MEMO: SONIC MAKES TOP 200 IN FORBES AGAIN

For the seventh consecutive year, Sonic Corporation has been named to Forbes 200 Best Companies in America list, proving its unique approach in the highly competitive quick service food industry is a hit among consumers and investors.

In the Oct. 30 issue of Forbes Magazine, Sonic is ranked No. 124 up from No. 143 in 1999 and No. 170 in 1998. Sonic is the only quick-service restaurant recognized on this year's list and one of only three companies to be on the list for at least seven consecutive years.

Sonic started as hamburger and root beer stand in 1953 in Shawnee, Okla., and has grown to more than 2,200 drive-ins in 27 states. It is the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants and more than 750,000 people eat at Sonic Drive-Ins every day.