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"Wendy’s first restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio in November of 1969. The founder, R. David Thomas, named his new restaurant after his daughter. Mr. Thomas’ philosophy was a simple one: serve a fresh, never frozen, hamburger with the guests’ choice of condiments, in a clean and friendly atmosphere, as quickly and as accurately as possible. That simple but effective philosophy allowed Mr. Thomas’ business to grow into one of the most successful restaurant companies in the world. In 1976, the Davenport family – founders of the Krystal Company, a major fast food chain in the southeastern United States – bought the franchise rights from Wendy’s for the Metropolitan areas of Baltimore MD, Washington D C. The Davenports named this franchise DavCo. DavCo grew to over 100 restaurants and in 1988, DavCo’s current CEO Harvey Rothstein and former Chairman, CEO and President Ron Kirstien purchased the Baltimore and Washington markets of DavCo in a leveraged buy out. Today, DavCo Restaurants is one of the world’s largest Wendy’s franchisees, with over 150 restaurants in the mid -Atlantic region and with an enviable reputation for progressive and professional management."
MOD Pizza operates over 50 company-owned stores in Washington, Oregon, California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, and will have over 100 stores open by the end of 2015. Franchise partner markets include Colorado, Northern California, Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina. The company has been recognized as one of the “Top 50 Breakout Brands” by Nations Restaurant News and ranked as a “Fastest Growing Company” and “Best Places to Work” by the Puget Sound Business Journal two years in a row. MOD brought the “build your own pizza” concept to market in 2008 with the opening of their first restaurant in downtown Seattle. The company was founded by a small group of entrepreneurs led by Scott and Ally Svenson, who were inspired by their love of Italian street-style pizza, coupled with their desire for authentic and affordable fast casual dining options for their busy family. MOD is “simple food for complex times”. MOD celebrates self-expression, genuine hearts, and individual spirits who are committed to enjoying life’s journey and creating not just a cool place to eat, but an inspired place to work.
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