Fast Food Entreprenuer
Richard James "Dick" McDonald (February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and his brother, Maurice James "Mac" McDonald (November 26, 1902 – December 11, 1971) were early American fast food pioneers, who established the first McDonald's restaurant at 1938 North E Street and West 14th Street in San Bernardino, California (at 34.1255°N 117.2946°W) in 1940. They introduced the "Speedee Service System" in 1948.
The McDonald Brothers were of Irish origin and have a proven Irish genealogy back to their great-grandparents. In the US Federal Census of 1910, both brothers (Maurice as "Morris") appear in Manchester ward 8, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, and their father Patrick J. McDonald is shown as originating from Ireland, having emigrated in 1877 as a baby. Their mother Margarete is also shown as Irish-born, emigrating to the United States in 1884 as a child.[2] In 1937, Patrick opened "The Airdrome" restaurant on Huntington Drive (Route 66) near the airport in Monrovia, California. In 1940, the entire restaurant was moved 40 miles (64 km) east to San Bernardino and renamed "McDonald's". McDonald's is now one of the most popular chains of public restaurants in the world.
Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman and restaurateur who founded the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant chain. KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, which specializes in fried chicken. An "American icon", it is the world's second largest restaurant chain overall (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with over 18,000 outlets in 120 countries and territories as of December 2012.
Sanders was born on September 9, 1890 in a thin-walled, four room shack on a country road 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Henryville, Indiana. He was the oldest of three children born to Wilbur David and Margaret Ann Sanders.
Sanders' father was a mild and affectionate man who tried to make a living as a farmer, but fell and broke his back and a leg and had to give it up. For two years he worked as a butcher in Henryville. One summer afternoon in 1895, he came home with a fever and died later that day. Sanders' mother obtained work in a tomato-canning factory; the young Harland was required to cook for his family.
Sanders dropped out of school when he was 12.When his mother remarried in 1902, his stepfather beat him. Therefore, with his mother's approval, Harlan left home to live with his uncle in Albany, Indiana.
Kenny Rogers Roasters is a chicken restaurant that was founded by country musician Kenny Rogers and former Kentucky governor John Y. Brown, Jr., who had also owned Kentucky Fried Chicken from 1964 to 1971. Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, entrepreneur and author, and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The menu was originally centered on wood-fired rotisserie chicken. After closing all of its U.S. operations, Kenny Rogers Roasters now operates only in Asia. Kenny Rogers Roasters is a member of Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya Corporation Berhad.
The Portuguese settlers to Mozambique were introduced to pili pili chili by the African Mozambicans who had incorporated it in their cuisine. The term 'pili pili' is Swahili for 'pepper pepper'. The settlers began to use piri piri in their own daily cooking. The restaurant has its origins in a mining town in South Africa, where many Mozambicans of Portuguese origins relocated to Johannesburg in search of gold and carried piri piri recipes to South Africa. Industries catering to the mining communities began to grow in Rosettenville, including "Chickenland". The restaurant began in 1987 when Portuguese-Mozambican Fernando Duarte along with Robert Brozin bought a restaurant called Chickenland in Rosettenville, southern Johannesburg in South Africa. They renamed the restaurant Nando's, after Duarte. The restaurant incorporated influences from former Portuguese colonists from Mozambique, many of whom had settled on the south-eastern side of Johannesburg, after their homeland's independence in 1975. The logo is derived from the Rooster of Barcelos.
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including salad, pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread. Corporately known as Pizza Hut, Inc., it is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., the world's largest restaurant company.
Pizza Hut was founded on June the 15th, 1958 by brothers Dan and Frank Carney in their hometown of Wichita, Kansas. When a friend suggested opening a pizza parlor—then a rarity—they agreed that the idea could prove successful, and they borrowed $600 from their mother to start a business with partner John Bender. Renting a small building at 503 South Bluff in downtown Wichita and purchasing secondhand equipment to make pizzas, the Carneys and Bender opened the first Pizza Hut restaurant; on opening night, they gave pizza away to encourage community interest. A year later, in 1959, Pizza Hut was incorporated in Kansas, and Dick Hassur opened the first franchise unit in Topeka.
As of 2012, there were more than 6,000 Pizza Hut restaurants in the United States, and more than 5,139 store locations in 94 other countries and territories around the world.
Thomas Stephen "Tom" Monaghan (born March 25, 1937 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American entrepreneur and Roman Catholic who founded Domino's Pizza in 1960. He owned the Detroit Tigers from 1983 to 1992.
Tom Monaghan and his brother, James, purchased DomiNick's, a small pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan, near Eastern Michigan University. The deal was secured by a $75 down payment and the brothers borrowed $500 to pay for the store. Eight months later, James traded his half of the business to Tom for a used Volkswagen Beetle. In 1965, Monaghan renamed the business Domino's Pizza, Inc. In 1967, the first Domino's Pizza franchise store opened in Ypsilanti. The company logo was originally planned to add a new dot with the addition of every new store, but this idea quickly faded as Domino's experienced rapid growth. The three dots represent the stores that were open in 1969. Reflecting Domino's growth, the company had expanded to 200 stores by 1978. In 1975, Domino's faced a lawsuit by Amstar Corporation, the maker of Domino Sugar, alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition. On May 2, 1980, a federal appeals court found in favor of Domino's Pizza.
Monaghan sold Domino's in 1998 and has subsequently dedicated his time and considerable fortune to Catholic causes.
Frederick "Fred" DeLuca (born 1948) is an American businessman, best known as the co-founder of the Subway franchise of sandwich restaurants. DeLuca is an alumnus of the University of Bridgeport and Central High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Peter Buck is a physicist, restaurateur, and philanthropist. He co-founded the Subway fast food restaurant chain. Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 39,282 restaurants in 102 countries and territories as of 26 April 2013. It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain globally and is the second largest restaurant operator globally after Yum! Brands (over 39,000 locations)
Dato Steven Sim, the CEO and MD of Secret Recipe Cakes & Cafe Sdn Bhd . Secret Recipe is a lifestyle café chain and has become common in Malaysia following its debut in 1997. Secret Recipe has established its brand name in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei and Pakistan as well. It serves cakes and fusion food in a service environment.
The company has registered double digit growth for the past 5 years. In a period of seven years, Secret Recipe has expanded by over 100 cafes throughout the region.
Secret Recipe a popular lifestyle café chain, has become a household name following its debut in 1997. Secret Recipe has successfully established its brand name in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Philippines, Brunei, and Australia by virtue of its fine quality cakes, fusion food and distinctive service.
In a short period of thirteen years, Secret Recipe has experienced a rapid growth of over 250 cafes throughout the region. Secret Recipe continuously strives to surpass its own accomplishments and to be recognized as a leader in the industry.
Wong Kah Lin is The Chicken Rice Shop (TCRS) chief executive officer. TCRS was started in 2000 by Kah Lin and her mother Gaik Wong.
The mother-daughter team married a Hainanese chicken rice recipe with their Penang heritage to form the family-concept food chain. Apart from its signature chicken rice products, the outlets also serve up a selection of other Hainanese and Penang dishes.
The Chicken Rice Shop is a chicken rice fast-food restaurant and Halal family restaurant chain in Malaysia. The chain is operated by TCR Restaurants Sdn Bhd, a company incorporated in Malaysia, which was established in June 2000.
The Chicken Rice Shop serves what it calls "grandmother's traditional Hainanese secret recipe chicken rice" and local Malaysian dishes. With the successful growth of TCRS in their domestic markets, they plan to spread the culture of the Malaysian way of life into the Indonesia market 2007, followed by Australia, Singapore and other Asian countries. Their slogan is Bukan Sekadar Nasi Ayam: (Not just Chicken Rice) in Malay and "Chicken Rice and More" in English.
Mr Goh Ching Mun and Mr Tan Say Yap, co-founders and Executive Directors formulated their own blend of 3-in-1 instant white coffee and commenced manufacturing in 1999.
With more than 10 years of experience in the coffee beverage industry, both co-founders were instrumental in the growth of the Oldtown Group of companies. They are supported by Mr Lee Siew Heng, our Group Managing Director who played a significant role in implementing the overall vision, strategy and development of the Oldtown Group.
In 1999, Oldtown successfully commercialised their instant 3-in-1 coffee mix under the ‘OLDTOWN’ brand name for the retail sector. As at 31 October 2009, the ‘OLDTOWN’ 3-in-1 instant coffee mix was sold in approximately 1,348 retail outlets nationwide in Malaysia, approximately 550 retail outlets in Singapore and approximately 2,100 retail outlets in Hong Kong.
In 2003, they also successfully commercialised their own formulated blend of 3-in-1 instant milk tea for the retail market under the ‘OLDTOWN’ brand name.
In view of expanding their manufacturing activities, they incorporated Gongga Food in 2003 and commenced operations in 2004 manufacturing roasted coffee powder for the food services sector using the Group’s proprietary bean roasting process. They distributed their roasted coffee powder to traditional coffee shops in Ipoh and other states in Malaysia. In addition to the food services sector, their roasted coffee powder is also marketed to the retail sector under the ‘NANYANG’ brand. In 2004, they further penetrated the export markets for their 3-in-1 instant coffee to cover the United States, Canada and United Kingdom and subsequently in 2005, Taiwan and Indonesia.
