Wienerschnitzel
Sign in to saveWienerschnitzel 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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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.
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