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Zaxby’s

THE HISTORY OF ZAXBY’S

 Zaxby’s – How a great idea was hatched.

Step into the way-back machine and set the dials to 1990. Step into a world where Seinfeld isn’t a hit, Starbucks aren’t on every corner, and cell phones were way too big to fit in your pocket. But something is missing. There is no Zaxby’s.

That’s because childhood pals Zach McLeroy and Tony Townley hadn’t invented it yet. They were still hanging out playing basketball at Zach’s, talkin’ trash and imagining it into being. They didn’t know much about the restaurant business. But they knew this much: the chicken they could find in Statesboro, Georgia, was okay, but not really fresh or zesty. And the local wing joints were good, but couldn’t touch the wing joints where they went to school. Plus, none of the local chicken places were fun or had any personality. So they dreamed up Zaxby’s. Right there. On the basketball court. Between Zach’s missed foul shots and Tony’s bricks from 3-point land. The rest, as they say, is chicken history.

 

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Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop

Our Story

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Our story begins in the kitchens of our maternal grandmothers Ruth and Edith, two Southern ladies, one from Arkansas and one from Mississippi who shared a spunk best described as “whiskey in a tea cup.”  Known as much for their crazy sayings and firm beliefs as for their pies, biscuits, and preserves, these special women put a mark on our hearts that will last a lifetime.

Scott had the privilege of growing up on a 1500 acre second generation farm in rural Southeast Missouri.  Summer days were spent working in the garden, driving the tractor, and spending time in his Granny’s kitchen canning and sampling her fruit pies and preserves.  It was here that he developed a strong work ethic and a taste for fresh handmade baked goods that would set the bar for quality at Buttermilk Sky.

Scott learned all aspects of running the farm from equipment, to livestock, to crops and basic business and brokerage principles.  He followed up his “farm raising” with a degree in Architectural Engineering and a 20 plus year career in Construction Management prior to going into the baking business.  Scott’s attention to detail and passion for design has been a great asset to the retail build-out process of our stores.  When he isn’t working, Scott enjoys fishing with our sons, Bo and Tabb, watching them play football, and hanging out on the porch with his yellow lab Gunner.

I on the other hand grew up a city girl from Memphis, TN home of Elvis Presley and the birthplace of the blues.  Memphis is famous for its BBQ and for the desserts that follow it.  Memphians know a thing or two about pie, and my Nanny (Grandmother) was no exception to the rule.  Nanny was known among friends and family and to many in the community as the “pie lady.”  She was often seen toting her marigold colored Tupperware pie carrier to birthday parties, cookouts, reunions, and yes, even funerals.  I feel like that old pie carrier must have had more miles on it than her Chrysler Lebaron.

My sister and I often spent Friday nights at Nanny’s house.  Saturday mornings were always a treat.  She made homemade “tea biscuits” cut with an old can.  It was just the perfect size to make a petite three bite biscuit.  If we were lucky, she would have a jar of her plum jelly to top them with and life was good.  Afternoons were often spent making pies.  While Scott’s Granny was an expert on making fruit pies using fruits from her orchards, Nanny’s specialties were cream pies and pecan pie.  The idea for our 4” Cutie Pies came from a child sized cast iron skillet that Nanny always let my sister and I used to make ourselves “baby pies” as we baked alongside her in the kitchen.

It is around our grandmother’s specialties that we have built our classic pie menu; the fruit pies from Scott’s Granny and the cream pies and pecan pie from my Nanny.  I never would have guessed that my prior career as a Speech-Language Pathologist and Scott’s Construction Management career would have ended in the culmination of our childhood memories and entrepreneurial dreams in the form of a pie shop.  We first entered the bakery business following my sister’s lead in 2007 and opened The Cupcakery as a licensed location of her original cupcake store in St. Louis, Mo.  It didn’t take long for us to figure out that we loved the baking industry and the independence that we gained from owning our own business. It is with great pride in our family’s time honored recipes and traditional baking methods that we invite you to enjoy the taste of Southern tradition, the taste of Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop.

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Texas Roadhouse

It all began on February 17, 1993, when Kent Taylor opened the first Texas Roadhouse in Clarksville, Indiana.  Kent’s goal was to own not just a family restaurant and not just asteak restaurant, but a place where everyone, of all ages, could come and have a great meal and great fun for a great price.

We like to brag about our Hand-Cut Steaks, Fall-Off-The-Bone Ribs, Made-From-Scratch Sides, and Fresh-Baked Bread. Everything we do goes into making our hearty meals stand out. We handcraft almost everything we serve. We provide larger portions so you get more food for your dollar. And if you want an Ice Cold Beer or Legendary Margarita to wash it all down — well, we have those, too.

Our food’s not the only thing that’s Legendary at the Roadhouse — our fun is too! From our line dancers to our jukebox to our friendly servers, you’ll enjoy every second you spend in a Texas Roadhouse.

At Texas Roadhouse our team has an incredible sense of pride in everything we do. Our passion ensures you have a Legendary Experience every time.  Because of our passion for our guests and our communities, our team members are involved outside the restaurants in their local communities as a way to give back.

 

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Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt

Welcome to sweetFrog® — where our goal is to create the best frozen yogurt experience you’ve ever had! You create your own combination of delicious, soft-serve premium frozen yogurt, then finish it off with any toppings you choose. Our toppings bar is stocked fresh every day with the best ingredients for a light snack, a decadent dessert, and everything in between. You pick the flavors, you add the toppings, you make it your way!

Throw in a warm, family-friendly environment and our lovable mascots, Scoop and Cookie, and you’ll see why customers across the nation are embracing sweetFrog! We’ve grown a lot since we began in 2009, but we’ll never get too big to lose our commitment to local communities. The F.R.O.G. in sweetFrog stands for Fully Rely On God, and we show that by being a good neighbor everywhere we move into. Through local partnerships, fundraisers, and much more, our stores become part of the fabric that wraps their communities.

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Steak ‘n Shake

Steak ‘n Shake was founded in February, 1934 in Normal, Illinois. Gus Belt, Steak ‘n Shake’s founder, pioneered the concept of premium burgers and milk shakes.

For over 80 years, the company’s name has been symbolic of its heritage. The word “steak” stood for STEAKBURGER. The term “shake” stood for hand-dipped MILK SHAKES. Gus was determined to serve his customers the finest burgers and shakes in the business. To prove his point that his burgers were exceptionally prime, he would wheel in a barrel of steaks (including round, sirloin, and T-bones) and grind the meat into burgers right in front of the guests. Hence arose the origin of our famous slogan, “In Sight It Must Be Right.”

After 80 years, we are continuing Steak n Shake’s tradition of serving the country’s best, freshest, and tastiest burgers and shakes.