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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:55, 10 December 2010
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| Company type | Roadside Restaurant chain |
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Michael Pickard |
| Defunct | 1996 |
Happy Eater was a roadside restaurant chain in the United Kingdom, that ran from 1973 till 1996
History
Happy Eater was formed by Michael Pickard (a former managing director of THF and former pupil of Oundle School) in 1973. In 1980, when it had 21 restaurants, it was taken over by Imperial Group.
It was owned by the Trust House Forte hotel group from 1 August 1986 when THF bought its 70 restaurants from the hotel division of Imperial Group plc (including Welcome Break service stations). Three Happy Eaters were at motorway service stations. THF was taken over in 1995 by Granada. Most Happy Eaters were in south-east England, the Midlands and most noticeably along the A1. They had many excellent facilities for young children to occupy themselves with, usually outdoors.
The brand ceased to exist in 1996, when Granada converted the restaurants into Burger King and Little Chef, or they simply just closed restaurants completely. Granada said this was because people were eating at Little Chef rather than Happy Eater. However, the Little Chef brand itself soon ran into financial trouble following the conversions.
Locations
Happy Eater operated at the following locations:
- Andover north & south (A303)
- Attleborough (A11 northbound)
- Baldock (A1 southbound)
- Barham (A2)
- Basildon (A127)
- Belbroughton (A491)
- Bere Regis (A31)
- Betchworth (A25)
- Bicester (A41/A421)
- Birstall (A62)
- Burford (A40)
- Burnley (M65 J10)
- Burton north & south (A38)
- Cannock (A5)
- Capel St Mary (A12)
- Charing (A20)
- Chester (A41)
- Chipping Norton (A44)
- Codford (A36)
- Colsterworth north & south (A1)
- Colwyn Bay (A55)
- Darley Dale (A6)
- Daventry (A45)
- Detling (A249)
- Doncaster (A1 northbound)
- East Dereham (A47)
- Elkesley (A1)
- Eltisley (A45/A428)
- Feering (A12 eastbound)
- Felbridge (A22)
- Flexcombe (A3)
- Handcross (A23)
- Hellingly (A22/A267)
- Hindhead (A3)
- Hogs Back (A31)
- Holbech (A17)
- Holmwood (A24)
- Hooley (A23)
- Horsham (A24)
- Ilminster (A303)
- Kennford North (A38 northbound)
- Kennford South (A38 southbound)
- Kingston Bypass north & south (A3)
- Lamberhurst (A21)
- Manchester (A34/A5814)
- Markham Moor (A1 southbound)
- Martlesham (A12)
- Membury services (M4)
- Newark (A1/A17/A46)
- Newmarket west & east (A14)
- Northop Hall (A55)
- Nottingham (A52)
- Oakmere (A556)
- Picket Post (A31)
- Peterborough (A1 southbound)
- Quarrendon (A41)
- Rainton north & south (A1)
- Ross Spur services (M50/A449 northbound)
- Royston (A505)
- Saltash (A38)
- Sawtry north & south (A1)
- Saxmundham (A12)
- Scratchwood (A1 or M1)
- Selby Fork (A1 southbound)
- Skipbridge (A59)
- South Cave west & east (A6)
- Sparkford (A303)
- St Leonards (A31)
- Stockbury (A249)
- Swindon (A419)
- Tempsford (A1 northbound)
- Todhills (A74 northbound)
- Thirsk (A168 eastbound)
- Ware (A10)
- Western Avenue (A40)
- Whitchurch (A49)
- Whitstable (A299)
- Widnes (A562)
- Wisbech (A47)
- Worthing (A27)
- York (A64 westbound)
- Weston-on-the-Green (A34 northbound)
- Wisley north & south (A3)
References
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