Big Boy Restaurants (English Wikipedia)

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Worth, Stephen (June 8, 2016). "Theory: Big Boy and the Power of Licensing- A Cautionary Tale". Animation Resources. Retrieved September 12, 2016. One day, animator Ben Washam was lunching at Wian's stand, doodling on placemats. Wian saw that he was a cartoonist and asked him to draw a caricature of Richard Woodruff, a chubby, apple cheeked boy who helped out at the stand sweeping up after school. Washam obliged, depicting the lad in oversized checkered overalls munching on a burger. Wian loved the doodle and gave Washam his lunch for free. Bennie gave the sketch to Wian to use as a mascot for the stand.

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Rickner, Amanda (March 15, 2012). "JB's Restaurant being demolished, property listed for $1.2 million". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Bozeman MT: Pioneer News Group. Retrieved October 8, 2013. The restaurant was constructed in the early 1970s, according to city building records. For a time, it was a Bud's Big Boy restaurant before becoming JB's.

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Bailey, Jennifer (April 13, 2017). "Big Boy Restaurant gets new name". Danville Commercial News. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2017. [T]he restaurant no longer has a contract with Big Boy and the owners are opening their own restaurant at 369 Lynch Rd.
The name of the restaurant will now be Border Cafe.

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Frank, Annalise (July 15, 2019). "Radio entrepreneur, former Big Boy owner Robert Liggett dies". Crain's Detroit Business. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
Frank, Annalise (January 16, 2020). "New Big Boy ownership moves forward on comeback, but not without some bumps". Crains Detroit Business. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020.
Jibrell, Anisa (July 19, 2019). "Big Boy restaurant in Westland closes". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved July 23, 2019. Its last day of business was July 15 [2019]

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Gluck, Marissa (August 13, 2008). "Own a Piece of Bob's Big Boy". Curbed LA. Retrieved February 24, 2017. (Note: The "Hamburger" Bob is the older 1950s style and the "Suspender" Bob is the newer style.)

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"Destination Eats Debuts Big Boy Brand In Thailand With Delivery". Destination Thailand News. August 28, 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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Martin, Bradley (December 2, 2020). "Big Boy Returns to Nevada With Classic Burgers and Shakes". Eater Las Vegas. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
Martin, Bradley (September 21, 2020). "Bob's Big Boy to Bring Its Famed Burgers and Shakes to Centennial Hills". Eater Las Vegas. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.

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Shoney's Home of the Nationally Famous Big Boy [Menu]. 1959. back cover. Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017. In West Virginia... Elby's of Wheeling - 2 locations, Elby's of Moundsville... In Virginia... Lendy's of Roanoke, Lendy's of Lynchburg, Yoda's of Roanoke Note: This includes a photograph of an early 1960s Shoney's menu cover, which lists then current Shoney's Big Boy restaurants including self-named subfranchises in Shoney's territory.
"Azar's Big Boy Family Restaurants Large Menu, 1986, Indiana, Colorado". eBay. May 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018. Since the first Big Boy opened in Fort Wayne in May of 1954, Azar's Restaurants and their chubby little mascot with the checkered pants have become a familiar sight in Northern Indiana and Colorado.
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Biank-Fasig, Lisa (January 10, 2001). "Ohio turf gets larger for Frisch's". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 5, 2016. Craig Maier, chief executive of Frisch's, said the bankruptcy nearly cost the Cincinnati company its right to franchise Big Boys.
'In a bankruptcy proceeding, franchise contracts are considered to be no different than a contract to owe money,' Mr. Maier said. 'They could have said, "You are no longer franchisee of the Big Boy system."'

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"Frisch's Big Boy Back at Great American Ballpark!". www.frischs.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016. Frisch's is looking forward to operating its two concession booths inside Great American Ballpark.... There is a highly visible 6' 6" Big Boy statue dressed as a 1970s Cincinnati Reds ball player sporting #46 just in front of the Gapper's Alley booth.
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Rasmussen, Cecilia (November 2, 2003). "When Bob's Was the Big Hangout". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2016. In 1938, Wian changed the name from Bob's Pantry to Bob's Big Boy and converted the stand into a drive-in restaurant....
It was a date-night and cruiser destination, a place to flirt, where boys eyeballed one another's engines, got into fistfights over girls and arranged drag races. Teenagers gorged on french fries dipped in blue cheese dressing and "suicide Cokes" splashed with cherry, vanilla, lemon and chocolate flavorings.
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Bradsher, Keith (March 18, 1988). "Chubby 'Big Boy' May Disappear as Restaurant Changes". Los Angeles Times. Salt Lake City-based JB's Restaurants announced that after this summer it would no longer use the [Big Boy] name on its 110 restaurants in 10 Western states, not including California. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Clark D. Jones said the company ... felt it was getting very little for its franchise fee payments.
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[The owners] said ... they felt that it was the right time to move on when 'six or seven years' prior, the company told its franchisees to undertake a complete renovation if they wanted a new contract ... adding that most of the franchises appear to be making the same decision.'

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Hotts, Mitch (September 6, 2017). "Big Boy on Gratiot in Eastpointe also shuts down". The Macomb Daily. Township, MI: Digital First Media. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2017. The landmark Big Boy on Gratiot Avenue near Nine Mile Road closed in August [2017].

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"[Advertisement] Mady's Big Boy Turns Back the Clock on Food Prices!". The Windsor Star. March 23, 1968. p. D3. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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Leininger, Keith (December 6, 1984). "Cherubic Big Boy Caught in a Pickle". News-Sentinel. Fort Wayne. Retrieved October 22, 2017 – via NewsBank.
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"Sign of the times". The Grand Blanc News. September 19, 2004. p. GB-4. Retrieved September 9, 2017 – via Newsbank. The Elias Brothers sign at the corner of Grand Blanc Road and Saginaw Street in Grand Blanc comes down after more than 30 years. [T]he national Big Boy chain ... no longer wants to be referred to as Elias Brothers, and it wants all of its signs to have the same look.
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- Amatos, Christopher A. (April 2, 1989). "Elby's franchise switch makes it Shoney's today". Columbus Dispatch. p. 7D – via Newsbank. Shoney's, ironically, ... has never been in Columbus because of restrictions imposed by the Big Boy system, of which Shoney's was once a member. West Virginia-based Elby's also was once a Big Boy franchise.
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"Now your enjoy the famous Parkette Foods in downtown Charleston [advertisement]". Charleston Daily Mail. March 13, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved September 16, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
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  - "Hey Kids! [Advertisement]". 30. The Doylestown Intelligencer. October 28, 1980. Retrieved November 10, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com. ... receive a coupon redeemable at any future date for a free "Big Ben" double decker hamburger at any Franklin's ...
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    - "Classic Comeback [Advertisement]". Gettysburg Times. September 18, 1995. p. A10. Retrieved November 10, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com. Re-introducing Shoney's Classic Double Decker Burger Meal
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    - "18th Bob's Big Boy Coffee Shop Opens". Press Telegram. Long Beach, CA. April 11, 1963. p. P 3 Z 1–2–3–4–5. Retrieved November 4, 2017 – via NewspaperArchive.com. ...all personnel go through extensive training before being placed in one of the restaurants. 'In fact,' Wian said, 'most managers start in the dish room or as fountain boys.' This method, Wian feels, offers the employees a complete background which thereby brings better service and quality control to the customer.
    - "Weekend Special! [Advertisement]". Manitowoc Herald Times. August 23, 1968. p. 5. Retrieved November 4, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
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      - "New at Frisch's [Advertisement]". Journal News. Hamilton, OH. May 19, 1972. p. 14. Retrieved November 4, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
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        "'Big Boy' Trademark Suit Opens, Glendale Firm Asks Verdict". The Independent Star News. Pasadena. July 26, 1959. p. 11 – via newspaperarchive.com.
        Schaffer, Frank (April 17, 1962). "Charleston Drive-In Zooms To Huge 10-State Business". Charleston Daily Mail. pp. 12, 17. Retrieved February 26, 2013 – via newspaperarchive.com. Then came the expansion outside West Virginia with franchised stores. Before 1956, Shoney's restaurants were operating in Richmond, Salem, Hampton, Norfolk and Newport News, Va., Rochester, N. Y., Philadelphia, Chattanooga, Charlotte and Wheeling [WV]... [I]n 1958, the expansion continued. Three openings were held in Roanoke, one in Lynchburg, and five in Nashville. In this list, the Rochester franchise is Becker's, the Wheeling franchise is Elby's, the Philadelphia franchises are Tune's and Arnold's, the Chattanooga franchise is Shap's, and the Roanoke, Virginia franchises are Lendy's and Yoda's.
        "Elby's rejoins Big Boy franchise system". The Doylestown Intelligencer. August 19, 1988. p. B-9. Retrieved September 6, 2017 – via newspaper archive. [T]he entire chain is being united under the Big Boy name, which means our Elby's name, as well as all other franchise names, will eventually be phased out...The chain is also moving toward a consistent core menu. This means that all Big Boys across the country will offer the same basic items, along with certain regional favorites.
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        "Now... We are featuring a complete curb service [Advertisement]". Chester Times. Chester, PA. May 11, 1956. p. 35. Retrieved November 4, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
        "Formal Opening". Valparaiso Vidette Messenger. Valparaiso, Indiana. August 13, 1970. p. 20. Retrieved April 29, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com. Azar's was started in Fort Wayne in 1953...
        "Bob's Big Boy restaurant holds opening ceremony". Van Nuys News (Central ed.). June 25, 1965. p. 21–A. Retrieved December 13, 2017 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
        "and... NOW THERE ARE 3 Elby's [advertisement]". Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian. March 28, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
        "Advertisement: Grand opening our 16th special". The Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian. January 11, 1971. p. 9. Retrieved September 7, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
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        "Big Boy picks new directors". Provo Daily Herald. July 18, 1971. p. 5. Retrieved December 24, 2017 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
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        "Tote's Home of the Big Boy New Restaurant Opening [Advertisement]". Saint Charles Journal. April 27, 1967. p. 35. Retrieved November 2, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
        "Levittown Restaurant Opens". Bristol Daily Courier. December 7, 1957. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2017 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
        "Levittown's Newest Citizen is here [Advertisement]". Bristol Daily Courier. December 5, 1957. p. 34. Retrieved November 2, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
        "Big Boy Restaurant Discontinues Operation". Bristol Daily Courier. April 15, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved November 2, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com.
        "Restaurant Chain Expands to E.P." El Paso Herald Post. August 29, 1963. p. 32. Retrieved September 9, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com. VIP's Big Boy restaurants of New Mexico, Inc. today announced a merger with the Big Boy restaurant organization in El Paso, which will serve as headquarters for expansion throughout West Texas. ... The firm has taken over a restaurant at 8409 Dyer Street formerly known as Kip's Big Boy Restaurant.
        "New Restaurant Is Planned Here". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque: Journal Publishing Co. January 19, 1962. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2012 – via newspaperarchive.com.
        "Children's project gets $1,000 gift". Santa Fe New Mexican Sun. August 15, 1982. p. 4. Retrieved November 2, 2016 – via newspaperarchive.com. Commenting on the name change from Vip's Big Boy to JB's Big Boy, Clark D. Jones, president of the Salt Lake City-based restaurant chain, said it was done with several new changes in the restaurants and to add more cohesiveness to the operation of the company.

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Advertisement (April 15, 1956). "New 'Bob's' Opens Tuesday: California's Fanciest Hamburger Joint newest 'Home of the Big Boy'". Los Angeles Times. p. G8 – via Newspapers.com. His original capital was $300...
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Grantham, Loretta (October 20, 1996). "Bye-bye, Big Boy: Comic creator loses meal ticket". The Palm Beach Post. pp. 1D, 5D. Retrieved December 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (continued page 5D)
"May we serve you, too? [Advertisement]". The Cincinnati Enquirer. July 30, 1970. p. 48. Retrieved December 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Note: The Big Boy character copyright is dated 1969.
Bennett, Marcia (June 6, 1989). "After 40 years, remembering the enchanted era of Eat'n Park". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 21, 23. Retrieved June 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. [C]hildren could enroll in the Big Boy Club and on Christmas and their birthdays receive a token that could be redeemed at the restaurant for a Big Boy burger. Later the restaurant offered a kiddies' comic book, which contained coded messages the youngsters could decipher if they sent for their Big Boy decoder. Part 2
Brough, Rick (June 26, 1980). "I tot I taw a puddy-tat!". The Newspaper. Park City, Utah. p. 15. Retrieved January 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
Wallace, Amy (December 31, 1993). "The Big Mac: Americana on a sesame-seed bun". Tallahassee Democrat (Other ed.). Los Angeles Times. p. 3A. Retrieved February 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Trade winds". Today in business. The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1965. p. 24. Retrieved June 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Robert C. Wian. founder and president of the national chain of Big Boy Restaurants, will arrive in Salt Lake City Sunday as part of a cross-country tour of Big Boy franchises.
Silverstein, Stuart (May 20, 1984). "Shoney's going after new markets". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1–K, 6–K, 7–K. Retrieved April 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 'No one says they're going to Shoney's Big Boy Restaurant. They say they're going to Shoney's,' said Ray Danner, the company's company's chairman and chief executive officer. Gary P. Spoleta, Shoney's 40-year-old president and chief operating officer, added, 'We got no service or anything (from Marriott) and we were paying $2 million-plus (annually) in franchise fees.' part 2, part 3
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Hyland, John (August 4, 1984). "Abdow Brothers Cooking Up a Success". Hartford Courant. p. F8. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. [T]he Abdows bought their Big Boy franchise in 1963... The Abdows are scheduled to open their 16th Big Boy restaurant and sixth in Connecticut on Route 44 in Avon on Monday.
"Abdow's bids Big Boy adieu". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. April 15, 1994. p. C5. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Year–round drive–in service at your favorite Becker's Big Boy [advertisement]". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. November 28, 1957. p. 24E. Retrieved March 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 975 Ridge Rd. East, 1280 Buffalo Rd.... 814 Brown St., 2947 Monroe Ave.
"Big Boy chain in state is sold for $2.7 million". Arizona Republic. Phoenix. July 3, 1974. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com. JB's Big JB's Big Boy Restaurants ... is licensed to operate in Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, South Dakota, Nevada, Nebraska, New Mexico, New Jersey, and in parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
In New Mexico, JB's operates as Vip's Big Boy and in Nevada as Bob's Big Boy, the same as Arizona.
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"Friendly, Elby deal called off". The Boston Globe. United Press International. August 3, 1986. p. 84. Retrieved August 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. [Elby's] includes 70 restaurants In West Virginia, Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and Maryland.
"Attention All Grade School Students [Advertisement]". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, PA. January 16, 1976. Retrieved May 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Franklin's Family Restaurants (Formerly Elby's)
"Title Transfer". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. January 28, 1977. p. 3. Retrieved May 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Several Elby's Restaurants have been changed to Franklin's Family Restaurants...
"Special Big Boy Platter [Advertisement]". Standard-Speaker. Hazleton, PA. March 15, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved May 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Elby's Plans 8 Restaurants In The Area". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. August 30, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved May 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. [A] court settlement ... resulted in cancellation of contracts between Elby's and Marvin Franklin... The U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., has prohibited Franklin from using the registered trademarks "Elby's" and "Big Boy,".... In addition, Franklin's organization was directed to return all originals and copies of Elby's and Boury Inc.'s recipes, food formulas, manuals, bulletin books, advertising materials and other plan's to Elby's, .... Franklin's organization also agreed not to produce food products from Elby's and Boury Inc.'s recipes without substantial variation. Franklin and his organization agreed to pay "a substantial sum of money" to the Bourys as part of the Settlement.
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"It's Sandwiches vs. Meals In Battle of Restaurants". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, PA. June 28, 1983. p. 15. Retrieved May 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Marvin Franklin Enterprises, Inc. ... alleges that ... a new Elby's Big Boy restaurant next to Franklin's in Chinchilla would hurt the appearance of Franklin's and damage employee morale. Marvin Franklin, ... testified that construction of a new and shiny restaurant and building next to us would make us look bad.
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Frank, Robert (April 12, 2000). "When Small Chains Go Abroad, Culture Clashes Require Ingenuity". Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 398734798. People thought he was a little, well, creepy," says Peter Smythe, the head franchiser for Big Boy restaurants in Thailand, dusting off his giant Big Boy statue on Bangkok's main thoroughfare. "They kept asking me, `Is he a Chinese Ronald McDonald?' " Eventually, a few Thai visitors decided Big Boy was a religious icon and laid bowls of rice and incense at his feet... Culture clashes, food shortages and government run-ins are common. Consider the story of Mr. Smythe and Big Boy, and their five-year journey into the belly of Thailand... Mr. Smythe and Big Boy's 78-year-old patriarch, Louis Elias, flew to Thailand to hammer out a deal, and a beaming Mr. Elias told Mr. Smythe, "This is a great brand. All you have to do is open the door, and they will come!" About a year later, Mr. Smythe, still acting as an adviser, did open the doors. But no one came. "I called Detroit and screamed, `They're not coming! Now what?' " says Mr. Smythe... After interviewing hundreds of customers, Mr. Smythe found multiple reasons... Many explained that they would rather get a sweet satay, noodle bowl or grilled squid on the street for one fifth the price of a greasy burger. "It suddenly dawned on me that, here I was, trying to get a 3,500-year-old culture to eat 64-year-old food," says Mr. Smythe... Mr. Smythe studied the customers who were walking past his restaurants and discovered that they fell into two broad categories: European tourists and Thai young people, including a large number of the young women who work in nearby bars. With help from a Swiss chef, Mr. Smythe filled the menu with Germanic specialties like spatzle, beef and chocolate cake. For the Thais, he added country-style specialties like fried rice and pork omelets. He also added sugar and chile powder to Big Boy's burgers to better match Thai taste buds. Yet the restaurants now make over half their money from Thai food, and the rest from European dishes and the occasional milk shake or burger. "We thought we were bringing American food to the masses," he says. "But now we're bringing Thai and European food to the tourists. It's strange, but you know what? It's working.

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Ciampa, Gail (January 29, 2021). "Restaurateur, innovator and philanthropist Ted Fuller of Gregg's has died". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021. ...he opened Ted's Big Boy Restaurants in 1964. He ran them until he bought Gregg's in Warwick in 1972.

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Frank, Robert (April 12, 2000). "When Small Chains Go Abroad, Culture Clashes Require Ingenuity". Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 398734798. People thought he was a little, well, creepy," says Peter Smythe, the head franchiser for Big Boy restaurants in Thailand, dusting off his giant Big Boy statue on Bangkok's main thoroughfare. "They kept asking me, `Is he a Chinese Ronald McDonald?' " Eventually, a few Thai visitors decided Big Boy was a religious icon and laid bowls of rice and incense at his feet... Culture clashes, food shortages and government run-ins are common. Consider the story of Mr. Smythe and Big Boy, and their five-year journey into the belly of Thailand... Mr. Smythe and Big Boy's 78-year-old patriarch, Louis Elias, flew to Thailand to hammer out a deal, and a beaming Mr. Elias told Mr. Smythe, "This is a great brand. All you have to do is open the door, and they will come!" About a year later, Mr. Smythe, still acting as an adviser, did open the doors. But no one came. "I called Detroit and screamed, `They're not coming! Now what?' " says Mr. Smythe... After interviewing hundreds of customers, Mr. Smythe found multiple reasons... Many explained that they would rather get a sweet satay, noodle bowl or grilled squid on the street for one fifth the price of a greasy burger. "It suddenly dawned on me that, here I was, trying to get a 3,500-year-old culture to eat 64-year-old food," says Mr. Smythe... Mr. Smythe studied the customers who were walking past his restaurants and discovered that they fell into two broad categories: European tourists and Thai young people, including a large number of the young women who work in nearby bars. With help from a Swiss chef, Mr. Smythe filled the menu with Germanic specialties like spatzle, beef and chocolate cake. For the Thais, he added country-style specialties like fried rice and pork omelets. He also added sugar and chile powder to Big Boy's burgers to better match Thai taste buds. Yet the restaurants now make over half their money from Thai food, and the rest from European dishes and the occasional milk shake or burger. "We thought we were bringing American food to the masses," he says. "But now we're bringing Thai and European food to the tourists. It's strange, but you know what? It's working.

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