22. D’Lites
D’Lites used a rather unusual tactic for a fast-food restaurant, selling itself on its nutritional value. It boasted about low-calorie cheese, buns high in fiber, and hamburgers made with lean beef.
Founded in 1978, there were more than 100 locations by 1985.
Success was fleeting, though. The company ceased franchising in 1986 and filed for bankruptcy, and a year later it sold 90 percent of its restaurants to Hardee’s.
