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Authored and published by the Galardi family, Drive-Thru Life: The Story of John Galardi, Founder of Wienerschnitzel asks: How has the largest hot dog chain in the world survived for over five decades?

The answer is found in the pages of Drive-Thru Life, a biography of the mega-entrepreneur, John Galardi.  The book is rich in stories, photos, illustrations, and quotes from friends and family, business associates and long-time company franchisees. 

The grandson of Italian immigrants, John Galardi’s family settled in Grandview, Missouri, a farming community, and on a whim with hope in their hearts, moved to the sunny shores of California in search of a better life.  It’s the story of the American dream.  The history of an entrepreneur and an optimist who never gave up.  John Galardi had a great idea, gave it an unusual name, and had the hunger to make it happen.

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NEW BIOGRAPHY OF WIENERSCHNITZEL FOUNDER OFFER INSIGHTS
INTO A HOT DOG EMPIRE

“Drive-Thru Life” chronicles the personal and professional life of John Galardi Family-written tribute is now available for free at www.wienerschnitzel.com

The year was 1961. John F. Kennedy was sworn-in as the 35th President, Alan Shepard blasted into space aboard the Freedom 7, “West Side Story” ruled the box office and Roy Orbison’s “Crying” topped the music charts.

Meanwhile, in the then-sleepy Los Angeles suburb of Wilmington, Calif., a 23-year-old Missouri native opened a simple walk-up restaurant with a funny name and a specialty in just one item: the hot dog.

By the time that initial stand had grown into a series of iconic A-frames scattered across Southern California, Wienerschnitzel – or “Der Wienerschnitzel” as it was known then – had grown into the World’s Largest Hot Dog Chain. Today, Wienerschnitzel sells 120 million hot dogs annually at 333 restaurants in 11 states.

The life of John Galardi, the founder that started it all, is chronicled in a new biography now availab

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Wienerschnitzel

American fast-food restaurant chain

This article is about the restaurant chain. For the Austrian dish, see Wiener schnitzel.

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, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska and Washington, as well as the U.S. territory of Guam.[3] Outside the United States, 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&#

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