In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain that Breaks All the Rules

✍ Scribed by Perman, Stacy

• Book ID: 107822301
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780061872143

✦ Synopsis

The untold story of the renegade burger chain that evokes a passionate following unlike any other

In fast-food corporate America, In-N-Out Burger stands apart. Begun in a tiny shack in the shadow of World War II, this family-owned chain has stead­fastly refused to franchise or be sold. It is a testament to old-fashioned values and rem­iniscent of a simpler time when people, loyalty, and a freshly made, juicy hamburger meant something. Over time, In-N-Out Burger has become nothing less than a cultural institu­tion that can lay claim to an insanely loyal following.

Perman uses her investigative skills to uncover the story of a real American success story. It is not only a tale of a unique and profitable business that exceeds all expectations, but of a family's struggle to maintain a sustainable pop empire against the industry it helped pioneer, internal tensions, and a bitter lawsuit that threatened to bring the...