 Current Wienerschnitzel logo designed by Saul Bass in 1978 | |
 An older A-frame roof Wienerschnitzel restaurant in Whittier, California | |
| Company type | Subsidiary of The Galardi Group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Fast food |
| Founded | Los Angeles, California, U.S. (1961) |
| Founder | John Galardi |
| Headquarters | , U.S |
Number of locations | 358 |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Cindy Culpepper (CEO, The Galardi Group) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  US$341 million (2019)[1] |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2019)[1] |
| Parent | The Galardi Group |
| Website | wienerschnitzel |
Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain that specializes in hot dogs and other food products. The brand was founded in 1961 by former Taco Bell employee John Galardi and originally named Der Wienerschnitzel. Despite the name, the company does not ordinarily sell Wiener schnitzel, doing so once as a promotion.[2] Wienerschnitzel locations are found predominantly in California and Texas; others are found in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Washington, as well as the U.S. territory of Guam.[3] Outside the United States of America, there are stores located in Ecuador.[4]
The chain is most notable for the A-frame roofs of its older restaurants, similar to the original structures used by IHOP, Tastee-Freez, Nickerson Farms, and Whataburger. The chain's advertising mascot is an anthropomorphized hot dog known as The Delicious One.[5][6]
Wienerschnitzel sponsors the Wiener Nationals, the de facto national dachshund racing championship series in the United States.[7]
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- ^ Buck, Fielding (June 25, 2021). "Five things to know about Wienerschnitzel as it hits its 60th anniversary". The Mercury News.
- ^ Taylor, Heather (August 16, 2018). "The Delicious One's Comeback: How Amusement Park Made the Wienerschnitzel Icon's Return Worth Relishing". Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Wienerschnitzel race crowns fastest wiener dog in the West". ABC News. July 16, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.