Our popping flavors, personalities, chicken wrap, are nothing short of bold and daring. World’s Largest Arby’s – Colonial Heights, VA. Arby’s is an American fast food sandwich restaurant chain with more than 3,300 restaurants system wide and third in terms of revenue.
Arby’s is the flagship property of Inspire Brands, the renamed Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. ARG was renamed as the company took over ownership of Buffalo Wild Wings on February 5, 2018. Arby’s Restaurant Group in July 2011 and is now a majority-owner of Inspire Brands. The Wendy’s Company held a minority stake of 18. In addition to its classic Roast Beef and Beef ‘n Cheddar sandwiches, Arby’s products also include a deli-style Market Fresh line of sandwiches, Greek gyros, Curly Fries and Jamocha Shakes. The Raffel brothers opened the first new restaurant in Boardman, Ohio, just outside Youngstown, on July 23, 1964. They initially served only roast beef sandwiches, potato chips, and soft drinks.
During the 1970s, the expansion of Arby’s took place at a rate of 50 stores per year. During this time it created several menu items, including the Beef ‘n Cheddar, Jamocha Shakes, chicken sandwiches, Curly Fries, and two signature sauces: Arby’s Sauce and Horsey Sauce. Baked potatoes were added to the menu in 1985. The family-owned business tried converting into a public company in 1970 by offering the sale of stock, but the IPO never went through when the stock market subsequently fell.
In 1984, Victor Posner obtained Arby’s via a hostile takeover of its then parent Royal Crown through his DWG Corporation. Arby’s franchise in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was also the 100th location to open in Canada and joins other locations that were then operating in the provinces of Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. In 2002, Arby’s returned to operating restaurants by purchasing the second largest Arby’s franchisee, Sybra Inc. 293 locations out of bankruptcy outbidding RTM so as to prevent RTM from becoming too large.