Jack In The Box Inc. is a restaurant company that operates and franchises approximately 2,600 quick-service and fast-casual restaurants under the brand names Jack in the Box and Qdoba Mexican Grill. Jack in the Box is a hamburger chain. As of the fiscal year ended September 28, 2008, Jack in the Box system included 2,158 restaurants in 18 states, of which 1,346 were company-operated and 812 were franchise-operated, and the Qdoba system included 454 restaurants in 41 states, as well as the District of Columbia, of which 111 were company-operated and 343 were franchise-operated. The Company primarily operates in the western and southern United States.