Why isnt there alot of sonic, A&Ws or dairy queens in CA?

Question

southern california its almost impossible to find a sonic... maybe a A&W and there is barley any dairy queens.

Answer 1

High competitions...In Cali, we got a lot of brand new stores like pinkberry and some other family  or local owned resto/fastfood and too much choice already so things like SONIC,etc don't focus too much on Cali's market...since some of the menus are pretty much the same...Besides most Californians consist of zillion different ppl from around the world compared to other states, meaning that food business is always growing here n'  they're more into the new stuff..so yea...but no one will ever beat in-n-out... :-)

Answer 2

maybe the chain hasnt gotten down there yet

Answer 3

In California Sonics are mostly around Orange County. I however happen to have a A&W/KFC and I live in a small town  which is part of the Los Angeles County. Most Diary Queens that are available in my area though 30-45 minutes away only offer cold treats.

Answer 4

Some fast food chains originate in certain areas and expand out into other states that are usually near the original state. So i guess since cali is so far out west, you dont get alot of things like Sonic which is usually on the east.

But you guys can get Double doubles, and go to del taco. There are alot of fast food places in cali that we dont have in the east.

Answer 5

Anywhere you go, you will notice that certain restaurants are not present. Competition is fierce... so not every fast food chain can thrive everywhere. Where I live, we don't have In-N-Out Burger, Chick-Fil-A, Johnny Rockets, Panda Express, and others.

I know for sure that Salina, Kansas is full of A&W, Sonic, AND Dairy Queen!