Dog n Suds

Dog n Suds is a midwestern United States chain of hot dog and root beer drive-in style eateries, featuring in-car carhop service.[3][4] The chain was part of the widespread popularity of drive-ins during the 1950s and 1960s, and still operates several locations.[5] Dog n Suds serves fast-food staples including hamburgers, french fries, and soft drinks.

Dog n Suds
Drive-In
IndustryFast food
Founded1952 (1952) in Champaign, Illinois
FoundersJames Griggs, Don Hamacher
Headquarters
Lafayette, Indiana
,
USA
Number of locations
17[1][2]
Area served
Midwestern United States
ProductsHamburgers, hot dogs, fries, root beer
OwnerFrostie Enterprises (1974)
Don and Carol VanDame (TK&C's LLC)(1991)
Websitedognsuds.com

History
Dog n Suds Root Beer, which was bottled and sold in stores

The first Dog n Suds was opened in 1953 in Champaign, Illinois, by University of Illinois music teachers James Griggs and Don Hamacher.[3] The chain grew rapidly throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and a training center was established in Champaign, named "Rover College" after the dog on the restaurant signage.[6] At its peak in 1968, the chain had about 650 restaurants.[4] Griggs sold his interest in the business in the early 1970s. The company was sold to Frostie Enterprises in 1974, who owned the Frostie and Stewart's brands of root beer.[7] Frostie later abandoned the franchise business and sold the rights to make Dog-n-Suds branded root beer to the VanDames.[8]

In 1991, Don and Carol VanDame, owners of a Dog n Suds in Lafayette, Indiana, purchased the Dog n Suds trademark and identity rights.[6] In 2001, the VanDames created a new company, TK&C's LLC, to administer licensing rights for the brand.[9][10]

Don Hamacher died on January 4, 2013.[11]

Locations

There are seventeen Dog n Suds locations open across the United States.

There is one location in Paragould, Arkansas, one location in Greeley, Colorado, four locations in Illinois, four locations and a food truck in Indiana, two locations in Michigan,[12] one location in Fredericktown, Missouri, two locations in Ohio, and one location in Tomahawk, Wisconsin.

References
  1. Robinson, K. (2014). Classic Eateries of the Arkansas Delta. American Palate. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-1-62585-303-5. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. "Dog n Suds locations". Dog n Suds official website. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  3. Alexander, Dave (June 18, 2008). "Old dog, new tricks". MLive.com. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. Jakle, J.A.; Sculle, K.A. (2002). Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age. The road and American culture. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 167–168. ISBN 978-0-8018-6920-4. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. DeVore, Sheryl (June 19, 2017). "Ingleside Dog N Suds celebrates 50 years in same family". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  6. "Dog n Suds History". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  7. https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1475931840
  8. "Walworth County Today - Drive-in to the past: Burgers and carhops". GazetteXtra. June 7, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  9. "Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)". Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  10. Hawk, Jason (2008-04-02). "Dog 'n Suds owner doesn't sell after all, keeps tradition going". The Chronicle-Telegram. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  11. "Donald Hamacher obituary". Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  12. Robinson, John. "Only Two Dog 'n Suds Drive-in Restaurants Left in Michigan". 99.1 WFMK. Retrieved 2020-04-14.

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