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The first Cracker Barrel Old Country Store opened along Highway 109 in Lebanon, Tennessee on September 19, 1969. The franchise is now a fixture of the American road trip, especially in the South and...
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It probably comes as no surprise that the United States is the world leader in fast-food consumption. The U.S. ranks well ahead of other fast-food-loving nations, such as the United Kingdom, France,...
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According to The Ohio State University, 23% of people give up on their New Year’s resolutions by the end of the first week. Another 20% ditch those resolutions by the end of the month. It is now...
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Beer and pizza go together like, well, milk and cookies or maybe margaritas and tacos. Fast-food operations aside, it’s impossible to imagine a pizza parlor that doesn’t offer a good...
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If you’ve ever taken a trip on the U.S. interstate system, especially through the South or Midwest, you have almost certainly seen signs for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. For years, the chain...
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The first places that come to mind when people think of chain restaurants are probably fast-food operations – McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, etc., etc. But a significant number of chains fall...
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COVID-19 sure put the damper on our restaurant-going. An estimated 70,000 to 90,000 eating places closed as a direct or indirect result of the pandemic, from fast food outlets to temples of...
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Chain restaurants as we know them today probably started with the ABC (Aerated Bread Company) and Lyons teashops that popped up in London and elsewhere around the U.K. in the mid- to late-19th...
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If you’re a sports fan, chances are you’ve visited a sports bar a time or two (or maybe on several hundreds of occasions). If you like watching games, matches, races, tournaments, whatever,...
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It’s easy to assume major restaurant chains like Burger King and Applebee’s have existed forever. But every chain started small before growing into the brands we know today. In recent...
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French food has had it rough in recent years. Once upon a time, it was considered the world’s finest, with maybe only Chinese as its nearest competitor. Having a French chef was a sign that a...
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According to a study conducted late last year by FoodFireFriends, the second most popular cuisine in America based on Google search data is Mexican, with an average of 1.22 million searches a month....
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