The history of AZeats is more than the story of a website—it is the story of how one small company and hundreds of Arizona restaurant owners embraced the World Wide Web during its earliest commercial years.
When AZeats was founded in 1998, the Internet was still unfamiliar territory for most businesses. Many restaurant owners had never used email, online shopping was viewed with skepticism, and search engines were primitive compared to today. Yet a growing number of restaurateurs recognized that the World Wide Web offered an opportunity to reach new customers in ways that had never before been possible.
Over the next decade, AZeats partnered with restaurants throughout Arizona and beyond, creating websites, online menus, virtual tours, gift certificate systems, and other innovations that helped shape the early online dining experience. Along the way, the company participated in community events, collaborated with business partners, experimented with new technologies, and witnessed the rapid evolution of the Internet itself.
This section of the archive presents that journey through historical articles, milestone events, photographs, newspaper coverage, and firsthand accounts. Together, these pages document not only the growth of AZeats, but also a remarkable period when small businesses were discovering the possibilities of the World Wide Web.
Whether you are interested in Arizona restaurant history, early website development, or the pioneers who helped bring local businesses online, we invite you to explore the milestones that shaped the AZeats story.
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