The world’s largest chain of convenience stores originated in
1927 when Southland Ice Company employee John Jefferson
Green began selling basics like eggs and bread on a stand in
front of one of the firm’s ice houses in Dallas,Texas. Company
chairman Joe C Thompson loved the concept and opened
several locations in Texas. The chain’s name was changed to
Tot’em Stores then 7-Eleven in 1946 to reflect its long opening
hours.
Although a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based Seven & i Holdings
since 1973, 7-Eleven is headquartered in Dallas,Texas.
Joe C. Thompson, Sr. (1901–1961)
Taco Bell has been a staple of American culture since its founding in 1973.
The founder of Taco Bell 
Glen William Bell Jr. (1923 – 2010)
1962
Pizza Hut is a pizza franchise that was founded on May 31, 1958,
in Wichita, Kansas. The first franchise unit opened in Topeka,
Kansas in 1959. PepsiCo acquired Pizza Hut in November 1977
and spun it off, along with Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken,
into a new company named Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. on
May 30, 1997. The company assumed the name of Yum! Brands
on May 22, 2002.
