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 Friendly's in Augusta, Maine, in June 2014 (closed in April 2019) | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1935, in Springfield, Massachusetts[1] |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Wilbraham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Number of locations | 105[2][3][4] |
Key people | George Michel (CEO)[5] |
| Products | Sandwiches, burgers, salads, soups, breakfast foods, ice cream, hot dogs |
Number of employees | 10,000 |
| Parent | Dairy Farmers of America (dairy products) Amici Partners Group (restaurants) |
| Website | friendlys.com (dairy products) friendlysrestaurants.com (restaurants) |
Friendly's is a restaurant chain on the East Coast of the United States. The first location, selling ice cream cones, was in Springfield, Massachusetts, opened in 1935. It was founded by brothers S. Prestley Blake and Curtis Blake. It has 10,000 employees. George Michel is the CEO.[6] It offers diner-style cuisine and highlights its 22 ice cream flavors. Many locations offer an ice-cream only take-out window alongside of the table service option. Friendly's restaurants are found in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.[7] Its ice cream is also sold in some East Coast supermarkets.
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- ^ "Restaurant Locator · Friendly's". Friendly's. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Citing changing neighborhoods, Friendly's continues to pare restaurant network with shutdown of last Rhode Island location". MASS LIVE. August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ "Number of Friendly's locations in the USA in 2024".
- ^ "Friendly's". NRN. September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Friendly's". Friendlys. April 18, 2012. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ Locations.friendlysrestaurants.com