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Friendly's abruptly closed most of their locations in upstate New York on April 7, 2019. [18] Several locations in New England were also among the closures. [19] Co-founder Curtis Blake died on May 24, 2019, at the age of 102. [20] On August 19, 2019, Friendly's closed its North Providence location, its last in Rhode Island. [3]
Nearly all of Friendly’s 130 corporate-owned and franchised restaurants are expected to remain open during the process, with thousands of jobs likely to be saved, according to the release.
CAMP HILL, Pa. (WHTM) — A recently closed Friendly’s restaurant in Camp Hill will soon be replaced by a new breakfast, lunch, and brunch establishment. abc27 news reported back in September ...
Blake and Curtis founded the Friendly's national restaurant chain in the summer of 1935, during the Great Depression. [3] They worked closely together for 43 years. [3] From making ice cream to scooping ice cream, the brothers shared in the hard work of getting the company off the ground; even their mother chipped in, helping to create the syrup for the coffee flavored ice cream. [3]
To promote the more family friendly feel, the chain introduced a Kids Eat Free night on their flagship day, Tuesday. At all company owned restaurants, a child's meal is free with the purchase of an adult entree. In August 2016, Ruby Tuesday announced that it would close 95 restaurants as sales slid. [43]
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Newport Creamery began with Samuel Rector's Newport, Rhode Island dairy business in 1928. [1] Rector began as a wholesaler and started home delivery in 1932. In 1940, Rector and his son opened their first restaurant in nearby Middletown, where the company is still headquartered.
Friendly's has been losing market share and gaining debt since the 1990s, and the number of its stores has declined to less than 500 from a peak of almost 700. More recently, ...