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   Howard Deering Johnson (February 2, 1897 – June 20, 1972) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder of an American chain of restaurants and motels under one company of the same name, Howard Johnson's.

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   Who was Howard Deering Johnson?

   • Howard Deering Johnson had very humble beginnings in the food service business. Although he is mostly known for his motel, hotel, and restaurant chains, it was his branded ice cream that gave him a spectacular start in the business. Howard Johnson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1885.

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   Who was Howard Johnson?

   • Howard Deering Johnson (February 2, 1897 – June 20, 1972) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and the founder of an American chain of restaurants and motels under one company of the same name, Howard Johnson's .

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   When did Howard Johnson's become famous?

   • In the 1950s and 1960s, Howard Johnson’s rose to become the largest American restaurant chain, the first giant in the industry. The company’s familiar orange roofs and steeples covered much of the U.S. highway system. “HoJo’s” was also a leader in the development of roadside lodging. Yet by the 1980s, the party was over for this once-great company.

   The First Giant Restaurant Chain: Howard Johnson’s: Rise and Fall

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   When did Howard Deering Johnson start ice cream?

   • Howard Deering Johnson started the operation simply in 1925 with a drugstore soda fountain in Quincy, Mass. He increased the butterfat content of the ice cream and did a booming business. By 1929, he opened a second shop and then, in the midst of the Great Depression, Johnson pioneered the idea of restaurant franchising.

   Whatever Happened To ... Howard Johnson's?

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   May 29, 2018 · Johnson, Howard American businessman 1885–1972 Howard Deering Johnson had very humble beginnings in the food service business. Although he is mostly known for his motel, hotel, and restaurant chains, it was his branded ice cream [1] that gave him a spectacular start in the business.

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   Aug 26, 2021 · In the 1950s and 1960s, Howard Johnson’s rose to become the largest American restaurant chain, the first giant in the industry. The company’s familiar orange roofs and steeples covered much of the U.S. highway system.

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   In 1959, Howard Deering Johnson, who had founded and managed the company since 1925, turned control over to his son, then 26-year-old Howard Brennan Johnson. The elder Johnson observed his son's running of the company until his death in 1972 at the age of 75.

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   Howard Deering Johnson (February 2, 1897 – June 20, 1972) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and founder who pioneered the franchising of restaurants and motor lodges called Howard Johnson's.

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   Jun 27, 2014 · Howard Deering Johnson started the operation simply in 1925 with a drugstore soda fountain in Quincy, Mass. He increased the butterfat content of the ice cream and did a booming business.

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   Sep 28, 2016 · Howard Deering Johnson, the founder, experimented with a rich, fat and creamy ice cream that created a local sensation in the Boston area during the 1920s. He subsequently opened what would...