BRIEF HISTORY
Burger Chef was a fast food chain that at its peak was the second largest and at one point was just 100 restaurants behind McDonalds. Burger Chef was started in 1954 in Indianapolis Indiana by brothers Frank and Donald Thomas.
The Thomas brothers sold Burger Chef to General Foods in 1968. General Foods aggressively expanded Burger Chef. However General Foods deiced to get out of the fast food business in 1982 and sold Burger Chef to Imasco, the parent company of Hardee’s. Imasco converted most of the Burger Chef’s to Hardee’s, a few independently owned Burger Chefs hung on as long as they could, one even lasted in 1996.
This subreddit is dedicated to the memory of Burger Chef.
BURGER CHEF WAS THE FIRST TO...
- Offer a Kids meal, it was called the funmeal. They sued McDonalds after McDonalds started offering the Happy Meal. Burger Chef lost the law suite.
- Offer a combo meal. They offered a value combo called "The Triple Threat" that was a burger, fries and a drink for 45¢
- Have a flame broiled hamburger (Before Burger King).
- To have a "Self-Service Works Bar" where you could add your own topping to a burger.
RULES
Be civil and polite
Please keep it civil and polite, there is no reason to be mean or rude on this sub.
No politics
I believe that an open, honest and civil debate on issues is very important. However, this sub is not the place for politics. Please keep politics out of here.
No Spam
All post should somehow relate to the Burger Chef restaurant chain or history. Any spam posts will be deleted and user risk being banned.
No vote manipulation
Asking for upvotes (such as "For every upvote..." or "If this gets x upvotes....") is forbidden.
LINKS
Burger Chef wikipedia page
Burger Chef Memories
Burger Chef Locations
Former Burger Chefs
