- Kings Family Restaurants
Infobox_Company
company_name = Kings Family Restaurants
company_
company_type =
slogan = At Kings, you rule.
foundation =North Versailles, Pennsylvania (1967)
location =
key_people =Hartley C. King , Founder and President
num_employees = 3,000
industry =Restaurant (food service),
Food processing, Food retailing
products = Kings Family Restaurants,
Hartley's Choice pies and ice cream
revenue =
homepage = [http://www.kingsfamily.com/ www.kingsfamily.com]Kings Family Restaurants is a chain of restaurants located in the
Pennsylvania andOhio areas.Kings logo has scarlet colored lettering, with a saffron outline.
History
Kings began in
North Versailles, Pennsylvania in 1967 as Kings Country Shoppes. This name was later changed to Kings Family Restaurants to indicate the establishment was, in fact, a restaurant. By the 1970s the number of restaurants had grown to 7, and 21 by the 1980s. As of 2006, there are 34 locations throughout Pennsylvania and 1 inWintersville, Ohio .Since 1987, Kings has sponsored the
Kings Junior Golf Tournament Series along with theTri-State Professional Golfing Association .Kings donates to many charity organizations, including the
Leukemia Society of Western Pennsylvania ,Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh , and theMake-A-Wish Foundation of Western Pennsylvania.Menu
The menu at Kings is typical American cuisine. Kings is known for their ice cream, which is available in eight different flavors. Kings is also famous for their Frownie Brownies.
External links
* [http://www.kingsfamily.com/ Official site]
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