Jack in the Box

Also known as JITB

American fast-food restaurant chain

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Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant chain that serves burgers, sandwiches, and other casual dining fare. It matters as a significant player in the fast-food industry and is known for its distinctive advertising mascot and menu variety.

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Vinony's link graph records 633 inbound references to Jack in the Box, and connects out to American City Business Journals, chicken as food and CKE Restaurants.

It is catalogued under topics including 1951 establishments in California, 1980s initial public offerings and Companies based in San Diego.

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Company

Jurisdiction: US-DE
Headquarters: San Diego, US

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: public company
Country: United States
Headquarters: San Diego
Industry: restaurant
Stock exchange: Nasdaq
Legal form: Delaware corporation
Official website: www.jackinthebox.com
Image: Jack in the Box Stockton, California 2.jpg

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Commons category: Jack in the Box
topic's main category: Category:Jack in the Box
inception: 1951-01-01
location of formation: San Diego
product or material produced: hamburger
social media followers: 44600
location information URL: locations.jackinthebox.com

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Encyclopedic overview

Former headquarters in San Diego, February 2008 (since demolished in 2025) Jack in the Box, Inc. is an American fast food restaurant chain founded on February 21, 1951, by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California, where it is headquartered. The chain has over 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast of the United States. Restaurants are also found in large urban areas outside the West Coast, as well as two in Guam. The company also formerly operated the Qdoba Mexican Grill chain until Apollo Global Management bought the chain in December 2017.

Food items include a variety of chicken tenders and french fries along with hamburger and cheeseburger sandwiches and selections of internationally themed foods such as tacos and egg rolls.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jack in the Box” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.