Panera Bread Company is an American chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants in the United States and Canada.

Its headquarters are in Sunset Hills, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Offerings include soups, salads, pasta, sandwiches, and bakery items.

Burger King (BK) is an American global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.

Headquartered in the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as InstaBurger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain.

After Insta-Burger King ran into financial difficulties in 1954, its two Miami-based franchisees David Edgerton and James McLamore purchased the company and renamed it "Burger King." Over the next half-century, the company would change hands four times, with its third set of owners, a partnership of TPG Capital, Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, taking it public in 2002.

In late 2010, 3G Capital of Brazil acquired a majority stake in the company, in a deal valued at US$3.26 billion.

The new owners promptly initiated a restructuring of the company to reverse its fortunes.

3G, along with partner Berkshire Hathaway, eventually merged the company with the Canadian-based doughnut chain Tim Hortons, under the auspices of a new Canadian-based parent company named Restaurant Brands International.

Jet's Pizza is an American pizza franchise restaurant.

It was founded in 1978 in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and operates primarily in the state of Michigan.

Applebee’s International, Inc. is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain.

Qdoba Mexican Eats., is a chain of fast casual restaurants in the United States and Canada serving Mexican-style cuisine.

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jack in the Box since its purchase from ACI Capital, Western Growth Capital, and other private investors in 2003.