Ford's Garage
Type | Private |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | fast-casual |
Founded | 2012 |
Founders | Mike McGuigan and Daniel Kearns |
Number of locations | 16 (2020) |
Area served | Florida, Michigan and Indiana |
Key people | Marc Brown, CEO, President Mike McGuigan, Co-Founder Daniel Kearns, Co-Founder |
Owner | 23 Restaurant Services |
Website | www.fordsgarageusa.com |
Ford's Garage is an American chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 2012.[1] The first restaurant was opened in Fort Myers, Florida. As of April 2021, the company had 16 restaurants in three states. The chain has a licensing agreement with the Ford Motor Company that allows it to use the Ford name and the carmaker's logo.[2]
History[]
In 2012, co-founders Mike McGuigan and Daniel Kearns opened the first Ford's Garage restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida.
In May 2013, the company applied to trademark its name as Ford's Garage Venture LLC. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied the application, because the name was too similar to the trademark held by the Ford Motor Company. One year later in 2014, the restaurant chain signed a deal with the Ford Motor Company enabling it to use Ford's trademark "Blue Oval" logo and other insignia in its restaurants.[3]
In 2017, Ford's Garage opened their first restaurant outside Florida in Dearborn, Michigan, the birthplace of the motor company's founder Henry Ford.[4] The restaurant in Dearborn is located within the property of the Ford Motor Company and is less than two miles away from the company's international headquarters.[citation needed]
Sister restaurants[]
Ford's Garage's sister restaurants include The Firestone, Capone's, Los Cabos Cantina and The Lodge, all located in Florida.[5]
See also[]
- Ford Motor Company
References[]
- ^ "Fort Myers-born Ford's Garage set to boom nationwide". News-Press. February 2, 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Ford's Garage restaurant set to open in Lakeland". Lakeland Ledger. June 15, 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Ford's Garage restaurant chain signs deal with auto manufacturer". Naples Daily News. July 14, 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Florida car dealer adds Ford's Garage restaurant — and others want one too". Detroit Free Press. April 7, 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Locations". 23 Restaurant Services. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
External links[]
- Hamburger restaurants
- Restaurant chains in the United States
- Restaurants established in 2012
- Restaurants in Florida
- Restaurants in Michigan
- 2012 establishments in Florida
- Fort Myers, Florida