Friendly's

Friendly's is a restaurant chain on the United States' East Coast. Friendly's was founded in 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by brothers Curtis Blake and S. Prestley Blake. Friendly's has 10,000 employees; John M. Maguire is the CEO. It offers 22 ice cream flavors.

A total of 380 Friendly's are spread across Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Orlando, Florida.

Friendly's is best known for its ice cream. It serves a variety of sundaes, including the cone head and a wizard with Reese's Pieces for eyes. Friendly's ice cream dessert options include: frappes, root beer floats, Fribble shakes, Friend-Z, ice cream sodas, double-thick milkshakes, and sundaes. A Fribble is a thick shake, originally made with iced milk, now made with soft serve ice cream. A Friend-Z is soft serve ice cream with up to three toppings, mixed together. Friendly's take-home options include: sundaes-to-go, ice cream rolls, cartons of ice cream, ice cream cakes, and ice cream pizzas. In 2014, Friendly's also offers breakfast, lunch and dinner items, such as hamburgers, french fries, wraps, and sandwiches. Unlike chains Denny's and IHOP, breakfast items at Friendly's are available mornings only; lunch and dinner are available later.