<P> Jack in the Box is an American fast - food restaurant chain founded February 21 , 1951 , by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego , California , where it is headquartered . The chain has 2,200 locations , primarily serving the West Coast of the United States and selected large urban areas in the eastern portion of the US including Texas and the Charlotte metropolitan area . The company also formerly operated the Qdoba Mexican Grill chain until Apollo Global Management bought the chain in December 2017 . </P>
<P> Jack in the Box is an American fast - food restaurant chain founded February 21 , 1951 , by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego , California , where it is headquartered . The chain has 2,200 locations , primarily serving the West Coast of the United States and selected large urban areas in the eastern portion of the US including Texas and the Charlotte metropolitan area . The company also formerly operated the Qdoba Mexican Grill chain until Apollo Global Management bought the chain in December 2017 . </P>
when did jack in the box first open
when did jack in the box first open
1951
1951