Fast-food franchises

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Pancheros Mexican Grill

Pancheros Mexican Grill, Inc.

Pancheros Mexican Grill is a chain of fast casual Tex Mex restaurants in the United States serving Mexican-style cuisine. The chain was founded in 1992 by Rodney Anderson when he opened two units: one in Iowa City, Iowa (near the University of Iowa campus), and one in East Lansing, Michigan (near the Michigan State University campus). There are currently 71 units throughout the country. Pancheros is known for making their tortillas on site, at the time the order is placed. In 2006, Sports Illustrated voted Pancheros the most popular place to eat when bars in Iowa City close.

Pancheros serves burritos, tacos, quesadillas, burrito bowls, and salads. The salsas, guacamole, and queso dips are made on-site, daily. The restaurant fits into the quick-serve category, offering both quick service and a higher quality of food than typical fast-food restaurants. Customers start their order by selecting a menu item. Next, the tortilla is pressed fresh on a tortilla press. The customers then choose from the ingredients to be added. Pancheros' main national rivals are Chipotle Mexican Grill, Moe's Southwest Grill, and Qdoba Mexican Grill.

In 1992, Anderson, after just receiving his MBA from the University of Chicago, opened the first Pancheros with capital made from the stock market. The first store was opened in Iowa City, next to the University of Iowa campus. The next 10 locations opened in similar midwestern college towns. It wasn't until 1998 that Pancheros was revamped to include the addition of a dough press for the famous fresh-pressed tortillas, and an updated, more upscale restaurant decor. In 2003 its first non-corporate store opened. Bob the Tool was first introduced in restaurants in 2007. Bob became a celebrated part of the Pancheros experience, mixing burritos before rolling them and allowing for each ingredient to be evenly distributed across the burrito. In 2012, Pancheros underwent another small change to their branding, altering their logo marks slightly, and introducing their emblem logo.

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Panera Bread

Panera Bread Company

Panera Bread Company is an American chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants in the United States and Canada. Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, and bakery items.

St. Louis Bread was founded by Ken Rosenthal in 1987 when he opened the first location in Kirkwood, Missouri. In 1993, Au Bon Pain Co. purchased the St. Louis Bread Company. In 1997, Au Bon Pain changed the company name to Panera, a word that has roots meaning "breadbasket" in Latin. At the same time, the St. Louis Bread Company was renovating its 20 bakery-cafés in the St. Louis area.

In May 1999, to expand Panera Bread into a national restaurant, Au Bon Pain Co. sold its other chains, including Au Bon Pain, which is now owned by Compass Group North America. Panera Bread moved into its new headquarters in Richmond Heights, Missouri in 2000. The company operates or franchises more than 1900 Panera Bread bakery-cafés in 46 states and 20 facilities that deliver fresh dough to the bakery-cafés every day. Panera Bread's CEO is Ron Shaich.

In the St. Louis area where it was founded, Panera Bread still operates under the name St. Louis Bread Company. The St. Louis metropolitan area has over 101 locations.

In 2005, Panera ranked 37th on BusinessWeek's list of "Hot Growth Companies", earning $38.6 million with a 42.9% increase in profits.

In 2007, Panera Bread purchased a majority stake in Paradise Bakery & Café, a Phoenix-based concept with over 70 locations in 10 states (predominantly in the west and southwest). The company purchased the balance of Paradise in June 2009.

In 2008, Panera Bread expanded into Canada, beginning with Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Oakville, and Mississauga in the Toronto area.

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Papa John%27s Pizza

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Pasquale Hnos.

Pasquale Hnos.

Pasquale Hnos., often referred to as simply Pasquale, is a Peruvian chain of fast food restaurants founded by Gastón Acurio, Arnold Wu and Edwin Wu, that sells primarily Peruvian sanguches, chicha morada and Peruvian desserts. It is headquartered in Lima, Peru and owned by the Peruvian company Sanguches del Peru S.A.C.

The primary product of Pasquale Hnos. is the Peruvian sanguche in many variations, which include the following:

Two of Pasquale's trademark products are the Peruvian sauces which combined with the sanguches and complements, add a delicious taste. Some of them are: anticuchera, ocopa, ajillo, huancaina, carretillera.

The official drink of Pasquale Hnos. is the Peruvian chicha morada and they also offer Peruvian desserts such as Suspiro a la limeña, Arroz con leche mazamorrero, mousse de maracuya, Tres leches and Cremoladas.

Pasquale Hnos. is currently expanding in Perú, with plans of opening more restaurants in the next months. As of August 2008, it has opened restaurants in the following locations:

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Pie Face

Pie Face

The Pie Face chain, founded in 2003 in Sydney, Australia, predominantly sells various type of pies and coffee. Following a period of rapid growth in Australia and overseas, the company entered administration in 2014 and the majority of the chain's stores closed. As of 2017 it remained trading, though it had entered receivership the previous year.

Pie Face was established in 2003, and rapidly expanded. After opening a number of stores in Australia, it established stores in New York City during 2012 and New Zealand in late 2013. At its peak the chain had 80 stores in Australia and the United States, and planned to open a further 100 worldwide. Pie Face received $A35 million in funding, including from a number of high profile investors who hoped that it would be eventually listed on the stock market.

In November 2014 Pie Face entered voluntary administration, facing legal action both in Australia and the US. Prior to entering administration it had been considering a stock market listing to be valued at $150 million, and had agreements to establish stores in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. The firm secured financing in December 2014, enabling it to continue trading. However, its focus was shifted mainly to wholesale and retail sales. Large numbers of company-owned and franchised stores closed as result, with the loss of hundreds of jobs.

Pie Face went in receivership again in late 2016, and closed eleven company-owned stores. As at 24 November 2016 approximately 26 franchised stores remained open.

In January 2017 it was reported that the chain was nearing profitability, and now had 30 franchised stores and intended to expand overseas again with a focus on Japan and South Korea. However, it continued to have debts of $9 million, including $1 million owed to staff, and was facing a motion to be wound up for unpaid debts. At this time its receivers told the media that unsecured creditors were unlikely to receive any funds, but they believed the business had significant "growth potential, if properly managed" and seven or eight companies were considering purchasing the chain.

In April 2017, it was acquired by United Petroleum for an undisclosed sum.

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Pizza Capers

Pizza Capers

Pizza Capers is an Australian fast food chain specialising in pizza and Italian cuisine, based in Queensland. Pizza Capers has over 110 stores throughout Australia, located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. The company has also expanded internationally into Singapore. Pizza Capers offers delivery in addition to in-store pick up or restaurant dining. The company is owned by parent company Retail Food Group.

In 1996, the first Pizza Capers store opened in suburb Kenmore, Queensland and a year later, in 1997, another store opened in Toowong, another suburb in Queensland. Has continued to open stores nationally since, and has expanded operations to the overseas market. With expansion in operations and franchising, the company was acquired by Retail Food Group in 2002.

In addition to pizza, Pizza Capers also serves a wide variety of other food items, as well as beverages and desserts such as: chicken wings, pasta, calzones, garlic bread, salads, soft drinks, ice creams and gelato

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The Pizza Company

The Pizza Company
เดอะ พิซซ่า คอมปะนี

The Pizza Company (Thai: เดอะ พิซซ่า คอมปะนี) is a restaurant chain and international franchise based in Bangkok, Thailand. With focus on pizza and Italian-American cuisine, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Minor International (was merged with The Minor Food Group).

Established in 1980, the company had operated Tricon Global Restaurants’ franchised Pizza Hut brand since its introduction in Thailand, and when their agreement was terminated, The Pizza Company was established as the company's own brand in 2001.

In 2004, The Pizza Company began to expand and franchise internationally and today the restaurant has franchises in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Laos, China and Bahrain., ,Myanmar and Cambodia. There is also at least one location in Vietnam, on Cau Giay street in Hanoi.

Now, The Pizza Company is the largest pizza fast food restaurant chain in Thailand, with Pizza Hut second.

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Pizza Haven (Australia)

Pizza Haven is a defunct Australian and New Zealand pizza restaurant chain and franchise operation. Founded in 1984, four brothers Evan, Louis, Bill and Gabriel Christou started Pizza Haven with the aid of a A$24,000 mortgage on their parents' home. The first Pizza Haven outlet was at Glenelg in Adelaide. Employing twelve people, the Christou brothers were active in the running of the business. Pizza Haven evolved into a small franchised business model.

In May 2006, New Zealand Pizza Haven stores were bought by Domino's Pizza and a majority were converted to Domino's while some stores were able to stay branded under Pizza Haven. However, eventually all Pizza Haven stores became Domino's.

In July 2008 it was announced that Pizza Haven Australia had been acquired by Eagle Boys pizza chain.

Pizza Haven was the first Australian pizza company to:

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Pizza Haven (United States)

Pizza Haven was an American Seattle-based pizzeria and pizza delivery chain, known as dial-a-pizza, founded in 1958 and opening its first location in the University District, Seattle near the University of Washington. Pizza Haven was one of the first pizza companies to make deliveries. Restaurant employees used radio phones to relay orders to roving drivers who carried stacks of pizzas in warming ovens in the back of their jeeps and pickup trucks.

Ron Bean, the original founder, and a series of partners grew Pizza Haven into a chain of 42 restaurants throughout the Pacific Northwest and California. The 700-employee company also opened franchises in Russia, Poland and the Middle East.

In the mid-1970s, Bean branched out, opening a second restaurant chain called Bean Pod Delis that offered baked goods and health food. By the mid-1980s, his partner wanted out so a portion of the chain was sold to Pedo's Pizzas, which itself had just been bought by the Campbell Soup Company.

By the late 1990s, increasing competition from better-funded national chains, leasing difficulties at some mall locations and what Bean describes in hindsight as several "bad decisions" combined to push Pizza Haven into filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A missed tax payment then forced the company into involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 1998. The remaining stores were shuttered, except for the Pizza Haven and Bean Pod restaurants in Seattle Center Center House.

The Seattle Center location closed in April 2012.

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