Talk:Jack in the Box

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[edit] Nationwide expansion

It's been known that the chain is eager to expand nationwide, but do we have a source for this "by 2010" tidbit?

[edit] Monterrey Jack's

At least in the Seattle area, when they blew up Jack the clown in the early 80's, they also blew up all the restaurant's signs and changed the name of the restaurant to "Monterrey Jack's". The change only lasted a short time.

Unfortunately, the internet wasn't as popular back then, So it's hard to find online corroboration of the story, though I have found a few scattered postings supporting my memory on various message boards.

Jack in the box itself seems embarrassed enough about the situation to not even mention it in their official corporate history. I don't like that it has been taken out of the article, but perhaps an incident that only lives on in my memory, and a few other memories, doesen't belong on wiki? --Measure 13:19, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

Weren't there once JitB in NYS too? J. M. 05:25, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
I remember Monterey Jack. I think Ray Charles was a spokesman. They changed back to Jack-in-the-Box around 1986, I believe. Aep 21:39, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm glad that other people remember Monterrey Jack's. I've found nothing online, and I was starting to wonder if it was a bizarre childrood dream. All I know is that they changed all of the restaurants in the St. Louis area, and changed them back six months later. If I recall, they had Ray Charles singing "Monterreeeey Jack" to the tune of "Hit the Road, Jack." Anyway, if we can find any sources for this, I'd love to put it in the article. Lovelac7 09:01, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
The parent company of Jack in the Box, Foodmaker Inc. (present-day Jack In The Box, Inc.) planned to convert its restaurants to the name "Monterey Jack's" in 1984 in an attempt to appeal to 18-to-45 year old customers. Signs and packaging were changed, and a new Monterey Jack cheeseburger was added to the menu. The concept bombed miserably and never left Washington state. [[1]] [[2]] --69.119.1.206 00:57, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
I remember the change -- there was a TV commercial showing the clown figure at the drive-through (where one would place an order) being dynamited. At that point, the stores removed the clowns from the drive-throughs. During the 1990s advertising blitz, "Jack" came back in his present form, the CEO with the big round plastic head. These days the food is a lot better than what I remember from back then, but that's just my opinion of course. Afalbrig 13:34, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyvio removal

I removed a bunch of material that appears to be copied from [3]. -- Kaszeta 20:10, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Abuse

I removed some probable abuse under slogans:

  • Watch out Mac. Jack's Back! And we don't serve blacks!

I trunkated it to:

  • Watch out Mac. Jack's Back!

I cannot verify that this was ever a slogan, but at least it is no longer offensive.

[edit] If Jack in the Box wants to expand...

If Jack in the Box really wants to expand nationwide, then they have to find a market in the Eastern United States to truely test itself and Columbus, Ohio is great test market to start in. Many places start in Columbus as a test and then expand outward. Spongefan 23:53, July 9 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jack in the Box should be deleted

It is of regional notability and is not known outside the area it serves, therefore it should be deleted.

That's quite ridiculous. I'm on the east coast and I've heard of Jack in the Box, plus they are the fifth-largest burger chain in the United States. There are far more articles that should be deleted than Jack in the Box!--69.119.1.206 00:48, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Worse still, there is no requirement on Wikipedia that Jack in The Box even be a national food chain. --Chris Price
Far too big to delete! I am from Australia and knew about it before I went to Hawaii and am busting to have it again. What I am saying is that it it is well known around the world.

[edit] Antenna ball picture

Are we sure that the picture is actually of the Jack in the Box guy? I mean, I've seen those antenna things too but the picture we have doesn't match what I remember. It looks more like Frosty the snowman.--Erciesielski 17:50, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

They have many special versions for various holidays (Christmas, New Years, etc.) as well as for Sports Teams, and all sorts of other things. I would imagine this is one of those. It would be nice to have a picture of the "core" ball though.Cjosefy 12:07, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Early bancruptcy due to food poisoning scandals?

These restaurants were in the Chicago metro area in the late 1970's. People stopped eating at them because of a food posioning scandal (local/national?). The Chicago area restaurants all closed around 1980. I can't find any information on this, sorry.

[edit] True story?

What is that crap about a gangster rivalry doing in here, and why can't it be removed?

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