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ITS FOUNDER PIONEERED THE DRIVE-THRU. Robert O. Peterson opened the first Jack in the Box restaurant in San Diego, Calif. in 1951 by converting one location of his Oscarâs restaurant chain into a new animal altogether: a drive-thru hamburger stand.
An earlier version of this story had the incorrect adjusted EPS for Jack in the Box. It has been corrected. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Jack in the Box Inc. JACK, -0.08% said late Tuesday it earned $17.4 million, or 44 cents a share, in the fiscal fourth quarter, compared with $24.1 million, or 54 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Adjusted for one-time items, the fast food company earned 54 cents a share.