Dog n Suds
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History
The first Dog n Suds was opened in 1953 in Champaign, Illinois by Champaign High School music teachers James Griggs and Don Hamacher.[1] The second restaurant was opened after the owners were paid to build another by a wealthy patron and from there the owners decided to create a franchise. A training center was established in Champaign, named "Rover College" after the dog on the restaurant signage.[4] At its peak in 1968, the chain had about 650 restaurants.[2]
In the early 1970s, Griggs sold his interest in the business and a few years later in 1974 the company was sold to Frostie Enterprises who owned the Frostie and Stewart's brands of root beer.[5]
In 1991, the VanDames purchased the Dog n Suds trademark and identity rights.[4] In 2001, they created a new company, TK&C's LLC, to administer licensing rights for the brand.[6][7]
In popular culture
On March 3, 1966, the newly opened Dog N Suds at the Candlestick Park Shopping Center in Jackson, Mississippi was completely destroyed by an F5 tornado (the last to hit Mississippi until 2011) along with the main center strip and a nearby appliance store during the 1966 Candlestick Park tornado outbreak. The story was prominently spotlighted in a 2003 "Storm Stories" episode by the Weather Channel.
The West Lafayette location was featured on an episode of the Big Ten Network's Campus Eats in 2018.[8]
References
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Further reading
- Carolyn Walkup "Dog n Suds operators gear for revival push - Company Profile". Nation's Restaurant News. July 17, 1995. FindArticles.com. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
- Carolyn Walkup "Classic Dog n Suds Drive-In chain strives for a comeback - Company Profile". Nation's Restaurant News. Oct 19, 1998. FindArticles.com. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
External links
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- Restaurants in Indiana
- Economy of the Midwestern United States
- Regional restaurant chains in the United States
- Restaurants established in 1953
- Drive-in restaurants
- Root beer stands
- Hot dog restaurants in the United States
- Root beer
- American soft drinks
- 1953 establishments in Illinois
- Fast-food franchises