Evans, Bob

Evans, Bob
▪ 2008
Robert Evans 
      American farmer and restaurateur

born May 30, 1918, Sugar Ridge, Ohio

died June 21, 2007, Cleveland, Ohio
parlayed a 12-stool restaurant into a popular nationwide chain that bore his name and by 2007 had revenues of $1.6 billion annually. In his quest to produce quality sausage, Evans used the best parts of the hog (rather than scraps), and he soon established a loyal clientele at the restaurant he built on his farm. In 1953 he formed Bob Evans Farms with five friends and relatives and launched his food empire, selling sausage to grocery stores. By the early 1960s Evans had built the first of his signature restaurants (red buildings with white trim fashioned in the “Steamboat Gothic” style), which featured home-style meals. In addition, Evans was active in land and wildlife conservation and was instrumental in furthering the method of grazing cattle on low-cost grains throughout the calendar year and eliminating the need for costly feed during the winter. He also established a breeding program that was vital in preserving the Spanish Barb mustang. When he retired as president in 1986, Evans had opened some 100 restaurants. In 2004 Bob Evans Farms acquired a string of Mimi's Café casual eateries.

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