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<h3>How it all got started...</h3>
<b> It was April 1, 1983 </b>in Clearwater, Florida and on
the corner of Gulf to Bay and Hampton Road, history was about to be made.
Six fun-loving businessmen with roots in the Midwest and with no experience
in the foodservice business were opening doors to a restaurant with an owl logo,
chicken wings as the featured item, and girls in orange shorts. After frantically
locating a friend to show them how to start the fryers (after all, it was April
Fool's Day), Hooters was off and crawling.
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<b> That crawl soon </b>turned into a stride, and now Hooters is
running at full speed with restaurants opening throughout the Sunbelt, the Rockies,
the Eastern Seaboard, the beautiful Canadian country with expansion plans for the
entire U.S. and more international markets. This success pattern was accomplished
under the guidance of Hooters of America, Inc. who recognized the amazing growth
potential of the Hooters concept early on and secured the rights to expand
nationally and internationally.
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<b> Texas Wings, </b>a franchise of Hooters of America,
Inc., opened its first store in 1989 at the Historic West End in Dallas, Texas.
With all of the rights to Texas, Texas Wings owns and operates 24 stores and is
still going strong!!
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<b> This "neighborhood restaurant"</b> concept stresses <b>great
food, great service, reasonable prices, a relaxed atmosphere and of
course, the now famous HOOTERS GIRLS!</b> These elements combine to
make Hooters the place for all types of people: celebrities, sports
figures and anyone who enjoys food and <b>FUN, FUN, FUN, FUN!</b>
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