Howard Deering Johnson

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

Early life

Howard Johnson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and he only completed elementary school because he began to work in his father's cigar business. He served in France during World War I in the American Expeditionary Force. His father died and left him with a debt-ridden company. He owned the cigar store until 1924, when he liquidated it, but he could not pay the $10,000 debt. He ventured into restaurant to pay off the loan that had not been repaid since he sold the cigar company.

He purchased a little soda store in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1925. He raised the quality of the ice cream by purchasing a recipe from a pushcart store for $300. It doubled the butterfat content of the dish and used only natural flavorings. He used hand-cranked makers in his basement, and by 1928, the store and nearby beaches were grossing nearly $240,000 each.

Johnson also expanded operations by opening more stores and beginning to sell food items like hamburgers and frankfurters at his original store. He opened a second restaurant in Quincy in 1929. This sit-down restaurant had a larger menu and laid the groundwork for future expansion.

Howard Johnson formed the first modern restaurant franchise in 1935 with Reginald Sprague, a local businessman. The idea was new in the time: A fee was waived by an operator who permitted the operator to use the name, food, equipment, and logo in exchange for a fee. The success of "HoJo" chain restaurants has grown quickly, and he has also ventured into the lodging industry.

Howard Johnson's two children started working in the company. Howard Brennan Johnson (b. ) was his son Howard Brennan Johnson (b). Dorothy Johnson (1933-2013) and her sister Dorothy Johnson (1930-2013) all died together from highway billboards, saying, "We love our daddy's ice cream" at a time when they were six and eight years old respectively.

Later life

Johnson was married four times (Dorothy Frances Smith m. 1928 and d. 1935), fathering at least two children, and Marjorie Christine Smith m. 1949). He had a 60-foot (18 m) yacht and a collection of paintings. "To talk and eat food is his passion," his uncle said. He stoutfully ate ice cream, which was "not fattening" despite being 205 pounds (93 kg). He ate at least a cone a day, and he maintained ten distinct flavors in his seven-room penthouse freezers and at his Milton, Massachusetts home.

Johnson recalled that he had no interest in or time for anything other than expanding his company in later life. Joseph H. Boyett wrote, "I think [building the company] was my only form of recreation." "I never played golf," the author of a book titled The guru guide to entrepreneurship recited. I had never played tennis. Since being out of school, I never did anything. "I ate, slept, and thought of nothing but the company."

Johnson retired in 1959, leaving the company to Howard Brennan ("Bud") Johnson. The older Johnson continued to inspect his restaurants for odors and proper food preparation. When conducting unannounced inspections of the restaurants, he will be chauffeured in a black Cadillac carrying the license plate HJ-28 (his initials and 28 ice cream flavors).

Johnson died on June 20, 1972, at the age of 75. In Milton, Massachusetts, he was buried. In 1979, his son started the family business but then departed in 1981.

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