Ford's Garage

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 majority of which are operated by 23 Restaurant Services. 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]

Ford's Garage
TypePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
Genrecasual
Founded2012 (2012)
FoundersMike McGuigan and Daniel Kearns
Number of locations
16 (2020)
Area served
Florida, Michigan and Indiana
Key people
Steve Shlemon, President
Marc Brown, Franchisee
Mike McGuigan, Co-Founder
Daniel Kearns, Co-Founder
OwnerIcon Restaurant Group
Websitewww.fordsgarageusa.com

History

In 2012, co-founders Mike McGuigan and Daniel Kearns, President of the Kearns Restaurant Group, 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.

Sister restaurants

Ford's Garage's sister restaurants include Yeoman's Cask & Lion, Tiki Docks, The Firestone, Capone's Coal Fired Pizza, Los Cabos Cantina, The Lodge, The Boathouse, and The Lakehouse all located in Florida.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Fort Myers-born Ford's Garage set to boom nationwide". News-Press. February 2, 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "Ford's Garage restaurant set to open in Lakeland". Lakeland Ledger. June 15, 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "Ford's Garage restaurant chain signs deal with auto manufacturer". Naples Daily News. July 14, 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "Florida car dealer adds Ford's Garage restaurant — and others want one too". Detroit Free Press. April 7, 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. "Locations". 23 Restaurant Services. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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