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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Sonic lowers boom on White Castle, moves ahead with Miami Valley expansion plans
The former White Castle in Kettering is being demolished to make way for a Sonic
Sonic is poised to open its tenth Dayton-area restaurant later this year in Xenia and will add three more in the coming months in Eaton, West Carrollton and Kettering, according to Rick Fee, who oversees the restaurant chain’s local franchises.
Demolition has begun on the former White Castle restaurant at 2890 Wilmington Pike in Kettering, paving the way for a Sonic to open at the site in January or February, Fee said.
The Xenia Sonic drive-in will open shortly after Thanksgiving at 1956 Harner Drive, Fee said. It will employ 40 to 50 people. A Sonic at 1719 N. Barron St. in Eaton will open in December, to be followed by a West Carrollton restaurant scheduled to open in January at 801 E. Dixie Drive, Fee said.
Fee, who serves as director of operations for Bowling Green, Ky.-based Houchens Industries, said his company’s agreement with Oklahoma-based Sonic calls for the Dayton area to have 29 Sonic drive-in restaurants within four years. Other Sonic drive-ins slated to open in 2009 include one each in Sidney, in Huber Heights at 7888 Brandt Pike, and in Fairborn near I-675 and Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, Fee said.
Customers have responded enthusiastically to the restaurants that have opened so far, including the most recent at 3970 Colonel Glenn Highway in Beavercreek, Fee said.
“We’ve been accepted very well in the market,” he said.
Sonic attempts to re-create the feel of 1950s-era drive-in diners and offers a menu that includes hamburgers, chili-covered hot dogs, onion rings and ice cream shakes.
(Photo by Mark Fisher/Dayton Daily News)
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TweetHere’s where you can find free food on Election Day
A chicken sandwich, a cuppa joe, a donut, and a scoop of ice cream, all free, all just for turning out to vote. Is this a great country or what?
Here’s a map that shows the Dayton area’s Chick-fil-As, Ben & Jerry’s and Krispy Kreme. For the locations of local Starbucks, click on this Starbucks store locator link.
And here’s a story that ran in this morning’s (11-4-08) Dayton Daily News:
Call it a progressive dinner, Election Day-style.
At least four restaurant chains have confirmed that their Dayton-area eateries will be handing out free food today, Nov. 4, to those who voted.
For your entree, Chick-fil-A’s Dayton-area restaurants are offering free chicken sandwiches to those sporting an “I Voted” sticker today only. The sandwiches sell on the regular menu for $2.69. The free sandwiches are limited to one per voter, said Joel Green, unit marketing director for Chick-fil-A’s Dayton-area restaurants, which include two in Beavercreek, two in the Ohio 725 area and one lunchtime-only restaurant in downtown Dayton.
For a beverage (or, perhaps, a pre-dinner libation to keep you awake for the drive around town), voters can enjoy a free cup of coffee from any area Starbucks. All that’s required is for guests to tell the Starbucks folks that you voted, according to the offer described on www.starbucks.com.
And on to the dessert course: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will give one free star-shaped doughnut with red, white and blue sprinkles to customers wearing an “I Voted Today” sticker. The Dayton area’s only Krispy Kreme is located at 2001 E. Dorothy Lane in Kettering.
Finally — or, the finale — Ben & Jerry’s is giving out free scoops of ice cream, one to a customer, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. tonight. The free scoops are not limited to voters, but rather, are being given out to “celebrate democracy,” according to the ice cream maker’s web site, www.benandjerrys.com.
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