Baker's Drive-Thru
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| Private | |
| Industry | Fast-food |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founder | Neal T. Baker |
| Headquarters | San Bernardino, California, United States |
Number of locations | 39 (2016) |
Area served | Inland Empire |
| Owner | Carol Baker |
| Website | http://www.bakersdrivethru.com |
Baker's Drive-Thru is a chain of fast-food restaurants located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The menu features a selection of items such as hamburgers, french fries, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and milkshakes.[1]
Inspired by the success of McDonald's, Neal Baker founded his first restaurant in 1952, calling it "Baker's Burgers." Three years later, Baker added Mexican food to the menu. Burgers were sold at one window and Mexican food at another; he called this the "Twin Kitchen" concept.[2] After struggling for over 30 years to make Bakers a success Neal, a builder by trade, knew he needed additional support. In 1986 Neal Baker decided to hire Joe Amlani to conduct a complete overhaul on the concept and establish their operations as you see them today.
In 1995, it began adding a vegetarian menu to locations, originally called the Loma Linda Kitchen menu due to the predominance of Seventh-day Adventists who are mostly vegetarian and make up the majority of the population of the city of Loma Linda. The first two locations that featured this menu were in Loma Linda and Yucaipa.[3] As of February 2013, the vegetarian menu has been added to 19 locations.[4]
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References
- ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ↑ Nelson, Valerie J. (2008-06-11). "Founder of the Baker's Drive-Thru restaurants". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ↑ "Spirit Awards 2006". Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ↑ "Vegetarian Menu Locations". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
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