Profile
Bob Evans
Restaurateur + Seller
Male
Born
May 30, 1918
Died
Jun 21, 2007
Bob Evans was an American restaurateur and marketer of pork sausage products. He is perhaps best known for the American restaurant chain bearing his name. The company he founded also owns Mimi's Cafe and Owens Country Sausage.
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Erie County Restaurant Inspections: Aug. 18 To Aug. 24 Go Erie.ComGoogle News - Aug 26, 2011
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"Great Customer Service Is Great Customer Service," Says Safelite's New Vp Glass Byt EsGoogle News - Aug 25, 2011
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Bob Evans Farms Inc. Stock Downgraded (Bobe) The Street.ComGoogle News - Aug 22, 2011
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Bob Evans Tops, Reaffirms Outlook Daily MarketsGoogle News - Aug 19, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1918
Birth
Robert Lewis "Bob" Evans born on May 30, 1918, to Elizabeth Lewis and Stanley L. Evans in Sugar Ridge, Ohio, located in Portage Township in Wood County, Ohio where his father and uncle farmed on rented land.
TEENAGE
1929
11 Years Old
The family moved to Gallia County, Ohio in 1929, where young Bob and his two sisters could grow up in the company of their many aunts and uncles.
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1937
19 Years Old
He attended The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine from 1937 to 1939. Bob married Jewell Waters in June 1940.
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TWENTIES
1943
25 Years Old
When Bob was inducted into the Army in 1943, he sold his interest in the restaurant to a friend.
THIRTIES
1948
30 Years Old
Bob Evans Farms got its start when Evans began making sausage on his southeastern Ohio farm to serve at a 12-stool diner he owned in nearby Gallipolis in 1948.
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In 1953, a group of friends and family recognized the growing demand for Bob's sausage and became his business partners by establishing Bob Evans Farms.
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FORTIES
1963
45 Years Old
In 1963, Bob Evans Farms Inc. was listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with an original issue of 160,000 shares.
1964
46 Years Old
In 1964, the company decided to expand into the restaurant business, which resulted in the founding of Bob Evans Restaurants.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
Evans served as a director and president of the company until his retirement on December 31, 1986.
2005
87 Years Old
In 2005, Evans was honored by FAO as an inaugural "I'm a Child of Appalachia" honoree for his philanthropic efforts, entrepreneurial success and support of improved access to higher education in the region.
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Bob Evans died in 2007 while being treated at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, from complications of a stroke.
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