• Taco Bell was founded in 1962 by Glen Bell in Downey, California. The first franchise was sold in 1964.
• Five items were on the original Taco Bell menu - tacos, beans, bean burritos, tostadas and Bell burgers. The first taco sold for 19 cents.
• The first Taco Bell restaurant was 400 sq. ft., with a walk-up window only.
• Taco Bell has approximately 4,800 restaurants in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.
• Taco Bell employs more than 100,000 people nationwide in their company-operated restaurants, franchised units and corporate offices.
• More than 55 million people visit a Taco Bell restaurant in any given week in the United States.
• Taco Bell system wide sales exceed 5.0 billion.
• About half of the US population (123 million people) see a Taco Bell commercial at least once a week. Taco Bell restaurants use over 92 million pounds of cheddar cheese in one year.

• The first Pizza Hut restaurant opened in 1958 in Wichita Kansas, started by two college-aged brothers who borrowed $600 from their mother.
• "Putt-Putt to Pizza Hut" musical jingle was developed in 1965 for Pizza Hut's first television commercial.
• In 1966, Pizza Hut built its home office in Wichita to handle business for 145 Pizza Hut restaurants.
• The red roof was adopted for restaurants in 1969.
• In 1971, Pizza Hut became the number one pizza restaurant chain in the world in both sales and number of restaurants.
• In 1989, for the first time in history, Pizza Hut pizza was delivered to the White House. First Lady Barbara Bush threw a party for 200 Washington, D.C. children during a "Reading is Fundamental" reception.
• In 1990, Pizza Hut delivered more than 1,340,000 pizzas, or about 7,000 pies a minute on "Super Bowl Sunday".
• Pizza Hut made its fastest and farthest delivery in 1993, Six hundred large pepperoni pizzas were delivered on a 24 hour flight for Dover Air Force Base to U.S. service personnel in Mogadishu, Somalia 

• The first Pizza Hut restaurant opened in 1958 in Wichita Kansas, started by two college-aged brothers who borrowed $600 from their mother.
• "Putt-Putt to Pizza Hut" musical jingle was developed in 1965 for Pizza Hut's first television commercial.
• In 1966, Pizza Hut built its home office in Wichita to handle business for 145 Pizza Hut restaurants.
• The red roof was adopted for restaurants in 1969.
• In 1971, Pizza Hut became the number one pizza restaurant chain in the world in both sales and number of restaurants.
• In 1989, for the first time in history, Pizza Hut pizza was delivered to the White House. First Lady Barbara Bush threw a party for 200 Washington, D.C. children during a "Reading is Fundamental" reception.
• In 1990, Pizza Hut delivered more than 1,340,000 pizzas, or about 7,000 pies a minute on "Super Bowl Sunday".
• Pizza Hut made its fastest and farthest delivery in 1993, Six hundred large pepperoni pizzas were delivered on a 24 hour flight for Dover Air Force Base to U.S. service personnel in Mogadishu, Somalia 

At Long John Silver's, we serve high-quality seafood with a "come as you are" attitude at a "pay less than you expect" price. For more than 40 years, we've been building seafood expertise – how to catch it, cook it, serve it and enjoy it. Over the last 40 years, we've learned that to get great seafood, you don't need a lot of time, you don't need a lot of fuss, and you definitely don't need a lot of money. The only thing you really need is know-how. And at Long John Silver's, you get more because we know more. You could say that at Long John Silver's, we speak fish. We know where to catch the very best seafood. We sail the world to find it and our fisherman never settle. We work with fishermen we know and trust. They cast their nets in the best fishing waters on earth, ensuring every catch tastes fresh-caught. And our seafood is carefully inspected right on the boat to maintain the highest level of quality.

The taste that made us famous.  Our wild-caught Pollock comes from a region off the coast of Alaska where the pure waters give the fish a perfect taste and texture. We hand dip the Alaskan Pollock in our signature batter, which is made from scratch with a delicate mix of 19 different spices. This secret, tempura-style batter provides the perfect combination of a tasty, crunchy outside and a moist, delicious inside.

Freshly prepared, everyday.  Every morning before we open, we mix our garden-fresh cole slaw. We prepare our world-famous batter several times each day. And our Alaskan Pollock, Chicken Strips and Shrimp are freshly prepared by hand, so your meal is always hot and delicious. We make our hushpuppies by the batch, but the taste is one of a kind. Hand crafted several times each day, these golden bites of perfection have earned legions of devoted fans.

Casual, affordable, delicious.  You don't need to dress up at this seafood restaurant. And you don't need to make a reservation. Just come in anytime, and you'll be greeted by friendly people who go out of their way to make you feel at home. We're committed to giving you a great seafood experience every time you visit.

One hot day in June of 1919 in Lodi, California an entrepreneur named Roy Allen mixed up a batch of creamy root beer and sold the first frosty mug of this delightful beverage for one nickel. Now, more than seventy years later, A&W Root Beer® is the world's number one selling root beer and is still mixed fresh daily and sold at hundreds of A&W® restaurants.

Allen purchased the formula for his root beer from a pharmacist in Arizona. To this day, the unique blend of herbs, spices, barks and berries remains a proprietary secret.

With the success of his first root beer stand in Lodi, Allen soon opened a second stand in nearby Sacramento. It was there that what is thought to be the country's first "drive-in" featuring "tray-boys" for curb side service, opened up.

In 1922 Allen took on a partner, Frank Wright, an employee from his original Lodi location. The two partners combined their initials - "A" for Allen and "W" for Wright and formally named the beverage, A&W Root Beer®. Three units were opened in Sacramento, then on to other northern and central California locations and to the states of Texas and Utah.

• The Colonel started his business at the age of 65, while living on his $105 Social Security checks.
• Colonel Harland Sanders perfected his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices in his Corbin, Kentucky restaurant in 1939.
• KFC listed on New York Stock Exchange. Colonel Sanders buys first 100 shares.
• KFC becomes a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. for $840 million. Grand opening of Colonel Sanders Technical Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
• KFC opens one restaurant every day around the world.
• KFC was the first Western fast food restaurant to enter China, opening its first restaurant on Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1987.
• KFC officially opens its 9,000th restaurant in the world in Shanghai, China and announces a $200 million investment over the next four years for 200 restaurants in 48 Chinese cities.