Jack in the Box
Name: Jack in the Box
Type of Food: Burger, specialty sandwiches and salads
Interesting Fact: Jack in the Box pioneered a number of firsts in the fast food industry. It was the first major fast-food chain that started as a drive-thru, and it was also the first to introduce menu items that are now staples on most fast-food menu boards, including a breakfast sandwich and portable salad.
History: Robert Oscar Peterson was the founder of Jack In The Box. Before that creation he already owned several successful restaurants when he opened Topsy’s Drive-In in San Diego in 1941. Several more Topsy’s were opened and eventually renamed Oscar’s. By the late 1940s the Oscar’s locations had developed a circus-like décor featuring drawings of a starry-eyed clown. In 1951, Peterson opened a similar restaurant on the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, with a giant clown’s head atop the building. Called Jack in the Box, this hamburger stand had no carhops at all, but instead offered the innovation of a two-way intercom system, allowing much faster service through the drive-through window—while one customer’s car was at the window, a second and even a third customer’s order could be taken and prepared. Quick service made the new location very popular, and soon all of Oscar’s locations were redesigned with intercoms and rechristened as Jack in the Box restaurants.
In 1966, Peterson’s holding company for Jack In the Box was known as Foodmaker, Inc. All Jack in the Box locations at this time were company-owned; location sites, food preparation, quality control and the hiring and training of on-site managers and staff in each location was subject to rigorous screening processes and strict performance standards. In 1968, when Peterson sold Foodmaker to Ralston Purina Company there were 180 locations, mainly in California and the Southwest.
In the 1970s Foodmaker (owned by Ralston Purina)led the Jack in the Box chain toward prolific growth with many new franchised.
In 1985,Ralston Purina sold off Foodmaker,to management.By 1987 sales reached $655 million, the chain boasted 897 restaurants, and Foodmaker became a publicly traded company.
Today there are more than 2,200 Jack in the Box restaurants in 19 states.
Jack in the Box Website: www.jackinthebox.com
Official Jack in the Box Social Media: Facebook - Twitter
View the Jack in the Box menu: here
Find your local Jack in the Box: here
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By KennyandCourtney, May 23, 2011 @ 12:22 pm
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Went thru drive thru with my husband and 4 year old..3 Cars back.. Young man hanging out the drive thru window yelling and cursing into a car in the line. The car was yelling back at man. He yells for them to get the **** out of there or he will come out the window and kick his ****. My 4 year old then repeats the curse word. Get to the window. My magnetic strip is gone on my card. Askd him to type my numbers in because i have plenty of money in the bank. He rolls his eyes telling me he doesnt have time to do this because he has food burning in the back an im taking up his time. (this jack in the box is in hermitage tn off old hickory blvd) when i askd another guy who the manager was he states his name is Will and it was the guy who was cursing out the window and too busy to enter my card in. I called and complained and took it to corporate. They did nothing. He is still their night manager. Ive called up there to check. I will not let this go and will tell everyone in know Jack in The Box is the most unprofessional establishment ive ever been to in my life.. This place sucks
By Terry, September 9, 2011 @ 9:46 am
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Worst service I have ever seen in 62 years. Absolutely horrible and complaining and asking for the manager made the server laugh.