Beef O'Brady's
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Beef 'O'Brady's Family Sports Pubs is a restaurant franchise in the United States
established in 1985 by Jim Mellody in Brandon, Florida
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Jim Mellody moved from his native Pennsylvania
to Florida
in 1971, and tried numerous restaurant ideas before hitting on the concept of a family friendly (no hard liquor) Irish pub theme. Founded in 1985, by August 2000 it had grown to 40 locations. When founder Mellody died in November 2002, the chain had grown to 88 in seven southeastern U.S. states, and by December 2005 it had 183 locations in 19 states.
In 1998, Mellody sold most of his interest to Family Sports Concepts Inc., headed by Chuck Winship, but retained an interest in 13 locations. After Mellody's death, the remaining interest was bought out. As of 2009, Mellody's daughter still ran the original Brandon location.
In early April 2010, CEO Chuck Winship retired from Beef 'O' Brady's, and was replaced by Chris Elliot former executive of Cinnabon and Church's Chicken.
As of January 2011, the Beef O Brady's franchise has 215 locations in many different states, which are mostly located in the Gulf/Southern Coast of the United States.
Beef 'O'Brady's is also the title sponsor of the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
established in 1985 by Jim Mellody in Brandon, Florida
Brandon, Florida
Brandon is a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 103,483.-Founding:...
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Jim Mellody moved from his native Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
in 1971, and tried numerous restaurant ideas before hitting on the concept of a family friendly (no hard liquor) Irish pub theme. Founded in 1985, by August 2000 it had grown to 40 locations. When founder Mellody died in November 2002, the chain had grown to 88 in seven southeastern U.S. states, and by December 2005 it had 183 locations in 19 states.
In 1998, Mellody sold most of his interest to Family Sports Concepts Inc., headed by Chuck Winship, but retained an interest in 13 locations. After Mellody's death, the remaining interest was bought out. As of 2009, Mellody's daughter still ran the original Brandon location.
In early April 2010, CEO Chuck Winship retired from Beef 'O' Brady's, and was replaced by Chris Elliot former executive of Cinnabon and Church's Chicken.
As of January 2011, the Beef O Brady's franchise has 215 locations in many different states, which are mostly located in the Gulf/Southern Coast of the United States.
Beef 'O'Brady's is also the title sponsor of the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
The Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg is a NCAA Division I FBS college football bowl game played annually at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. It was first played following the 2008 college football season, when it was known as the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl after corporate...
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