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First Hardee's franchise, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1980s. Hardee's was purchased by Canadian company Imasco Limited in 1981. In 1982, General Foods sold Burger Chef to Imasco for $44 million. [16] Imasco converted many locations to Hardee's restaurants and let franchises and locations near existing Hardee's locations convert to other brands.
The Attic (defunct) – a former 1,200 seat Smörgåsbord restaurant in West Vancouver, British Columbia, that was open from 1968 to 1981; Fresh Choice (defunct) – a former chain of buffet-style restaurants which operated in California, Washington, and Texas under the names Fresh Choice, Fresh Plus, Fresh Choice Express, and Zoopa
In May 1961, Gardner, along with Joseph Leonard Rawls Jr., opened the first franchise store of the fast food restaurant Hardee's in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. [2] Later, in 1969, he bought the troubled Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association and moved them to North Carolina a year later as the Carolina Cougars.
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The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United ... A&W Restaurants: Lodi, California: 1919 Lexington, Kentucky ... Rocky Mount, North Carolina ...
The district encompasses 47 contributing buildings in a middle-class African-American section of Rocky Mount. They were built between 1948 and 1953, and include an intact collection of single-family Minimal Traditional-style houses and the Lincoln Park Motel and Restaurant. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]
The buffet is gone (like so many buffets during COVID-19) but Table Mountain management is hoping customers will come for the new restaurants as much as they do for the slot machines.
In this photo provided by the City of Rocky Mount, cars are piled along the side of Hing Ta Restaurant after a tornado hit Rocky Mount, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (City of Rocky Mount via AP)