Chapter 1 "The Founding Fathers"

What restaurant chain did Carl Karcher start?

Carl Karcher started the restaurant chain Carl's Jr. He was born and raised in California. He was a farmer when he was a kid. He started several stands in Los Angeles, California. He opened up one lone restaurant, and business boomed from there.



Why did General Motors want to buy trolley systems throughout the U.S.?

GM wanted to buy all the trolley systems, and then tear them down. They wanted to rip up the tracks and start a bus system. They had many other companies help them with this. They were finally banned from doing so.



What were some of the other fast food restaurants that were inspired by McDonald's approach to food service?

Many entepreneurs ate at McDonald's and came back to start their own fast food chain. Some of the founding fathers of the biggest fast food chains in the world copied McDonald's idea. For example, Glen W. Bell ate at McDonald's. He twisted the idea to Mexican food and started the Taco Bell chain. The founder of Burger King also did the same.