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Robert C. Wian (June 15, 1914 – March 31, 1992) was the founder of the Big Boy restaurant chain. The restaurant started as a 10-stool hamburger stand in Glendale, California, opening in 1936 with an investment of $300 raised from the sale of his car.
Apr 1, 1992 · Robert C. Wian, the founder of the Bob’s Big Boy restaurant chain known internationally for its double-deck hamburgers and chubby boy mascot in red-and-white checkered overalls, died Tuesday....
Bob's Big Boy is a casual dining restaurant chain founded by Bob Wian in Southern California in 1936, originally named Bob's Pantry. [2] [3] The chain's signature product is the Big Boy hamburger, which Wian created six months after opening his original location.
Apr 21, 2024 · Wian renamed Bob’s Pantry after his now-famous double-deck hamburger, Bob’s Big Boy. The Big Boy character would become as much of an icon as the sandwich. The giant statues outside restaurants would famously be stolen or kidnapped by pranksters.
Apr 4, 1992 · Robert C. Wian, who founded the chain of Bob's Big Boy restaurants, died on Tuesday at Hoag Memorial Hospital here. He was 77 years old and lived in Newport Beach.
Bob Wian sold the Big Boy® chain to Marriott Corporation in 1967 for $7 million, that would be roughly $55 million today. After selling Big Boy, Bob Wian served as both vice president and president of Marriott's "Big Boy Restaurants of America" division, and later a board member, before retiring.
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The Big Boy Story. In 1936, Bob Wian sold his car for $300 and bought a ten-stool lunch stand called "The Pantry." He then changed the name to "Bob's Pantry." One late night, a regular customer asked for something "different."
