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'Hooters of America, Inc' is a privately held
U.S. corporation based in
Atlanta, Georgia. The major holding has been owning and franchising the
Hooters chain of
restaurants. The company had also formed an airline,
Hooters Air, now defunct.
Hooters of America started as a major franchisee of the restaurants created by
Hooters, Inc. in
Clearwater, Florida.
History
In
1984,
Hugh Connery and
Robert H. Brooks form Hooters of America to license the
Hooters concept from Hooters, Inc.
[1]
In
2001, Hooters of America acquired the Hooters trademark.
[2]
Hooters Air was launched
August 14,
2004.
In
2006,
Robert H. Brooks was found dead, at age 69.
[3]
External links
★
Company web site