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Hooters is the registered trademark [3] used by two American restaurant chains: Hooters, Inc., based in Clearwater, Florida, and Hooters of America, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia, and owned by the private investment firm Nord Bay Capital (with TriArtisan Capital Advisor as its advisor). [4]
Edward C. Droste (born April 22, 1951) is an American businessman. He is a co-founder of the Hooters restaurant chain and played a major role in various marketing initiatives that helped it to grow.
Nearly all of the restaurant's original recipes came from Stewart's test kitchen. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Although critics of the Hooter's name and concept dubbed it the nation's first " breastaurant ", [ 6 ] the concept was a success, and the business started to turn a profit in just four months.
The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States. Asian/Pacific. Name ... Hooters: Clearwater, Florida: 1983 Atlanta, Georgia: 420
In 1984, Hugh H Connerty Jr. bought the expansion and franchise rights for Hooters from Lynn D. Stewart and his five minority partners. Connerty founded Hooters America, Inc., along with a group of investors. Brooks bought out Connerty in 1991. He eventually got majority control and chairmanship of the entire organization.
In July 2011, former Hooters executives including CEO and president Coby Brooks, CLO Clay Mingus, Joseph Hummel, Jim Tessmer, Roger Gondek, and the business administrator for the late Robert H. Brooks (founder of Hooters) Patti Frederick left Hooters and formed La Cima Restaurants LLC, a Twin Peaks franchisee. [24]
In late 2004 Hooters sued the restaurant for trademark violations regarding their uniforms and decor. After a three-week trial, the jury ruled that no trademark infringement existed. [ 2 ] Hooters appealed the decision, but in June 2006, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld the verdict and ultimately Ker won a $1.2-million ...
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