Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler. Starbucks was converted into a coffee shop serving espresso-based drinks under the ownership of Howard Schultz, who was chief executive officer from 1986 to 2000 and led the aggressive expansion of the franchise across the West Coast of the United States.
Whataburger is an American regional fast food restaurant chain, headquartered and based in San Antonio, Texas, that specializes in hamburgers. Founded by Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton, it opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950. Family-owned by the Dobsons until 2019, the chain is now managed by the private equity firm BDT & MSD Partners; the Dobson family still holds a small stake.
Wawa, Inc. is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations originating in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and located along the East Coast of the United States, operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia. Wawa is based in, primarily associated with, and mainly concentrated in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, though in recent years it has gradually expanded its store locations beyond the Philadelphia area. The company's corporate headquarters is located in the Wawa area of Chester Heights, Pennsylvania in Greater Philadelphia.
A drive-through or drive-thru, is a type of take-out service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars. The format was pioneered in the United States in the 1930s, and has since spread to other countries.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is an American coffee chain founded in 1963. It is owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC, which has its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
Costa Limited, trading as Costa Coffee, is a British coffeehouse chain with headquarters in Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, England.
Dunn BrothersCoffee is a franchise company of coffeehouses founded in St. Paul, Minnesota, in December 1987 by brothers Ed and Dan Dunn. As of October 2024, Dunn Brothers Coffee has 48 locations in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Oxxo is a Mexican chain of convenience stores and gas stations, with over 21,000 stores across Latin America, as well as in the United States and parts of Europe. It is the largest chain of convenience stores in Latin America. Its headquarters are in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
The QuikTrip Corporation, more commonly known as QuikTrip (QT), is an American chain of convenience stores based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that operates in the Midwestern, Southern, and Western United States.
The Human Bean is an American national coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Medford, Oregon. The Human Bean has 174 drive-through coffee locations in 20 U.S. states. The drive through espresso brand started franchising in 2002.
Dutch Bros Inc., originally written Dutch Bros., is a publicly held drive-through coffee chain in the United States. Founded in 1992 by Dane and Travis Boersma, it is headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, with company-owned and franchise locations primarily located in the western United States, although the company has expanded as far east as Davenport, Florida.
Zarraffa's Coffee is a national coffee house chain located primarily in Queensland, Australia and with franchises in Western Australia and New South Wales.
Philz Coffee is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in San Francisco, California, which helped popularize third wave coffee. Philz Coffee focuses on making pour over coffee. Philz Coffee has locations spread throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, greater Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and Chicago. Philz was founded by Phil Jaber and his son Jacob, both of whom are located in the San Francisco area.
MOD Pizza is an American fast-casual pizza restaurant chain based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2008, MOD has more than 560 locations as of December 2023 in the United States and two locations in Canada.
The Frisco Bowl is an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sanctioned post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game played in Frisco, Texas, since December 2017. The bowl has a tie-in with the American Athletic Conference, and chooses another team at-large.
Salad and Go is an American drive-thru restaurant chain that specializes in salads, wraps, and breakfast. The brand is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, with a second office in Addison, Texas, and two food production facilities in Phoenix and Dallas. Salad and Go is a privately held company with more than 100 locations operating across four states, including Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada.
Swig is a drive-through soda-fountain chain primarily located in the western United States. The chain, known for its popular "dirty sodas," was founded in April 2010 by Nicole Tanner in St. George, Utah. Since then, Swig has experienced steady growth and, as of 2023, operates locations in seven states. Swig is owned by the Savory Fund, a private equity firm, the Larry H. Miller Company.
The 2023 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 19, 2023, at Toyota Stadium located in Frisco, Texas. The sixth annual Frisco Bowl featured the UTSA Roadrunners from the American Athletic Conference and the Marshall Thundering Herd from the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at approximately 8:00 p.m. CST and was aired on ESPN. The Frisco Bowl was one of the 2023–24 bowl games concluding the 2023 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by coffeehouse chain Scooter's Coffee and was officially known as the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl.
CosMc's is an American concept fast food restaurant, a spin-off of McDonald's. It launched on December 7, 2023, with a drive-thru only location in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, Illinois, with nine total locations planned to open in Texas in 2024. The CosMc's Brand includes McCafe products sold at each location, some of which also available at McDonalds locations, alongside exclusive drinks and food.
The 2024 Frisco Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 17, 2024, at Toyota Stadium located in Frisco, Texas. The seventh annual Frisco Bowl featured West Virginia and Memphis. The game began at approximately 8:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The Frisco Bowl was one of the 2024–25 bowl games concluding the 2024 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by coffeehouse chain Scooter's Coffee and was officially known as the 2024 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl.
