Sonic Founder Dies

Check out this article about the founder of Sonic who just passed away.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703792304574503780241489644.html?mod=djkeyword


Troy Smith: 1922—2009
Fast-Food Entrepreneur With a Sock-Hop Flair
By STEPHEN MILLER
Wall Street Journal

Troy Smith married intercom ordering with roller-skating carhops to create Sonic Corp., the drive-in burger chain he founded half a century ago in Shawnee, Okla.

Mr. Smith, who died Oct. 26 at the age of 87, built the business from a single outlet in a midwestern railroad hub to a national fast-food powerhouse with a retro sock-hop theme.

Go to the Wall Street Journal to read the full article