Sonic

Sonic Corporation, founded as Sonic Drive-In and more commonly known as Sonic, is an American drive-in fast-food chain owned by Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's, Jimmy John's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Baskin-Robbins, and Dunkin'. Sonic, founded by Troy N. Smith Sr., opened its first location in 1953, under the name Top Hat Drive-In. Originally a walk-up root beer stand outside a log-cabin steakhouse selling soda, hamburgers, and hot dogs, Sonic expanded to over 3,400 locations in the United States. Sonic is known for its use of carhops on roller skates, and hosts an annual competition in most locations to determine the top skating carhop in the company. The company's core products in…