Max & Erma's
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Max & Erma's is an American casual dining restaurant chain based in Columbus, Ohio. since April 2024[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the company operates seven locations in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, down from a peak of 110 restaurants across more than 12 states in the mid-2000s.[1] It was founded in 1972 by Todd Barnum and Barry Zacks. The two businessmen purchased a local tavern in Columbus's German Village which had been operated by Max and Erma Visocnik since 1958; Erma died in 1977, and Max died in 1995.[2] Barnum and Zacks retained the Max & Erma's name and created the theme restaurant, which featured a converted bathtub serving as a sundae bar.[3]
Max & Erma's was purchased by Pittsburgh-based equity investor G&R Acquisition Inc. in a $10.2Script error: No such module "String".million deal in April 2008.[4] The company declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 26, 2009.[5] It was acquired by American Blue Ribbon Holdings, owners of the Village Inn and Bakers Square restaurant chains, in 2010.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
On JanuaryScript error: No such module "String".25, 2016, it was announced that Glacier Restaurant Group had purchased Max & Erma's from American Blue Ribbon Holdings. The sale followed the closure of 19 of the restaurant's locations that were described as underperforming.[6]
On JulyScript error: No such module "String".28, 2017, Glacier announced that the original German Village Max & Erma's location would close on AugustScript error: No such module "String".7, 2017, citing a lack of financial viability.[2]
Gallery
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The original Max & Erma's, Columbus, Ohio
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Old Max & Erma's logo from 1972 to 2005 and as alternate logo from 2005 to 2007
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Max and Erma's location in Springboro, Ohio
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- ↑ Press Release: GLACIER RESTAURANT GROUP BUYS MAX & ERMA’S TO ADD TO ITS GROWING PORTFOLIO http://www.grgfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/GRG-Acquires-Max-and-Ermas-1.25.16-2.pdf
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