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Terry Bucciarelli
- Joliet native Terry Bucciarelli has owned and operated Joliet's one and only Rax Roast Beef since March 25, 1968.
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The remaining 10 units were franchised units owned by the Restaurant Administration Corporation (RAC), headed by J. Patrick Ross, a franchisee of multiple restaurant chains including Wendy's, Ponderosa Steak House, and Long John Silver's. RAC purchased the remainder of RIX from General Foods, and returned the JAX name to the restaurants.
May 26, 2022 · As 12 Tomatoes explains, Rax began to shift focus from selling roast beef to various other cuisines. This involved the installation of a salad bar and the addition of pizza, Chinese food, and, according to one commercial, "taco pockets" — none of which had anything to do with roast beef.
Nov 30, 2023 · RIX was purchased by RAC Restaurant Administration Co. in 1972. RAC owned other major chains like Wendy’’ and saw growth potential in roast beef. They rebranded RIX to Rax Roast Beef in 1977 and rapidly expanded through the early 80s. What set Rax apart from competitors? Its realistic vision and focus on its core menu.
Apr 17, 2024 · Even in the days of its inception, Rax couldn’t quite lock in on an identity. Jack Roschman opened the first location in Springfield, Ohio in 1967 as “JAX Roast Beef”—a pun on his name—before quickly selling it to a spinoff of Post Cereals in 1967, whose leadership renamed the brand RIX Roast Beef.
Oct 27, 2022 · John A. “Jack” Roschman, a co-founder of Ponderosa Steakhouse and the founder of the Rax Roast Beef chain, had strong connections to Dayton, Springfield and southwest Ohio during his...
Sep 6, 2023 · John A. “Jack” Roschman, a co-founder of Ponderosa Steakhouse and the founder of the Rax Roast Beef chain, chose Springfield to begin Rax and had strong connections to southwest Ohio during...
Mar 4, 2013 · Rax Roast Beef. Started in Springfield in 1967, Rax peaked in the 1980s with more than 500 restaurants in three dozen states, said Rich Donohue, who owns five Rax restaurants, including three...
