During 1850,Frederick Henry Harvey is the one founded the first restaurant chain in the U.S. The first of the Harvey House restaurants opened in 1876, in a terminal of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. In 1887, there was a Harvey House restaurant in every 100 miles along the 12,000‑mile‑long Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe line. He strongly believe that quality control established is the reason why regular field visits to his restaurants, and provided services similar to those used today by franchisors
