. please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . march 2016 spangles inc. type family owned fast food chain industry restaurants founded january 1978 founder dale steven jesse lewis and craig steven headquarters wichita kansas usa key people dale steven owner craig steven owner rene steven director of operations and spokesperson products fast food including gourmet supreme hamburgers flatbread pita wraps western burgers and soft serve desserts revenue 19 million usd 2001 website spanglesinc.com spangles is a family owned fast food chain based in wichita kansas . it serves 1 3 pound burgers flatbread pita wraps french fries onion rings breakfast sandwiches lactose free milkshakes and an array of other soft serve desserts . 1 breakfast specialties include sourdough sandwiches pitas and breakfast bowls . lunch specialties include the 1 3 pound gourmet supreme burger 1 3 pound western burger 1 3 pound mushroom swiss burger sourdough bacon swiss sourdough turkey bacon ranch sandwich and grilled chicken on pita . 2 some of the promotional food items that spangles have served are a guacamole bacon swiss burger an asian chicken pita a seafood krab pita a lenten offering a parmesan chicken pita and a frito chili cheese bowl . the chain is known for its bizarre kitschy television commercials . spangles offers its full breakfast menu until 11 00 a.m. and offers six popular breakfast items the rest of the day . unlike other fast food restaurants spangles main menu is offered during breakfast hours . contents 1 history 2 locations 3 rene steven 4 references 5 external links history edit spangles began as a restaurant named coney island in wichita kansas . brothers dale and craig steven converted a hot dog restaurant named wiener king into their own restaurant and opened in january 1978 . 3 business went well at coney island but in 1984 the steven brothers decided that the name coney island was too restrictive since it could not be franchised . the company launched a city wide contest which resulted in the name spangles . 3 4 some locations are open from 6 30 a.m. to 3 a.m. drive through only 1 hours for a typical store are from 6 30 a.m until 10 00 p.m. for the dining room and 6 30 a.m. until 11 00 p.m. for drive through customers . the stores feature a 1950s diner look with chrome and neon red exteriors . 5 the interiors play bebop music and include elvis and marilyn monroe mannequins in dining rooms displaying advertising from the period as well as memorabilia such as neon guitars and jukeboxes . the chain also derives 50 % of its revenue from drive thru orders . 1 spangles strives for the drive through orders to be done in 70 seconds or less . the first topeka store opening made national news in restaurant trade publications in 2004 . 2 an average unit volume of over 20 000 a week is considered respectable in the industry 25 000 to 30 000 would be extremely high dale steven said . 2 a typical first week for spangles in wichita produces 35 000 in sales a strong number by industry standards said dennis carpenter ceo of the kansas restaurant & hospitality association . in its first week the topeka spangles reached 97 000 in sales ; cars were wrapped twice around the building with people outside directing traffic . 6 on april 25 2006 a store opening in lawrence kansas attracted 250 people camping in tents who were awaiting the store s 6 30am opening despite a thunderstorm in the area . 7 campers waited for the grand opening because spangles offered free food for one year for the first 100 customers the very first being andrew hadel of overland park ks . some campers stayed for as long as 24 hours in improvised forts to protect against the hail . spangles framed pictures of the first 100 customers in that store and hung them on the wall of the restaurant . 8 marsha sheahan vice president of public relations for the greater topeka chamber of commerce said spangles is filling a niche that is different than the large chains such as mcdonald s and the slow paced home style restaurants in the city . 6 business for spangles increased when the restaurant chain doubled its advertising budget to about 4 percent of its revenue . 9 the company runs major advertising campaigns on local radio stations local television stations and cox cable channels . 1 in addition to the company s slogan spangles it just tastes better the gourmet supreme value pack is advertised with the slogan 2.99 are you out of your mind 5 in may 2008 the famous 2.99 gourmet supreme value pack was raised to 4.99 due to rising costs . the new 2.99 burger is the classic burger which was the gourmet jr sandwich . the company s advertising firm digitalbrand communications has been making spangles tv commercials for nearly 10 years . in 2005 the company produced 23 commercials nearly one new commercial every two weeks . 9 locations edit today spangles inc. has 27 locations in kansas with 14 in the wichita area 4 in topeka 2 in hutchinson 2 in salina and 1 each in el dorado park city andover derby and emporia . rene steven edit a well known face in the commercials is the steven brothers sister rene steven the company s director of operations and spokeswoman . 10 viewers of the commercials call them corny and deride the way rene steven speaks . 9 when the company s website launched she started receiving emails critical of her way of pronouncing spangles . in a january 2007 interview she talked about her reaction to the emails . people would e mail and the whole e mail would be any time there was an s they would write the e mail the way i talk . they would never leave who they were . chickens . i would always e mail back something funny . i would e mail them back just the way they e mailed me . it really does bother people i mean people think it s a speech impediment . ... but you know what if they have to have to pick something on me that s ok . 11 references edit a b c d graham sherry 2000 . hungry at 3 a.m. and no cash spangles will take credit cards . wichita business journal . retrieved 2007 06 02 . check date values in date help a b c crawford janette 2006 04 22 . spangles opening location in lawrence . lawrence journal world . retrieved 2007 03 07 . a b arnold ken 2002 09 20 . dale steven his brother and sister work hard to make wichita hungry . wichita business journal . retrieved 2007 03 07 . fagan mark 2006 01 05 . spangles to open restaurant in lawrence . lawrence.com . retrieved 2007 03 07 . a b wilson bill 2006 12 14 . spangles is on a roll . the wichita eagle . retrieved 2007 03 07 . a b mazzullo lainie 2004 11 26 . new topeka spangles enjoys out of control sales . wichita business journal . retrieved 2007 03 07 . fagan mark 2006 04 26 . campers take lawrence s new spangles by storm . lawrence journal world . retrieved 2007 03 07 . free food draws crowd to new restaurant . kansas university tv . 2006 04 25 . retrieved 2007 03 07 . a b c tankard frank 2006 01 15 . ad nauseam . lawrence.com . retrieved 2007 03 07 . say so long to spangles at kellogg rock . the wichita eagle . 2006 06 04 . retrieved 2007 03 07 . steven rene 2007 01 15 . audio clip . lawrence.com . retrieved 2007 03 07 . external links edit spangles official website v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets krystal mcdonald s roy rogers shake shack smashburger sonic steak n shake wayback wendy s whataburger white castle asian l & l hawaiian barbecue manchu wok panda express pei wei asian diner pick up stix sarku baked goods au bon pain auntie anne s bruegger s cinnabon corner bakery cafe dunkin donuts einstein bros. great american cookies honey dew donuts krispy kreme mrs. fields nestl toll house panera bread pretzelmaker 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