Ohio inventions and firsts · Company innovation · 1948
Bob Evans Farms, from a Gallipolis sausage farm to a national chain
Bob Evans began making sausage on a southeastern Ohio farm in 1948 and opened a diner in Gallipolis. The company was incorporated in 1953, opened its first new restaurant in Chillicothe in 1962, and had more than 500 restaurants in 19 states by 2012.
At a glance
- Year
- 1948
- Company
- Bob Evans Farms
- Place
- Gallipolis, Gallia County ZIP 45631 · Gallipolis · Gallia County
Why it matters
A homegrown Ohio food and restaurant company built from one farm and one diner.
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.