La Petite Boulangerie
La Petite Boulangerie means “The Little Bakery” in the French language. It was an American restaurant chain that initially began with two locations in 1977. PepsiCo later purchased it and franchised it out. To say the least, branches started popping up all over the place. During its height, La Petite Boulangerie had 140 locations all over the country until they sold to Mrs. Fields Original Cookies Inc., and they were ultimately bought out by Java City. By the tailend of 2000, all locations had closed.
La Petite Boulangerie
Carrols
Carrols was a burger-based fast food restaurant chain from the 50’s to the 70’s. The Club Burger was their signature menu item, and their cups made sure you never forget about it as they bore this slogan: “Home of the Club Burger.” Herb Slotnick started it during the early 60’s as an offshoot of Tastee-Freez, the ice cream franchise. He named it after Carol Marantz, the daughter of the Tastee-Freez founder. Rapid expansion followed, and it gained popularity across the country. By 1975, most locations had been converted to Burger Kings with the exception of an international location. Sadly, the last remaining Carrols in Finland was converted to a Finnish joint in 2012. Carrols Restaurant Group is currently the franchisee of Burger King.
Carrols