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Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is an American fast-casual restaurant chain based in Wichita, Kansas. Its menu includes steakburgers, Vienna Beef hot dogs, and chicken sandwiches, and frozen custard with a variety of specialty sundaes and concretes (blended sundaes).
History[edit]
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Freddy's was founded by co-founders Fredrick "Freddy" L. Simon, Bill Simon, Randy Simon, and restaurateur Scott Redler[1].
Freddy was a World War II Veteran who lived in Wichita, Kansas. He joined the U.S. Army infantry in 1943 and was assigned to the 1st Calvary Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart due sustained injuries, as well as a Bronze Star for Valor.[2]
Freddy worked for the same company in the hospitality industry for 55 years, building connections with many restauranteurs. He was a friend and trusted business partner to a restaurant in 2002 called Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers.
The restaurant started out as a family owned burger joint in Wichita. Freddy's gained a large fanbase within year of opening, which helped to open more locations in 2004. The food was based off meals that Freddy had served his own family, and was considered the an 'All American' meal. The setting of the restaurant is fast-casual dining in the late 1940's and early 1950's. The setting evokes "a post-war era of optimism, pride, and values focusing on unity and quality family time".[3]
Locations
[edit]The company, founded in Wichita in 2002, and opened its' first franchise in Hutchinson, Kansas, in December 2004.
In April 2011, the company opened its 50th store in Victorville, California, and in October 2013 its 100th store in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Its' 150th location opened in April 2015 in Loveland, Colorado. And its' 300th location in Indianapolis, Indiana in March 2018.
The state with the most Freddy's locations to date is Texas with 73 restaurants.[4]
In 2022 it was announced that Freddy's would be expanding their locations to nine provinces in Canada.[5]
As of October 30, 2023, Freddy’s has more than 493 locations across 37 states and 375 cities.
News
[edit]In March 2021, private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partner purchased Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers for an undisclosed amount.
In May 2021, Freddy's hired Chris Dull as CEO to take over the top post from co-founder Randy Simon.[6]
In August 2022, Freddy's hired Brian Wise as COO to take over the operations post from co-founder Scott Redler.[7]
In November of 2022, the company signed a master franchise and development agreement that will allow the brand to enter the Canadian market. The chain plans to expand across nine Canadian provinces, excluding Quebec.
Deaths
[edit]On December 17, 2016 , Bill Simon, cofounder and son of Freddy Simon died at the age of 61.
On October 25, 2020 Frederick "Freddy" L. Simon, co-founder and namesake of Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers died at the age of 95.
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[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers.
- Official website
- ^ "Scott Redler". NRA. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "Freddy's namesake, Freddy Simon, dies at age 95". www.fastcasual.com. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers". www.middlemarketcenter.org. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Number of Freddy's locations in the USA in 2023". ScrapeHero. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "Freddy's heading to Canada". www.fastcasual.com. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ May 06, Heather Lalley on; 2021. "Freddy's Frozen Custard gets a new CEO in Chris Dull". Restaurant Business. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers names Brian Wise as operations chief". Nation's Restaurant News. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2023-11-08.