COMPANY

Founded 1951 by Robert O. Peterson. Original company name was Foodmaker Inc. (NYSE ticker "FM"), in 1999 it changed to Jack in the Box to better reflect public brand recognition. Jack is the rubric for over 2000 fast food restaurants, of which about 600 are operated by franchisees.

Official Website:
http://www.jackinthebox.com/

Industry:
Restaurant

Ticker:
NYSE:JBX

Corporate headquarters:
San Diego, CA

Sales:
$2.8B (2006)

Employees:
44,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Norman Brinker	Business	3-Jun-1931	9-Jun-2009	CEO of Brinker International, 1983-95
Robert O. Peterson	Business	1916	19-Apr-1993	Founder of Jack in the Box

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Fellows	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Callaway Golf Company
Anne Gust	Attorney	15-Mar-1958		Wife of Jerry Brown
Alice B. Hayes	Educator	c. 1937		President, University of San Diego, 1996-2003

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward W. Gibbons	Business	c. 1935		Gibbons & Co.

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Aylwin Lewis	Business	28-May-1954		CEO of Sears

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brad Paisley	Country Musician	28-Oct-1972		Mud on the Tires
Rodney Allen Rippy	Actor	29-Jul-1968		Jack in the Box commercials

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