Friendly's
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Friendly's is a restaurant chain on the East Coast of the United States. The first location, selling ice cream cones, opened in 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was founded by brothers S. Prestl
Friendly's in Augusta, Maine, in June 2014 (closed in April 2019)
Friendly's in Unionville, Connecticut, in March 2008 (closed in December 2014)
Bob Evans Restaurants
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Bob Evans Restaurants is an American chain of family style restaurants based in New Albany, Ohio, and owned by Golden Gate Capital until 2026 when 4×4 Capital bought it. After its founding in 1948 by
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…in 1997, Friendly's exited the Pittsburgh market after an unsuccessful few-year stint, closing all six restaurants, which were sold and converted to Bob Evans by the spring of 1998. In 1998, Kim Andereck was brought in as vice president of franchise development and became instrumental in creating an aggressive…
A Bob Evans in Huntington, West Virginia
The Bob Evans Farm in Rio Grande, Ohio, with a Bob Evans restaurant (left), pictured in 2007
Bob Evans outlet in Lynchburg, Virginia, 2011 (closed in October 2017)