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  Runza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A runza (also called a bierock) is a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling consisting of beef, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings.
In Nebraska, the runza is usually baked in a rectangular shape.
Today bierocks and runzas are enjoyed at any time and can often be found at church fund-raisers and socials in the Kansas and Nebraska area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Runza   (247 words)

  
 Runza Restaurants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Runza Restaurants is the name of a small regional restaurant chain specializing in ethnic cuisine once served by the Volga German immigrants to the United States.
In 1949 Sally Everett and her brother, Alex Bruning opened the first Runza Drive-Inn in Lincoln, Nebraska and began serving runza sandwiches, a type of pasty filled with ground beef, onion, and cabbage.
The menu offers several types of Runza sandwiches, 100% beef hamburgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, onion rings, soups and thick, hand-dipped milkshakes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Runza_Restaurants   (213 words)

  
 The Creightonian Online
The Runza tale began in 1949, when the first restaurant was founded in Lincoln, Neb. And remained the only Runza for 17 years, and the first franchises were sold in 1979.
Runza restaurants stay close to home; franchises are required to stay within a 400 mile radius of Lincoln, Neb. Today there are over 60 franchises in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa and South Dakota.
North of Runza territory, the Minnesotans for Nebraska Alumni Group also is known as The Runza Society of the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
press.creighton.edu:16080 /111403/thescene4.html   (417 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
There are 56 Runza Restaurants in Nebraska (including a 1950s-diner version that's called Rock 'N Roll Runza and features roller-skating waitresses), two in Colorado, two in Iowa and one in Kansas.
In case you slept through your college classes in Cornhusker Culinary History, a Runza is a tasty blend of fresh ground beef, cabbage, onions and spices all baked together inside a pocket of homemade bread.
According to Laura Jaeger at Runza HQ in Lincoln, two Runza restaurants have recently opened in Sioux Falls, S.D., and the company is "looking at some other midwestern locations," but plans to continue to expand slowly.
www.az4ne.com /fun/runza/runza.htm   (321 words)

  
 Franchise Opportunities Directory of Franchises   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Runza® Restaurants currently operate more than 70 Runza® Restaurant locations throughout Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Iowa.
Runza® Restaurants is currently accepting applications from individuals interested in opening Runza® Restaurant locations within a defined territory encompassing a 400-mile radius of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Runza® Restaurants pours our heart and soul into the success of each franchise.
franchiseopportunities.com /Zor_113966/Runza_Drive_Inn_Restaurants.htm   (250 words)

  
 Runza, Runza, Runza!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Runza Society of the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (a.k.a.
Runzas that is. Our recipe, as provided by the high school Home Economics teacher in Gordon, NE.
MN4NE is not affiliated with Bill Gates or Runza Restaurants, which may have unwittingly fed Mr.
www.mn4ne.org /runza.html   (220 words)

  
 Husker Cyberheaven Nebraska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
They are baked in various shapes like half-moon, rectangle, round, square, triangle, etc. The Official Nebraska Runza is always baked in a rectangular shape, and the Bierocks of Kansas are baked in the shape of a bun.
Runza is the trademark name of the restaurant chain and their primary menu item.
Simply put, a Runza is handsize baked bread dough stuffed with ground beef, cabbage, onions, and spices.
digitaldancer.net /cyberheaven/runza.htm   (779 words)

  
 YoCream in frozen custard deal with Runza Restaurants. | Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Runza Restaurants frozen custard program will be initiated this month in 51 company and franchise-owned stores throughout various sized markets across Nebraska, with custard machines will be installed chain-wide by March 1, 2003.
Runza Restaurants is famous for the Runza Sandwich, described as a "delicious blend of ground beef, cabbage, onions and secret spices baked inside homemade bread." Fresh ground hamburgers and onion rings are also featured products.
In addition to announcing the agreement with Runza, Yocream also reported that its second quarter sales increased 30% to $4.6 million from $3.5 million in the second quarter of 2001.
www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/208543-1.html   (743 words)

  
 The Urinals of Rock n' Roll Runza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Rock n' Roll Runza is one of the chain of Runza Restaurants.
Runza is a chain of restaurants predominantly located in Nebraska.
Rock n' Roll Runza, one of several Runzas in Lincoln, NE, features a 60's theme with waitresses dressed in poodle skirts and wait staff on roller skates.
www.urinal.net /runza   (79 words)

  
 Food Retailers Expanding Nationwide
The sandwich and hamburger restaurants occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,500 sq.ft. in regional, strip and outlet centers and freestanding locations.
The restaurants occupy spaces of 6,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in power, strip, value and mixed-use centers and urban, downtown and freestanding locations.
The pizza and Italian cuisine restaurants occupy spaces of 600 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in regional, outlet, entertainment and tourist centers.
tenant-search.net /dealmakers/2001issues/march23/food_retailers.asp   (1998 words)

  
 JournalStar.com
Runza won in the large business category for restaurants with more than six units or annual sales exceeding $2 million.
In 2002, the Runza locations in Lincoln, Beatrice, Crete, Hebron, Seward and York donated 15 percent of their sales on one day to several school foundations and town libraries, raising more than $6,600, the NRA award said.
In June of this year, Runza restaurants in Lincoln, Omaha, mid-Nebraska and surrounding communities collected and donating more than 2,500 books to child advocacy centers, literacy organizations and summer reading programs, the restaurant association said.
www.journalstar.com /articles/2005/09/14/business/doc432745796cc58521863506.txt   (343 words)

  
 Nation's Restaurant News: A brave new world: expanding beyond the Heartland - marketing local signature food products - ...
Runza Restaurants, a 61-unit chain based in Lincoln, Neb., which features a sandwich containing a blend of ground beef, cabbage, onions and spices baked inside homemade bread, has nine units outside of Nebraska.
The company dates back to 1949, when Sarah Everett and brother Alex Brening opened their first Runza restaurant, featuring their mother's recipe from the Volga region of Russia, later settled by Germans.
The latest development is a trip this summer that Runza executives are making to Poland to research international expansion opportunities in Eastern Europe, a move that would bring the sandwich full circle, back to its roots.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n25_v28/ai_15481538   (479 words)

  
 Restaurant Neighbor Award | Community Outreach | National Restaurant Association
That year, the 17 Runza locations in Lincoln, Beatrice, Crete, Hebron, Seward and York donated 15 percent of their sales on November 20 to several school foundations and town libraries, raising more than $6,600.
Managers are encouraged to use their school partnerships to promote the event, work with schools to schedule visits by company mascot Runza Rex, and volunteer to read to children.
In June, Runza locations in Lincoln, Omaha, mid-Nebraska and surrounding communities conducted a book drive, collecting and donating more than 2,500 books to child-advocacy centers, literacy organizations and summer reading programs.
www.restaurant.org /community/rna/profile.cfm?ID=98   (484 words)

  
 JournalStar.com :: Printable Version
But there might be another reason for the restaurant building boom: Statistics say Lincoln lags its Midwestern peers when it comes to number of restaurants in the market.
The company’s Runza restaurants must have drive-throughs to be successful, she said, though its fast-casual Braeda Fresh Express Cafes do not.
Others who have brought new restaurants to Lincoln, though, said their decisions had little to do with how many restaurants the city already has — or doesn’t.
www.journalstar.com /articles/2005/12/05/business/doc43947273adf4a217980268.prt   (770 words)

  
 [No title]
To a large extent, in fact, the success of national or global fast-food chains depends on the ability to serve..." [Read More].
"A Runza is a hot, soft bread pocket filled with seasoned ground beef and onions, and some cabbage.
"Runza restaurants are very similar to other fast-food chains, with the exception that they also serve the Runza."
www.roadfood.com /Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=3604   (130 words)

  
 Business briefs 11/23/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Runza Restaurants of Grand Island conducted a fundraiser entitled "Great Books for Great Kids" to benefit the Friends of the Grand Island Public Library on Nov. 5.
Runza will make a donation in the amount of $609 to Friends of the Grand Island Public Library for the purchase of children's books or programming.
The entire chain of 66 Runza Restaurant locations participated in the event, providing over $20,000 to community schools and libraries.
www.theindependent.com /handheld/stories/112303/bus_bizbriefs23.html   (330 words)

  
 IgoUgo: Lincoln Restaurants, Lincoln Restaurant Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Runza began life as a restaurant in the '40s and franchised in the '70s across the state and into the Midwest.
Back in the '80s the restaurant’s owners decided to open up a retro restaurant to bring the Runza back to its basics, and the result is the Rock and Roll Runza, a '50s themed diner complete with servers in costume and on roller skates.
The food menu is simple, the same as their regular Runza Hut Restaurants: Runzas, hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, and the best onion rings you will eat anywhere.
www.igougo.com /planning/journalEntryDining.asp?JournalID=17419&EntryID=12759   (457 words)

  
 [No title]
The restaurants, specializing in Italian cuisine, occupy spaces of 7,000 sq.ft. to 8,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, strip and specialty centers and urban/downtown areas.
The restaurants occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. in urban/downtown areas and mixed-use centers.
The restaurants, which specialize in subs, pizza and chicken, occupy spaces of 1,800 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in malls and strip and mixed-use centers.
tenant-search.net /dealmakers/2003issues/may23/food.asp   (6849 words)

  
 Runza Restaurant - Loveland, CO, 80538-3254 - Citysearch
Runza Restaurants are just the place to stop if you're craving a good ol' hamburger and fries, except it's better than fast food and cheaper than sit down restaurants.
Because this restaurant is in Nebraska only, with a few in Colorado, this business has to focus on their customers to keep them coming back.
The Runza's are a fabulous, homemade German food.
www.citysearch.com /profile/1899509   (373 words)

  
 Food Retailers Expanding Nationwide
The restaurants occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. to 2,400 sq.ft. in power and strip centers, urban/downtown areas and freestanding locations.
The restaurant occupies a space of 2,500 sq.ft. Expansion opportunities for both concepts are sought throughout FL during the coming 18 months.
The restaurants, serving sandwiches and hamburgers, occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,500 sq.ft. in mixed-use centers and freestanding locations.
tenant-search.net /dealmakers/2002issues/april19/food.asp   (1834 words)

  
 Roadfood.com Forums - Photo of Runza is vile
The word bierock was not brought into Russia by the Volga Germans from Germany and cannot be traced back to Germany (it does not exist in the German language) because it is a derivative of Russian "Pirog" which means "Pie".
It is probably not a coincidence that bierocks are close in both name and preparation to the Eastern European pierogi, Turkish börek, Albanian Byrek, and Yugoslavian Burek.
A krautkoche, bierock or runza is a yeast dough bread pocket with a filling consisting of beef, cabbage or sauerkraut, onions, and seasonings.
www.roadfood.com /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12620&whichpage=2   (818 words)

  
 MADD, Runza to sponsor sobriety checkpoints this weekend - News
Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Runza restaurants are sponsoring the effort to help people realize the serious consequences of driving drunk.
Drivers can expect delays about the duration of a traffic light at the checkpoints, and police will provide positive reinforcement to those drivers who are obeying the laws.
National studies have shown that on an average weekend night one in 12 drivers on the road is legally drunk, said Fred Zwonechek of the state office of highway safety.
www.dailynebraskan.com /media/storage/paper857/news/2000/09/08/News/Madd-Runza.To.Sponsor.Sobriety.Checkpoints.This.Weekend-1732522.shtml?norewrite200605261515&sourcedomain=www.dailynebraskan.com   (419 words)

  
 Nebraska Foods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Dorothy Lynch Dressing In the late 1940s, Dorothy Lynch and her husband ran the restaurant at the local Legion Club in St. Paul, Nebraska.
Runza Recipe provided by The Runza Society of the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (a.k.a.
Runza Restaurants 1st Runza® Drive Inn opens in Lincoln, NE near Pioneers Park.
www.nlc.state.ne.us /nsf/FAQ/nebraskafoods.html   (635 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HONORS DON EVERETT JR., PRESIDENT OF RUNZA RESTAURANTS WITH COMMUNITY ...
The National Restaurant Association created the Restaurant Neighbor Award seven years ago, to help honor restaurants in the field of outstanding community involvement and service.
Recently, a group of Runza stores in mid-Nebraska banded together with the American Red Cross to create the Dine Out for Disaster relief fundraiser event on behalf of those who experienced flood and hail damage in May 2005.
Everett and Runza restaurants have exhibited are something any community in the U.S. would be proud of,” said Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson.
www.senate.gov /~bennelson/news/details.cfm?id=245672&&   (246 words)

  
 National Restaurant Association SmartBrief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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Restaurant employees looking for positions can search listings at www.restaurant.org/katrinajobs and have access to the full Hcareers job bank, featuring over 3,000 restaurant jobs.
www.smartbrief.com /alchemy/servlet/encodeServlet?issueid=779F2269-768D-4C10-ACB1-840E6BC4EA16&lmid=2301031   (1047 words)

  
 The NDSU Libraries: Germans From Russia
In Nebraska, Runza drive-ins of America have attempted to introduce the Runza to American pop culture.
The Runza, also known as the Bierock, is a baked bun stuffed with cabbage, meat, and onions, one of those portable ethnic foods.
Although Runza restaurants are prospering on the central plains, and Runzas are served at Husker games in Lincoln, this is an ethnic specialty that has'nt yet broken out of its region.
www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu /grhc/history_culture/custom_traditions/traditions/ethnicfood.html   (594 words)

  
 Roadfood.com Forums - Any Iowans, Nebraskans, Coloradoans? Roadtrip!
A Runza is a bread pocket with beef, cabbage and onion filling.
There a few restaurants that I tentatively plan to try in Omaha and Denver on my trip later this year so I can't really give any advice on them.
The Runza restaurants are throughout the state, but compared to a homemade German-Russian Krautburger they are nothing special.
www.roadfood.com /Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2934&SearchTerms=twodales   (1852 words)

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