3.The Andes Mints you get at Olive Garden are different from the Andes Mints you find in stores. Traditional Andes have a layer of mint between two layers of chocolate, while Olive Garden's have two equal layers, one mint, one chocolate.
6.Denny's (usually open 24 hours a day, all 365 days of the year) decided to close the majority of its locations for Christmas in 1988, only to discover that many stores didn't have locks and keys, because they'd never been needed. Of 1,221 locations, 700 had to install locks for the holiday.
7.When an order of sizzling fajitas goes out at Chili's, the cooks begin preparing more skillets, because the smell and sizzle of the dish prompts more orders. It's known as the "fajita effect."
11.A Dunkin' Donuts in South Korea had an ad campaign in which it'd spray a coffee scent onto buses at the same time its jingle played. It led to a 16% increase in visitors to stores near bus stops, and a 29% increase in coffee sold.
12.On Halloween 2004, a customer ordered a burger from In-N-Out with 100 patties and 100 slices of cheese. In-N-Out fulfilled the request, but has since set a rule that allows a maximum of four patties and four slices of cheese.
14.Wendy's chocolate Frosty is a combination of chocolate and vanilla, because the company's founder, Dave Thomas, was worried full chocolate would be overpowering with a burger and fries.
16.To maintain its original recipe's secrecy, KFC mixes part of its herbs and spices at Griffith Laboratories, then sends them to McCormick to add the rest.