Restaurant History
Now that you have chosen a name for your restaurant, it’s time to give it a little backstory.
Have you ever been to The Works? Do you know why it’s called “The Works”?
Two young Germans moved to the United States in the late 1880’s. Ferdinand Thun, born in
Barmen in 1866, and Henry Janssen, also born in Barmen in 1866, came to the United States to
begin separate careers. Thun and Janssen met, learned that they were born within a week of
each other, and decided on an ambitious and daring plan: to make braiding machinery in
competition with the better-known German manufacturers.
Thun and Janssen started their business in Reading, at 222 Cedar Street. Rent was $40 a
month. On July 5, 1892, the “Textile Machine Works” had opened for business.
Hard time affected all businesses during this timeframe, yet the young partners persevered,
investing money into plant improvements, and even making contributions to charity. In its third
year of operation the business received a large order for braiding machinery. Thun and
Jannsen foresaw the inevitable growth in business, and began to look for an area to construct a
larger plant. In 1896, they built a new plant in nearby Wyomissing, and moved their “Textile
Machine Works” out of Reading.
-from http://gearedforfun.com/about.html
Type at least 2 paragraphs (at least four complete sentences each) for a total of ~150 words
that explain at least four details about the “history” of your restaurant.
Possible points you may want to touch on are:
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Founder(s)’s name(s) and history
 What the name means
Year restaurant opened
 Number of locations
Purpose/ history of original building
 Awards won
Reason the location was chosen
 Important dates in history
Type of food served or what your
 Pretty much anything else you can
restaurant is known for
think of!
Make it clever, make it unique, and make it something that people would actually take the
time to read on a menu.
At this point, just focus on the content.
DO NOT CHANGE THE FONT / COLORS / SIZES. We’ll work on making this look nice later on.
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