Jack in the Box is around 2200 restaurants found mostly on the west coast of the
United States furthermore 90 percent of customers order takeout or visit the drive-through which is
what helped turn Oscars into the Jack-in-the-Box franchise we know today first time here then show
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how many Subway name changes what do you got I got brown sandwiches and green sandwiches in
1965 Partners Dr Peter buck and Fred DeLuca began what would become the biggest sandwich franchise
ever in Bridgeport Connecticut the story starts with a 17 year old DeLuca seeking Buck's advice
on how to earn enough money to cover College tuition Peter Buck was a family friend and made
a one thousand dollar investment to partner with DeLuca to establish a sub sandwich shop
yet the new restaurant was not called Subway at this time initially it was called Pete's super
submarines after its co-founder shortly after the restaurant was founded the first name change
occurred now called Pete's Subs they decided to advertise using radio promotions the news is
completely manipulated however buck and DeLuca were concerned that customers would mishear
the name Pete Subs as pizzas Instead This prompted the second name change to Pete's
Subway while this sounds like a plausible Theory the story may have been embellished
in any case the name Pete's was dropped from Pete's Subway in 1968 making it simply Subway
this change made a marked difference as the partner successfully operated 16 different
locations after six years soon enough buck and DeLuca made Subway a franchise business
model to encourage further expansion and boy did that ever work subway now boasts over 35
000 locations around the globe rivaling fast food giant McDonald's you know what restaurant
we're talking about copyright infringement gave us Sonic told you you got this hey we got this Sonic
has been around for decades yet Sonic is not the restaurant Chain's original name businessman Smith
resided in Oklahoma and owned several restaurants in the 50s while looking to expand his restaurant
portfolio one particular restaurant called The Log House containing a separate drive-in root
beer stand caught his attention what he didn't get a root beer however after looking at his
financials Smith concluded that a smaller drive-in restaurant known as Top Hat was more profitable
so he changed his mind about the log house and shifted his attention to the Top Hat Drive-In
as his model to expand Top Hat drive-ins thrived under his Direction in fact it was so successful
that it garnered the attention of Charlie Papp who partnered with Smith and quickly opened
three additional restaurants the pair reached a roadblock when it was discovered that the top
hat name had a copyright this news meant that other restaurants could not use the same name
this information forced them to select a new name which became Sonic Drive-In it was chosen because
its slogan was service at the speed of sound the name change happened in 1959 and the Fran
franchise continues to expand with locations in most U.S states this place seems nice Rusty Taco
changes name then changes it back how did you get these I'm sorry but Chef never Reveals His recipes
fast food chains named after Founders leave behind a legacy and can become steeped in history however
sometimes making the change should take things nationally can require changing the name to make
it more approachable and less exclusive originally named Rusty Taco the chain was named after the
founder Rusty Fenton the first location opened in 2010 in Dallas Texas regrettably Fenton never
lived long enough to see his Mexican street style tacos flourish as he passed away three years later
after Buffalo Wild Wings purchased the chain in 2015 Rusty Taco was shortened to our Taco
but in 2018 the company changed the name back to Rusty Taco to continue Rusty's Legacy a company
spokesman said in a statement that they wanted to return to the restaurant's roots and can continue
to make locations approachable and serve tasty food using the original name Buffalo Wild Wings
has big plans for Rusty Taco and is expanding nationally to ensure that what was started by
Fenton continues to flourish and grow that is so awesome a high five doesn't even cut it high six
Boston Market is more than chicken I don't know I think they're kind of cute Stephen Colo and author
chorus founded Boston Market with respective backgrounds in Real Estate Management and the
food industry they felt they had the combination of talents to operate a successful restaurant
so in 1985 they brought their first location began creating recipes for the menu and ordered
rotisserie ovens to make chickens yet it wasn't known as Boston Market the first location opened
as Boston chicken the change from Boston Chicken to Boston Market was still a few years away as
other essential events still needed to occur the owner of a local Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchise
persuaded the duo to sell their business to him in 1989. the work three years later the restaurant
once again changed hands this time to a couple of Blockbuster Executives who then changed the name
to Boston Market the name change was a reflection of an expanded menu in an effort to include
other meat types the restaurant has since changed owners twice more after attempts to open overseas
locations generated too much debt bankruptcy was filed forcing hundreds of store closures in 1998.
two years later McDonald's bought the chain and assisted in its rebuilding only to sell its stake
in the chain in 2007. Fuddruckers named after a fake Airline this is Fuddruckers what what part
of Fuddruckers don't you understand the fast food chain Fuddruckers has existed for over 40 years
in 1979 Philip J Romano founded the company and opened the first restaurant in San Antonio Texas
while searching for the perfect name he eventually decided on Freddy Fuddruckers while people
speculated that a close friend was the inspiration the name was a riff on fudpucker airlines
fudpucker World Airlines was a fictional name Aviation nerds joked about for many years this
make-believe Airline was generated from an imaginary flyer named Dudley P fudpucker Jr
absurd claims were that the airline was the world's only existing steam-powered Airline
Romano led the restaurant as most locations were launched nationally exactly when Freddy
was dropped from the name appears to be uncertain through various name changes different names were
attached to the beginning of Fuddruckers but were never added to the logo in 1988 Romano
sold and left the chain behind as he began his next adventure a new restaurant called Romano's
Macaroni Grill the year 2008 marked some Financial challenges for Fuddruckers resulting in closures
the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2010. today less than 100 locations still exist in
the United States with most locations being found in Texas where the company began Chick-fil-A name
changes and and spelling discrepancies that word is longer than most sentences is the Chick-fil-A
logo spelled with a capital or lowercase a at the end if you're confused so are many other
individuals there's a theory out there that the company used to spell their name differently
and it has existed for years while the spelling difference was previously low-key the internet
has sparked the flame of the name debate but before the spelling debate the franchise had
to change its name Chick-fil-A began its existence as dwarf Grill in 1946 and was founded by Samuel
Truett Kathy Hapeville Georgia was credited as the birthplace of Chick-fil-A's Original Chicken
Sandwich when thinking about names for the new sandwich Kathy came up with the name Chick-fil-A
Kathy would go on to name a new restaurant location Chick-fil-A in 1967 and every subsequent
location has donned the name ever since returning to the spelling discrepancy Chick-fil-A did
release some information on their name spelling in 1960 the company spelled the name differently far
from what people have speculated the fill in its name originally had two L's instead of one it's
laid on the name filet but eventually was changed to today's spelling furthermore the capital A and
the name references grade a quality maybe you could go back in time and make it so that he
never did Qdoba Mexican Grill By Any Other Name I never had Mexican food what Qdoba Mexican Grill
was another restaurant that underwent name changes originally called Zuma Fresh Mexican Grill it
opened in 1995 with its first location in Denver Colorado a few years passed and the name changed
to zeteka then Qdoba Mexican Eats in 1999. the name remained the same for 16 years but in 2015
the chain was looking at methods for attracting new visitors they wanted to prove to customers
why they were a better option when compared to other Mexican fast food chains therefore
they created another new name during this time eats was dropped from the name and replaced by
Grill they revamped the whole customer dining experience with changes in employee uniforms
new types of food and updated their dining room decor stay for seconds and tap or click another
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