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Tater Tots at Sonic Troy Smith opened the first Sonic Drive-In in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1953, calling it the Top Hat. The Top Hat was originally a small root beer stand. Customers would park anywhere on the gravel lot. On a trip to Louisiana, Smith saw a drive-in that utilized speakers for ordering and realized that he could increase his sales if he could control the parking and have the customers order from speakers at their cars with carhops to deliver the food. He borrowed several cars from a friend who owned a used car lot to establish a layout for controlled parking. He had some "juke box boys" come in to wire up an intercom system. His sales tripled immediately and his little root beer stand was a huge success. Grocery store operator Charles Pappe stopped by chance at the Shawnee drive-in and was very impressed. He got out of his car and began to take measurements of the stalls, trying to figure out why they were not all the same size, assuming that it was an essential ingredient of the business plan. Smith came out and introduced himself and explained that the stalls were different sizes simply because different-sized cars had been used when he laid everything out. The two men hit it off and negotiated the first franchise location in Woodward, Oklahoma, in 1956. Sonic
A Sonic burgers restaurant in Hampton, VA, on 2001 W Mercury Blvd, in the Power Plant of Hampton Roads shopping center. This location opened in 2003. tx local video service franchise fee jamba juice franchise for sale halo franchise total sales world class franchise franchise recruiters i want to open a franchise pizza delivery franchise opening a mcdonalds franchise |