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Aug 2, 2022 · Charley Woodsby got his first job at a grocery store when he was 11 years old. Four years later, he enlisted in the Air Force and had lied about his age and joined the service at age 15, said...
Learn about Charley Woodsby, the founder of Red Lobster and Talk of the Town Restaurants, and his legacy of quality, value, service and integrity. Read his book, watch his videos, and see his testimonials and media appearances.
Sep 1, 2014 · Our founder, Charley Woodsby, has a long tradition in the restaurant industry with a career spanning over 60 years. From 1963 to 1983, Charley was a co-owner of Gary’s Duck Inn on Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, FL.
The first Red Lobster restaurant was opened on January 18, 1968, in Lakeland, Florida, by entrepreneurs Bill Darden and Charley Woodsby. [11] [12] The oft-quoted date of March 27, 1968, is based on the incorporation date of Red Lobster Inns of America, Inc. (now GMRI, Inc.) in the Florida Secretary of State's Office. [13]
Oct 1, 2018 · Charley and MaryLou Woodsby with 50 year pictorial history of Red Lobster. By the time he was eight, Charley Woodsby was contributing to the family farm in Spartanburg, SC, by milking cows, picking cotton, gathering blackberries. Within a few years he discovered he had a love and a flair for food.
Charley Woodsby was a contractor who met Bill Darden, a restaurateur, and joined him to open the first Red Lobster in 1968. Red Lobster became a popular seafood chain with hundreds of locations across North America.
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May 16, 2024 · In 1968, restaurateurs Bill Darden and Charley Woodsby opened the first Red Lobster in Lakeland, and it became a near-instant success. Two years later, Red Lobster was acquired by General Mills...
