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Dobson moved to Texas, where he co-founded the first Whataburger with Paul Burton, who was looking to open a hamburger restaurant. Dobson and Burton's goal was to make a burger that took two hands to hold and that tasted good. In June 1950, Dobson was granted the Whataburger name trademark.
Founded by Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton, it opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950. Family-owned by the Dobsons until 2019, the chain is now managed by the private equity firm BDT & MSD Partners; the Dobson family still holds a small stake.
1950 - On Aug. 8, Harmon Dobson opened Whataburger #1 in Corpus Christi, Texas, with Paul Burton, who went on to operate a Whataburger in San Antonio until his death in 1970. 1953 - Joe Andrews Sr. became the first franchisee and opened Whataburger #5 in Alice, Texas.
More than seven decades ago, an adventurous and determined entrepreneur named Harmon Dobson had a bold idea: to serve a burger so big that it took two hands to hold, and so good that after a single bite customers couldn't help but exclaim, “What a burger!”.
Aug 13, 2008 · Harmon Dobson was a young entrepreneur who worked in shipbuilding, oil drilling, and diamond trading before settling down into his life's work: Whataburger. On New Year's Day in 1950, Dobson wrote in his journal that he believed 1950 would be an eventful year for him.
Jun 19, 2019 · Dobson wasn't actually in town the day it opened; his operating partner Paul Burton manned the portable building and cooked the burgers.
Aug 8, 2016 · Harmon Dobson, the founder of Whataburger, was an entrepreneur with the vision of doubling the standard 1950s burger (two ounces of beef on a 2½-inch bun) to a quarter pound of beef on a...
Oct 23, 2019 · What is it about Whataburger that has inspired such devotion? To understand, we need to look back at the history of the founder, Harmon Dobson, and how he came to build the quintessential Texas burger company. Like many great Texans, Dobson was born somewhere else.
Paul Burton and Harmon Dobson both agreed that Burton would have all the franchise rights to all the Whataburgers in the San Antonio area. By 1967, Dobson had over 40 Whataburger restaurants across Texas, Tennessee, Florida and Arizona.
Oct 7, 2021 · Founded by Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton, the two gentlemen were looking to create a tasty burger that made customers exclaim, "What a burger!'" Harmon and Paul opened the first Whataburger...
