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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | June 18, 1953 Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | (as Top Hat Drive-In)
Founder | Troy Smith |
Headquarters | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Number of locations | 3,582 (2024)[1] |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Claudia San Pedro, Brand President Paige Bass, Senior Vice President and General Counsel Christina Vaughan, Senior Vice President Sonic Restaurants, Inc. Eddie Saroch, Senior Vice President Franchise Relations Lori Abou Habib, Chief Marketing Officer |
Products | Fast food |
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Number of employees | 420 corporate employees, approximately 9,200 restaurant employees[3] |
Parent | Independent (1953–2018) Inspire Brands (2018–present) |
Website | sonicdrivein |
Sonic Corporation founded as Sonic Drive-In and more commonly known as Sonic, is an American fast food restaurant founded in 1960 by Troy Smith, under the name Top Hat Drive-In. The company has more than 5,000 locations in the United States and is currently owned by Inspire Brands, who also owns Dunkin', Arby's, and Buffalo Wild Wings.
The restaurant was founded by Troy Smith in 1953. The headquarters for Sonic is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There are 3,561 restaurants in 43 U.S. states which serve approximately 3 million customers per day as of August 31, 2011.[4].[5]
In 2018, the company was acquired by Inspire Brands.