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EspañolBOB EVANS (RESTAURATEUR)
'Bob Evans' (May 30 1918 - June 21 2007) was the founder of the Bob Evans Restaurants.
Born in Sugar Ridge, Ohio to Stanley L. Evans and Elizabeth Lewis Evans, he married his childhood sweetheart, Jewell, with whom he had six children, and they moved to a farm near Rio Grande, Ohio.
In the 1960s, the first Bob Evans restaurant opened in Rio Grande, becoming the first in a chain of restaurants that made up the Bob Evans Farms, Inc. At the time of his death, there were 579 Bob Evans restaurants in 18 states, with the company also owning 115 Mimi's Café casual restaurants in 20 states, and the former Owens Restaurants chain in Texas. (The Owens stores in Texas were shut down in the winter of 2006).
Although Evans retired from the company in 1986, he remained actively involved in his community and numerous causes. Evans encouraged local farmers to use more efficient livestock grazing techniques that are better for the environment.
He also promoted preservation of the wildlife and support groups like the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H. He served for a number of years on the Ohio Board of Regents and was an important figure in the founding of the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education in Portsmouth, Ohio.
He died in 2007 while being treated at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, of complications of pneumonia. "Bob Evans' Funeral" Randy Yohe
★ Ohio History Central
★ Bizjournals.com
Born in Sugar Ridge, Ohio to Stanley L. Evans and Elizabeth Lewis Evans, he married his childhood sweetheart, Jewell, with whom he had six children, and they moved to a farm near Rio Grande, Ohio.
| Contents |
| Bob Evans the restaurant |
| Other accomplishments and community support |
| Death |
| References |
| External links |
Bob Evans the restaurant
The logo of the Bob Evans Restaurant chain
In the 1960s, the first Bob Evans restaurant opened in Rio Grande, becoming the first in a chain of restaurants that made up the Bob Evans Farms, Inc. At the time of his death, there were 579 Bob Evans restaurants in 18 states, with the company also owning 115 Mimi's Café casual restaurants in 20 states, and the former Owens Restaurants chain in Texas. (The Owens stores in Texas were shut down in the winter of 2006).
Other accomplishments and community support
Although Evans retired from the company in 1986, he remained actively involved in his community and numerous causes. Evans encouraged local farmers to use more efficient livestock grazing techniques that are better for the environment.
He also promoted preservation of the wildlife and support groups like the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H. He served for a number of years on the Ohio Board of Regents and was an important figure in the founding of the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Death
He died in 2007 while being treated at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, of complications of pneumonia. "Bob Evans' Funeral" Randy Yohe
References
External links
★ Ohio History Central
★ Bizjournals.com
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