13. KFC-- Kentucky Fried Chicken-- Colonel Harland David Sanders was a real guy who opened his first chicken restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, in 1930. More than 24,000 locations world wide. I would have loved to be there when the Colonel met our Route 66's Ernie Edwards at the Pig Hip in Broadwell, Illinois, to watch them try to do business.
14. McDONALD'S-- The original McDonald was opened by brothers Richard and Maurice in San Bernardino, California, in 1940. They had nine restaurants before Ray Kroc got involved. Ray Kroc's first McDonald's opened in Des Plaines, Illinois.
15. OLIVE GARDEN-- Launched in 1982 by the restaurant division of General Mills. Nearly 900 locations globally.
16. PIZZA HUT-- Opened 1958 in Wichita, Kansas. Company sold to PepsiCo in 1977 for $300 million.
17. RED LOBSTER-- 1968, Lakeland, Florida. Some 700 locations worldwide.
18. SONIC-- Oklahoma in 1953. First franchise location in 1956.
--RoadGarden
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