TCBY – The Country’s Best Yogurt, was born from a discovery that nutritious and healthy frozen yogurt could also be unbelievably delicious. As the country began to embrace healthier eating styles, the TCBY founders, Frank and Georgia Hickingbotham, believed that an exciting new yogurt product could be a better option to fat-filled ice cream treats. Millions of loyal TCBY customers today prove that they were right!
via TCBY.
In 1953, the prototype of the first SONIC Drive-In opened in Shawnee, Okla. Now, more than 50 years and 3,500 drive-ins later, SONIC enjoys the highest customer frequency rate in the quick-service restaurant industry. SONIC Corp. is an Oklahoma City-based, publicly held company that owns, operates and franchises SONIC Drive-Ins (NASDAQ: SONC). Today, Cliff Hudson, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of SONIC, leads the SONIC brand with average unit sales of more than $1.1 million.
via Sonic.com.
Sonic used to have ‘carhops’ that would bring your food out to your car on roller skates. The carhops also used belt-mounted coin changers. But since everybody uses credit or debit-cards these days, those coin changers seem rather quaint. As do the roller skates, what with high costs of insurance and whatnot. Let’s start a movement to bring back the skates.
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If you want to know how many calories or fat are in Sonic onion rings, or if you want to prepare yourself before attempting to eat an entire 1/4 lb. foot-long coney from Sonic, read the Sonic nutrition facts at their website. But don’t be afraid… you can always split that foot-long coney with somebody else.