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Zippy's
Zippy's is a combination fast-food and casual dining restaurant chain in Hawaii. On October 17, 1966, two brothers named Francis and Charles Higa created the very first Zippy’s on South King Street. At first, the Higa brothers were going to open a car wash, but they ended up creating a restaurant. The kitchen was located in the back of the Zippy's McCully fast food operation. At the time, the zip code was gaining popularity because it was a faster and more efficient way for mail to arrive. The Higa brothers liked the idea of zip codes and they wanted their restaurant to have the same kind of service, resulting in the name Zippy’s. Francis and Charlie bought mostly freestanding buildings so that they could stay open for 24 hours. Because it was open all day, the restaurant attracted many late-night goers. On November 19, 1983, Napoleon’s Bakery opened its doors for the first time because Zippy’s wanted to try something different.〔"Napoleon's Bakery - Hawaii's Favorite Bakery for Cakes, Pies, Pastries and Napples." (Bakery Website.'' ) N.p., 2009. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.〕 They wanted to create that one-stop shop, so that when the customer were done with their dinner, they could order some kind of dessert. Zippy’s had an increase in sales because of the opening of Napoleon’s Bakery. Today, Zippy’s has 24 different locations throughout Hawaii and has become one of Hawaii’s most popular fast food chains.
==Founders==
The founders, Francis and Charles Higa, created FCH Enterprise, Inc. in May 2002. At the time that Zippy’s was first created, there were a lot of Okinawan mom and pop restaurants. There weren’t that many mainland fast food chains in Hawaii. The only fast food restaurants at that time were Spencecliff, Andy Wong (Byron’s), and Zippy’s. The Higa brothers decided to sell a variety of local foods.〔(“Higas Still Run Zippy’s as a Family Business,” ) ''Honolulu Star Bulletin,'' 29 September 2002, retrieved on 17 November 2014〕
Francis and Charles have very different personalities and took on different roles to make the business successful.〔Jeanine Mamiya-Kalahiki, Marketing Director of Zippy's and Jeff Bercasio, Creative Specialist of Zippy's, interview by Joevondis Collier, Ku’ulei Yamamoto, Honolulu, HI, November 7, 2014.〕 Francis was the visionary and determined the direction of the company, with support from Charles. Charles, on the other hand, made most of the operational decisions and handled all food and paper purchases. Although they have very different personalities, they complemented each other and were inseparable and couldn’t work without each other. To this present day, Charles is happily retired and well. However, Francis died in 2000. Francis' son, Jason Higa, is now the current CEO of FCH Enterprises, Inc.
When Zippy’s Kaimuki opened, Charles would transport huge pots of chili in his station wagon.〔Bob, Sigall. ''The Companies We Keep : Amazing Stories about 450 of Hawaii's Best Known Companies'' (Honolulu, Hawaii: Small Business Hawaii, 2004), 295-297.〕 Now, food is being prepared by Food Solutions International in Waipio and is sent to the different Zippy’s around the island and on the neighbor island. The reason why the food is prepared that way is because they want to make sure that the food is high quality and the taste is consistent.
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