George Clark eventually became CEO while his other partners left the company. The Louisville partners James Gannon and brothers George and John Clark eventually bought the Florida-based company. In 1961, business partners George Clark and Jim Gannon bought franchise rights and permission to expand the chain to Kentucky. The chain's slogan was "I'd Ruther Go to Druther's Restaurant."ĭruther's traces its history back to 1956, when Harold and Helen Kite opened the first Burger Queen restaurant in Winter Haven, Florida. Druther's featured a character named "Andy Dandytale" on its kids meal items (and a live-action version in early TV advertising).
One reason given for the name change was to eliminate the perception that they specialized in only hamburgers when they also had fried chicken and a serve-yourself salad bar. In 1981, Burger Queen changed to Druther's restaurants, although the changes were mostly cosmetic.
The name was a play on the word " druthers", and the mascot was a giant female bee named Queenie Bee. (1981–1991)ĭruther's is a restaurant, formerly a chain of fast food restaurants that began as Burger Queen restaurants started in Winter Haven, Florida in 1956, and then based in Louisville, Kentucky from 1963 until 1981. If you choose to do business with this business, please let the business know that you contacted BBB for a BBB Business Profile.Īs a matter of policy, BBB does not endorse any product, service or business. BBB Business Profiles are subject to change at any time. When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints.īBB Business Profiles generally cover a three-year reporting period. However, BBB does not verify the accuracy of information provided by third parties, and does not guarantee the accuracy of any information in Business Profiles. BBB asks third parties who publish complaints, reviews and/or responses on this website to affirm that the information provided is accurate. BBB Business Profiles may not be reproduced for sales or promotional purposes.īBB Business Profiles are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment.
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