P. Terry's Burger Stand
| File:Pterrys logo.png | |
| Privately Owned | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded 📆 | Austin, Texas (2005) |
| Founder 👔 | Kathy and Patrick Terry |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Number of locations | 16 |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Patrick and Kathy Terry, Owners |
| Products 📟 | Fast food (including hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 500+ |
| 🌐 Website | pterrys.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
P. Terry's is an American fast-food restaurant chain that operates in Texas. The company was founded by Patrick Terry and his wife, Kathy Terry, in 2005. The company, based in Austin, Texas, has developed a highly loyal customer base.[1][2][3]
Overview[edit]
History[edit]
When founder Patrick Terry decided to open a burger stand in 2005, his wife Kathy insisted he read Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser.[1] Inspired by what he read, Terry used the book to guide his business practices as he opened his first location in Austin, Texas at Lamar and Barton Springs and then continued to follow those principles as he and his wife opened thirteen other locations in around Austin.[2] Terry is quoted as saying that Fast Food Nation became the company's bible, "Everything that everyone was doing wrong in that book, we stayed away from.", said Terry, "And the stuff that they were doing right, we aimed toward.".[4] All of the chain's restaurants are built in a revival of the Googie architecture style originally popularized in the 1950s and 1960s.[5]
The restaurant chain is known for paying employees on a higher scale compared to larger chain competitors, with an average wage of $11 per hour in 2013.[6] In 2021, the company announced a new minimum wage of $15 per hour for all full-time employees.[7]
Charity[edit]
Four times a year P.Terry's donates 100 percent of a day's profits to charity.[8] Among the charitable causes supported by the restaurant are Foundation for the Homeless,[9] Dell's Children's Medical Center,[10] Strong Start and HeartGift Foundation.[11] As of December 2019, P. Terry's has donated more than $1,000,000[12] to hundreds of Austin-area organizations.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Austin Eater". 2011-02-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thornberry, Kate (2006-07-15). "Austin Chronicle".
- ↑ "USA Today Travel". Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- ↑ Gaar, Brian (2013-01-12). "Austin Statesman".
- ↑ "Our Story - Texas' Fast-Casual Burger Stand - P. Terry's Burger Stand". P. Terry's Burger Stand. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ Gross, Daniel (2013-08-09). "Daily Beast".
- ↑ Ali, Sameera (2021-03-01). "P. Terry's Burger Stand announces $15 minimum wage". KEYE. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ↑ Villalpando, Nicole (2014-12-07). "Austin Statesman".
- ↑ "Foundation for the Homeless". 2012-04-15.
- ↑ "MeetUp". 2013-03-04.
- ↑ "Giving City Austin". 2014-12-21.
- ↑ "How Our Local Fast Food Restaurant Gives Back - P. Terry's Burger Stand". pterrys.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ↑ "P. Terry's Website". 2017-05-04.
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