The Hooters name is a double entendre referring to both a North American slang term for women's breasts and the logo.
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25 Facts About Hooters
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Hooters employs men and women as cooks, hosts, busboys, and managers.
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Almost all Hooters restaurants hold alcoholic beverage licenses to sell beer and wine, and where local permits allow, a full liquor bar.
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In 2015, Hooters announced that it was planning to open more than 30 restaurants in Southeast Asia over the next six years.
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Hooters, Inc, was incorporated in Clearwater, Florida, on April 1, 1983, by six Clearwater businessmen: Lynn D Stewart, Gil DiGiannantonio, Ed Droste, Billy Ranieri, Ken Wimmer and Dennis Johnson.
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On July 1, 2019, Hooters was sold to Nord Bay Capital and TriArtisan Capital Advisors.
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Men who work at Hooters wear Hooters hats, T-shirts with long pants, Bermuda shorts, or attire more suitable for kitchen use.
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Hooters offers its customers the look of the "All American Cheerleader, Surfer, Girl Next Door.
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The settlement allows Hooters to continue attracting customers with its female staff of Hooters Girls.
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Also in 2001, Jodee Berry, a waitress at a Hooters in Panama City Beach, Florida won a beer sales contest, for which the promised prize was a new Toyota automobile.
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Hooters denied that they threatened to fire the plaintiffs, and the suit was settled out of court.
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In 2011, a number of former Hooters executives left to start the Twin Peaks franchise group.
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Hooters filed suit and alleged that former Hooters executives stole trade secrets and management documents as part as their move to the new restaurant chain.
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Hooters has argued a BFOQ defense, which applies when the "essence of the business operation would be undermined if the business eliminated its discriminatory policy".
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Hooters has actively supported charities through its Hooters Community Endowment Fund, known as HOO.
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In 2009, Hooters partnered with Operation Homefront to establish The Valentine Fund in honor of fallen soldier SOCS Thomas J Valentine.
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Hooters left behind his wife, Christina, and two young children.
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Hooters established a fund in Valentine's name through Operation Homefront.
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Hooters formerly sponsored the USAR Hooters Pro Cup, an automobile racing series, and the NGA Pro Golf Tour, a minor league golf tour.
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In 1992, Hooters sponsored NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki as he won the Winston Cup Championship, beating Bill Elliott by ten points, the closest margin in NASCAR prior to The Chase era.
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Hooters remained in the sport, sponsoring drivers like Loy Allen Jr.
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Six years later, Hooters sponsored Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr.
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Hooters has sponsored the Major League Eating-sanctioned "Hooters Worldwide Wing Eating Championship" since 2012.
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Hooters has licensed its name for the Hooters Road Trip PlayStation racing game.
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