Friendly Ice Cream Corporation is the owner and operator of the Friendly's restaurant chain on the United States' East Coast. Founded in 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts by brothers Curtis Blake and S. Prestley Blake, 20, their first shop served double-dip cones for 5 cents. Many Friendly's have an old-fashioned street clock at their entrance with the town's name, although not on newer or renovated stores. Friendly's has 16,000 employees; Harsha Agadi is the president and CEO.
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