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Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain that specializes in hot dogs and other food products. The chain, known as Der Wienerschnitzel until 1979, was founded by entrepreneur John Galardi in 1961. Despite the name, the company does not ordinarily sell Wiener schnitzel, doing so once as a promotion. Wienerschnitzel locations are found predominantly in California and Texas; others are found in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska and Washington, as well as the U.S. territory of Guam. Outside the United States, there are stores located

Key facts

Company.name
Wienerschnitzel
Company.logo
Wienerschnitzel logo.svg
Company.image
Wienerschnitzel Hot Dogs in Whittier, California.jpg
Company.image_caption
An older A-frame roof Wienerschnitzel restaurant in Whittier, California
Company.type
Subsidiary of The Galardi Group
Company.founder
John Galardi
Company.foundation
Los Angeles, California, U.S. ()
Company.area_served
United States
Company.key_people
JR Galardi (CEO)
Company.industry
Restaurants
Company.genre
Fast food
Company.parent
The Galardi Group
Company.hq_location_city
Irvine, California
Company.hq_location_country
U.S
Company.locations
358
Company.revenue
US$501 million (2021)
Company.num_employees
8,000 (2019)
Company.num_locations
379 (January 2022)

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Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • The Galardi Group
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain that specializes in hot dogs and other food products. The chain, known as Der Wienerschnitzel until 1979, was founded by entrepreneur John Galardi in 1961. Despite the name, the company does not ordinarily sell Wiener schnitzel, doing so once as a promotion. Wienerschnitzel locations are found predominantly in California and Texas; others are found in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska and Washington, as well as the U.S. territory of Guam. Outside the United States, there are stores located in Ecuador.

The chain is most notable for the A-frame roofs of its older restaurants, similar to the original structures used by IHOP, Tastee-Freez, Nickerson Farms, and Whataburger. The chain's advertising mascot is an anthropomorphized hot dog known as the Delicious One.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wienerschnitzel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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