The word out in the Twitterverse that yesterday was your last chance to enjoy food from Johnny Ray’s – at least as we knew it. The current owners of the 55 year old local barbecue chain have decided to retire with different plans being made for all of the existing locations.
The chatter online has been sparse, though it was apparent that the changes were expected, though some early moves left folks unsure.
Thanks to @bmcgraw for the heads up on the news about the local franchise.
Logo: courtesy of the restaurant’s website.
Follow-up: Johnny Ray’s president joins the conversation
We’ve seen a great deal of traffic over the last few days with regard to our post about the future of Johnny Ray’s. We’re hoping that some of you have had a chance to read the comments. If not, you’ve missed out on something…
One person who we were happy to see respond to the comments was Alton Shields, the President and Managing Director of the Johnny Ray Cos, who was able to quiet rumors that the chain was closing.
We just wanted to take a moment and suggest that folks check out his comments and all of the other comments to all of the other posts on the site whenever and wherever they’re made.
Thanks those that do add their voices to this conversation.
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