Whataburger Celebrates Founder's History with Shake Event

Customers can get a free four-ounce shake sample on September 19.

2010-09-09

SAN ANTONIO, TX, September 09, 2010 (Press-News.org) After celebrating its 60th birthday in August, Whataburger pays tribute to its founder, Harmon Dobson, by offering free four-ounce samplings of its famous shakes on Sunday, September 19 from 12-4 p.m. for dine-in customers.

Dobson opened his first Whataburger in 1950, a small burger stand located at 2609 Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, offering chocolate shakes for 15 cents to accompany the 25 cent burgers. Today, Whataburger offers thick, delicious shakes at 700+ locations in 10 states.

"Harmon Dobson opened his first Whataburger in 1950 and creamy, cold shakes on the original menu offered his customers a way to beat the Texas heat," said Rich Scheffler, Whataburger Restaurants, LP Group Director of Marketing. "Sixty years later, customers still order our shakes to accompany their custom, 5-inch Whataburger, just as Harmon intended in 1950."

Available in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, Whataburger's shakes are offered in three sizes - 16 ounce, 20 ounce and 32 ounce - and are available 24 hours a day, 364 days a year.

ABOUT WHATABURGER:
Whataburger has focused on its fresh, made-to-order burgers and friendly customer service since 1950 when Harmon Dobson opened the first Whataburger as a small roadside burger stand in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dobson gave his restaurant a name he hoped to hear customers say every time they took a bite of his made-to-order burgers: "What a burger!" Within the first week, people lined up around the block for his 25 cent, all-American beef burgers served on five-inch buns. Today, the company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with nearly 700 locations in 10 states with sales of more than $1 billion annually. Visit www.whataburger.com for more information on the company.

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