![]() In September 1990, privately owned Druther's International Inc. At the time of the announcement, the company operated 171 company-owned and franchised locations in seven states within the United States and also had international franchised in England, Canada, the Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates. Despite the change in names, management and the menu remained the same. and changing the names of it restaurants from Burger Queen to Druther's Restaurant. ![]() ![]() announced that it was changing its name to Druther's International Inc. In June 1981, Burger Queen Enterprises Inc. ![]() The store in Tell City, Indiana was the 125th store opened. The company opened its 50th location in December 1973 in Danville and had locations in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee at the time of the opening. 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. ![]()
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