Pal's

Pal’s Sudden Service
Company typePrivate
IndustryFast food
Founded1956
FounderPal Barger
Headquarters
Kingsport, Tennessee
,
U.S.
Number of locations
31 (as of April 2023)[1]
Area served
East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia
Products
Number of employees
1100 (2024)[2]
Websitepalsweb.com

Pal's Sudden Service, normally called Pal's for short, is a regional fast food restaurant chain located in northeast Tennessee and southwestern Virginia, with stores concentrated in the Tri-Cities, Tennessee metro region.[3][4] The first Pal's opened in 1956 in Kingsport, Tennessee a year after the founder of Pal's, Fred "Pal" Barger, attended a National Restaurant Convention in Chicago and met Ray Kroc and Fred Turner, observing the construction and equipment they used for the first McDonald's restaurant. Pal's long time CEO is Thom Crosby who joined the company in 1981.[5] In 2023, the company had 31 locations.[6]

In 2001, Pal's won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, becoming the first restaurant company to receive the award.[7]

Organizational culture

The organization is often studied by competition and used as a case study for Industrial/Organizational Psychologists.[8] This is per the company's unique organizational culture, with training that includes pop quizzes and over 200 hours of training for employees, which results in significantly low turnover for the industry.

Aesthetics

Pal's drive-thrus are recognized by their novelty architecture in the form of large replicas of food items placed on the roof. Added in 1985, these were designed by California artists Karen and Tony Barone.[9] In addition to the novelty architecture, the buildings are typically painted a bright, cyan blue color, which adds to the visual distinction.

A typical Pal's Sudden Service location.

Company history

  • 1956 - First Pal's opened Kingsport #01[10]
  • 1958 - Lynn Garden Drive Pal's #02
  • 1967 - Circle Burger (closed) - Brook's Circle (a different building & location than current Pal's #12).
  • 1985 - First box/tier design drive thrus open in Kingsport. Pal's #03 in Colonial Heights.
  • 1987 Pal's invents the “Big Tea.”
  • 1990 - Pal's #05 opened in Johnson City near ETSU
  • 1991 - Greeneville #06 and Gate City #07
  • 1992 - Pal's Johnson City Mall #08 and Elizabethton #09
  • 1993 - Pal's #10 Volunteer Parkway
  • 1994 - Pal's #11 Bristol Highway
  • 1995 - Pal's Brook's Circle #12 and Rogersville #13
  • 1997 - Pal's Morristown #14 Pals Celebrates the 10th year of the “Big Tea”
  • 1998 - Pal's #15 in Church Hill and Big Breakfast Introduced
  • 1999 - Pal's opens in Bristol at Exit 7 #16
  • 2001 - Pal's Wins Baldrige National Quality Award
  • 2002 - President Bush presents Pal's CEO Thom Crosby and founder Pal Barger the Baldrige Award
  • 2003 - Two new Pal's, Gray #18 and Blountville #19.
  • 2006 - Pal's opens in Jonesborough Pal's #20.
  • 2007 - Pal's celebrates the 20th year of the "Big Tea"
  • 2008 - Pal's opens in Lebanon, Virginia #21
  • 2009 - Pal's opens in Greeneville #22
  • 2009 - Pal's introduces Razzie Tea
  • 2009 - Neon sign at Pal's #2 taken down and replaced with "Big Man"
  • 2010 - Pal's opens in Norton, Virginia. #23 It has the biggest opening in Pal's history to that time.
  • 2012 - Pal's introduces new 3D website Pal's Sudden Service Pal's #24 Boone's Creek opened.
  • 2013 - Pal's opened Pal's #25 Jefferson City and Pal's #26 Erwin, Tennessee locations.
  • 2015 - Pal's opened Pal's #27 Bristol, Tennessee & Pal's #28 Morristown East
  • 2016 - Pal's opened Pal's #29 Sunset Drive, Johnson City
  • 2020 - Pal's opened store #30 in Abingdon, Area celebrates the 90th Birthday of founder Pal Barger, Founder Pal Barger passed away on 10/29
  • 2023 - Pal's opened Pal's #31 in Kingsport, TN

References

  1. ^ "Locations". Pal’s Sudden Service. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "About". Pal’s Sudden Service. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Evans, J.; Lindsay, W. (2007). Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence. Cengage Learning. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-324-38227-3. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Collier, D.A.; Evans, J.R. (2009). Operations Management. 4-LTR Press. Cengage Learning. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-538-74556-7. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Hotels: The Magazine of the Worldwide Hotel Industry. Cahners Pub. 2005. p. 145. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Locate Pal's".
  7. ^ "Reuters: Pal's Sudden Service Shares Secret of its Success". Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Donna Hood Crecca (February 1, 2005). "Interactive Education" (PDF). Chain Leader. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  9. ^ Butko, Brian; Butko, Sarah (2005). Roadside Giants. Stackpole Books p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8117-3228-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Milakovich, M. (2005). Improving Service Quality in the Global Economy: Achieving High Performance in Public and Private Sectors, Second Edition. CRC Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4200-3113-3. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

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