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{{short description|American roadside restaurant franchise}} |
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company_name = Nickerson Farms | |
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name = Nickerson Farms | |
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logo = [[Image:Nickerson Farms logo.jpg|Nickerson Farm's logo]] | |
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type = [[Gas station]]/[[full-service restaurant]]| |
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foundation = 1960s| |
foundation = 1960s| |
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location = [[Eldon, Missouri]]; [[Omaha, Nebraska]]; [[Independence, Missouri]]; [[Arlington Heights, Illinois]]| |
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location = ''unknown''| |
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key_people = | |
key_people = I. J. Nickerson | |
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industry = [[Restaurant]]s | |
industry = [[Restaurant]]s | |
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'''Nickerson Farms''' was an |
'''Nickerson Farms''' was an American roadside [[restaurant]] franchise that existed between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s. It was started by I. J. Nickerson, a former [[Stuckey's]] franchisee who did not agree with that chain's rules and regulations. Nickerson Farms had as many as sixty restaurants located along [[Interstate highway]]s, mainly in the [[Midwestern United States]]. Each Nickerson Farms location had a full-room restaurant, with a gift shop. [[Honey]], collected from on-site beehives, could also be purchased at Nickerson Farms stores.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3mPr1WEUw6gC&pg=PA38&dq=%22nickerson+farms%22+restaurant First ''Nickerson Farms'']</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071101080637/http://members.aol.com/sum41angel02/competitors/nickerson/nickfarms.htm History of ''Nickerson Farms'']</ref> |
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<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=3mPr1WEUw6gC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=%22nickerson+farms%22+restaurant&source=web&ots=_azX1owHYK&sig=JkgnFiRU0FOr50zcvbY3NUaf1c4 First ''Nickerson Farms'']</ref> |
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The majority of Nickerson Farms locations sold [[Skelly Oil|Skelly]] gasoline and other petroleum products. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Stuckey's]] |
*[[Stuckey's]] |
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*[[Horne's (restaurant)|Horne's]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Convenience stores of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Midwestern United States]] |
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[[Category:Western United States]] |
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[[Category:Defunct companies of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Franchises]] |
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[[Category:Regional restaurant chains in the United States]] |
[[Category:Regional restaurant chains in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Defunct |
[[Category:Defunct restaurant chains in the United States]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 8 November 2022
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| Company type | Gas station/full-service restaurant |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1960s |
| Headquarters | Eldon, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Independence, Missouri; Arlington Heights, Illinois |
Key people | I. J. Nickerson |
| Products | Fuel, full serve restaurant |
Nickerson Farms was an American roadside restaurant franchise that existed between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s. It was started by I. J. Nickerson, a former Stuckey's franchisee who did not agree with that chain's rules and regulations. Nickerson Farms had as many as sixty restaurants located along Interstate highways, mainly in the Midwestern United States. Each Nickerson Farms location had a full-room restaurant, with a gift shop. Honey, collected from on-site beehives, could also be purchased at Nickerson Farms stores.[1][2]
The majority of Nickerson Farms locations sold Skelly gasoline and other petroleum products.
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