Editing Friendly's (section)

{{short description|U.S. East Coast restaurant chain}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Friendly's
| logo = Friendly's logo.svg
| logo_size = 200
| image = Friendly's Restaurant, Augusta, ME IMG 2040.JPG
| image_size = 
| image_caption = Friendly's in [[Augusta, Maine]], in June 2014 (closed in April 2019)
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1935}} [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]<ref name="founding">{{cite web|url=http://www.friendlys.com/about/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816160707/http://www.friendlys.com/about/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2000|title=Friendly's Official History|access-date=July 12, 2006}}</ref>
| founders = {{ublist |[[S. Prestley Blake]]|[[Curtis Blake]]}}
| location = [[Wilbraham, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| key_people = George Michel (CEO)<ref name="Michel named">{{cite web |url=https://www.nrn.com/family-dining/friendly-s-johnny-rockets-name-new-ceos/ |title=Friendly's, Johnny Rockets name new CEOs |first=Nancy |last=Luna |publisher=NRN|date=September 13, 2018 |access-date=December 13, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913231232/https://www.nrn.com/family-dining/friendly-s-johnny-rockets-name-new-ceos/ |archive-date=September 13, 2018 }}</ref>
| industry = [[Restaurant]]s [[Franchising]]
| products = [[Sandwich]]es, [[Hamburger|burgers]], [[salad]]s, [[soup]]s, [[breakfast food]]s, [[ice cream]], [[hot dogs]]
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| num_locations = 105<ref>{{Cite web|title=Restaurant Locator · Friendly's|url=https://www.friendlysrestaurants.com/locate/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Friendly's|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="masslive">{{cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/business/2019/08/citing-changing-neighborhoods-friendlys-continues-to-pare-restaurant-network-with-shutdown-of-last-rhode-island-location.html |title=Citing changing neighborhoods, Friendly's continues to pare restaurant network with shutdown of last Rhode Island location |publisher=MASS LIVE |date=August 20, 2019 |access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/Friendly%27s-USA/ | title=Number of Friendly's locations in the USA in 2024 }}</ref>
| num_employees = 10,000
| parent = [[Dairy Farmers of America]]<br>(dairy products)<br> Amici Partners Group (restaurants)
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.friendlys.com/|friendlys.com}} (dairy products)<br>{{URL|https://friendlysrestaurants.com/|friendlysrestaurants.com}} (restaurants)
}}
'''Friendly's''' is a restaurant chain on the East Coast of the United States.  The first location, selling [[ice cream cones]], opened in 1935 in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].  It was founded by brothers [[S. Prestley Blake]] and [[Curtis Blake]].  It has 10,000 employees.  George Michel is the [[CEO]].<ref name="Maguire named">{{cite web |url=http://friendlys.com/about/press/2012/apr/18/maguire-named-ceo-friendlyrsquos-ice-cream/ |title=Friendly's |publisher=Friendlys |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101010222/http://friendlys.com/about/press/2012/apr/18/maguire-named-ceo-friendlyrsquos-ice-cream/ |archive-date=November 1, 2012 }}</ref> It offers [[diner]]-style cuisine and highlights its 22 ice cream flavors. Many locations offer an ice-cream only take-out window alongside of the table service option.  Friendly's restaurants are found in [[Massachusetts]], [[Connecticut]], [[Florida]], [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[South Carolina]], and [[Maine]].<ref>[https://locations.friendlysrestaurants.com/ Locations.friendlysrestaurants.com]</ref>  Its ice cream is also sold in some East Coast supermarkets.