Pizza Ranch

Pizza Ranch, Inc., founded in 1981, https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025912/http://www.iowastatedaily.com/article_426f5f75-55f2-5396-b0aa-09ef620162ef.html is a Midwestern fast casual restaurant chain.
==History==
Pizza Ranch was founded by Adrie Groeneweg and Lawrence Vander Esch. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/26/nation/la-na-pizza-ranch-20111227 The first restaurant opened December 21, 1981, in Hull, Iowa. https://siouxcityjournal.com/business/pizza-ranch-opens-in-sergeant-bluff/article_2de8392c-f906-5cff-8bbc-5e4fbb8b201f.html 
Pizza Ranch has grown over the years and now has franchises in thirteen states. Pizza Ranch's specialties are pizza and chicken. https://journalstar.com/entertainment/dining/pizza-ranch-offers-pizza-and-chicken/article_30697ced-2e32-5459-a11f-aafeb1764942.html Their headquarters, formerly located in Hull, Iowa, have moved to Orange City, Iowa. https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/pizza-ranch-gets-state-loan-for-move/article_0fa360f1-14d6-5bb8-8621-2825675d270e.html 
Pizza Ranch is a Christian-based company. https://siouxcityjournal.com/business/local/pizza-ranch-again-blazes-trail-to-white-house/article_9e2fab6e-dfa6-5648-91ec-9a0001ac6c47.html The Pizza Ranch vision is "To glorify God by positively impacting the world we live in." 
Iowa has the first caucus for US presidential primary elections, they are a frequent stop for presidential candidates, particularly Republicans such as Donald J Trump, although Democrats such as Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have also made appearances. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-picks-up-the-tab-and-the-pizza-ranch-endorsement/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/04/pizza-ranch-circuit-iowa/26864215/ 
==Controversy==
===Sexual Abuse===
Lawrence Vander Esch, left the company in 2001 after being arrested and sent to prison for sexual abuse involving obtaining semen samples of his teen employees. https://siouxcityjournal.com/blogs/eye_on_business/why-romey-didn-t-dine-at-a-ranch/article_da1646b2-2ef7-58fa-994e-f44b559baa0d.htmlhttps://www.thegazette.com/news/pizza-ranch-is-new-territory-for-bush-campaign-adviser/
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