I remember them from back in the 70's in Michigan, they closed up shop all over the midwest after something to do with tainted meat and a kid dying.
1993 - the FDA requirement at that time was only 140 °F (60 °C), which was the temperature Jack in the Box meat was cooked. After the incident, Jack in the Box mandated that in all nationwide locations, their hamburgers be cooked to at least 155 °F (68 °C). Additionally, all meat products produced in the United States are required to comply with HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) regulations. Every company that produces meat products is required to have a HACCP plan that is followed continuously. They are currently experiencing a decent revival of strength and are working plans for nationwide expansion. Currently the strategy is mainly targeted at Colorado and Texas.
Top Burger Chains by Sales Sales $MM
McDonald’s 70,693.0
Burger King 14,800.0
Wendy’s 9,200.0
Sonic 3,811.1
Jack in the Box 3,200.0**
Hardee’s 1,820.5
Carl’s Jr. 1,519.7
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 1,300**
Whataburger 1,173.0
Checkers Drive-In/Rally’s Hamburgers 658.0
Culver’s Frozen Custard & ButterBurgers 643.5
White Castle 576.0**
In-N-Out Burger 466.0**
Krystal 428.8
A&W All American Food 400.0
Five Guys Burgers and Fries 399.0**
Fuddruckers 328.0**
Johnny Rockets 261.0**
Back Yard Burgers 136.0**
Farmer Boys 84.5**
Fatburger 67.2
Burgerville 64.0**
Arctic Circle 56.0
Cheeburger Cheeburger 52.0**
Baker’s Drive-Thru 50.0**
Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard 42.2
# Sales data for chain restaurants are for calendar year 2008 or for a fiscal year ended between July 1, 2008, and April 1, 2009. Exceptions are noted in the ranking pages.
# As with the main ranking pages, chain restaurants are defined as restaurant concepts with more than five locations operating under the same name. In a few instances, concepts with two or more brand names but a single management team (i.e., Checkers Drive-In/Rally’s Hamburgers) are considered to be one chain restaurant.
# Unless noted, chain restaurant
sales are worldwide totals (company-owned, franchised and licensed) and are in U.S.$ millions.
# The notation (*) indicates sales are a company-made estimate; (**) indicates chain restaurant sales have been estimated by R&I.
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