PDQ (restaurant)

PDQ
Industry Fast casual restaurant chain
Founded Oakland Park, Florida in 2013
Headquarters Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Number of locations
 49
Area served
 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Nevada[1]
Products Chicken tenders, chicken and turkey sandwiches, salads, home fries, shakes and cookies
Services Eat-in and take-out
Website www.eatpdq.com

PDQ is a fast casual chain of chicken restaurants based in Tampa, Florida.[2] During the time of its conception, its initials initially stood for "pretty darn quick", but this was later changed to "people dedicated to quality".[2][3] Its first store opened in Oakland Park, Florida in 2013.[4] It was founded by Bob Basham, a former Outback Steakhouse founder, and Nick Reader, CEO of MVP Holdings.[3][5] As of March 2015, PDQ has 49 locations in six U.S. states.[1] 30 of the stores are owned by the company, and 8 are operated and owned as franchises.[1] According to Basham, each store "averages about $3 million in annual sales".[6]

Fare and operations

PDQ has a simple menu that consists of chicken tenders, chicken and turkey sandwiches, salads, home fries, shakes and cookies.[1][2] Its operations have been compared and stated as similar to how In-N-Out Burger restaurants operate.[2][4] PDQ foods are prepared fresh, on site and when ordered,[2] as opposed to being prepared in advance. Per everything being prepared fresh, PDQ restaurants do not have freezers.[7] PDQ restaurants with drive-through windows do not have intercoms.[8] Rather, an employee is present in the drive-through area to take customer orders.[8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Snel, Alan (March 12, 2015). "PDQ is opening a restaurant in North Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Mills, Gary (November 5, 2013). "PDQ co-founder on restaurant's concept, new Jacksonville location". jacksonville.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Snel, Alan (Sep 23, 2011). "Outback co-founder launches quick-service chicken concept". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 Reiser, Emon (November 7, 2014). "PDQ to open first Miami restaurant". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Osborne, John (January 29, 2015). "Tampa-based PDQ restaurant chain begins Southwest Florida expansion". Naples Daily News. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Valverde, Miriam (October 8, 2013). "PDQ restaurant chain pushes S. Florida expansion". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Murphy, Marlee (April 7, 2014). "PDQ: Not Your Typical Chicken Concept". QSR magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Janjigian, Robert (April 7, 2013). "New restaurant puts Outback co-founder back in the culinary spotlight". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

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