Freddy Simon joined hundreds of people at a ceremony dedicating the World War II monument erected along the Arkansas River in Wichita, KS.

The fast-casual boom has continued to make its impact felt in the limited-service burger segment, as more than half of the Top 75 burger chains are now fast-casual brands. The Top 75 limited-service burger chains saw their sales grow 1.6 percent last year, reaching $65 billion.

Ideas are no stranger to the team of Bill Simon, Randy Simon and Scott Redler. Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, they say, was an accident — an accident that has produced 52 stores in Kansas and across the South and Southwest, with eyes on an East Coast presence

Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers was a Best in Business winner at the Wichita Business Journal's April 28 award ceremony.