Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box, Inc.

Logo used since October 4, 2022.[1]
Jack in the Box headquarters in San Diego, California, in February 2008.
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: JACK S&P 600 Component
Industry	Restaurants
Genre	Fast food
Founded	1951; 74 years ago (1951)
Founder	Robert O. Peterson
Headquarters	9357 Spectrum Center Blvd, San Diego, California, U.S.
Number of locations	2,217 (2021)[2]
Area served	21 states in the U.S. / 1 state in Mexico
Key people	Darrin Harris (CEO) David Goebel (chairman)
Products	Hamburgers chicken sandwiches salads breakfast desserts
Revenue	US$1.021 billion (2020)[3]
Operating income	US$230.584 million (2020)[3]
Net income	US$89.764 million (2020) [3]
Total assets	US$1.906 billion (2020)[3]
Total equity	−US$793.361 million (2020)[3]
Number of employees	c. 5,300 (2021)[2]
Subsidiaries	Different Rules, LLC Del Taco
Website	jackinthebox.com
Footnotes / references [2]

Jack in the Box, Inc. is an American fast-food restaurant chain founded on February 21st, 1951, by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California, where it is headquartered. The chain has over 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast of the United States. Restaurants are also found in large urban areas outside the West Coast, as well as two in Guam.^[4] The company also formerly operated the Qdoba Mexican Grill chain until Apollo Global Management bought the chain in December 2017.^[5]

Food items include a variety of chicken tenders^[6] and french fries^[7] along with hamburger and cheeseburger sandwiches^[8] and selections of internationally themed foods such as tacos^[7] and egg rolls.