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The now famous “Hooters Six” were: L.D. Stewart, a painting contractor; Gil DiGiannantonio, a liquor salesman; “Uncle Billy” Ranieri, a retired service station owner; Ed Droste, a real estate executive; Dennis Johnson, a brick mason by trade; and Ken Wimmer, a partner in the painting business with L.D. Strange group.
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1983–2013 Hooters logo. Hooters, Inc., was incorporated in Clearwater, Florida, on April 1, 1983, by six Clearwater businessmen: Lynn D. Stewart, Gil DiGiannantonio, Ed Droste, Billy Ranieri, Ken Wimmer and Dennis Johnson. The date was an April Fools' Day joke because the original six owners believed that their prospect was going to fail.
Oct 4, 2023 · The Hooters Six, who founded the original location in Clearwater 40 years ago. In the back (left to right): Lynn “L.D.” Stewart, Dennis Johnson, Gil DiGiannantonio and Ken Wimmer.
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Sep 16, 2023 · The “Hooters Six” founders were: L.D. Stewart, Gil DiGiannantonio, “Uncle Billy” Ranieri, Ed Droste, Dennis Johnson, and Ken Wimmer. Hooters Growth and Ownership. In 1984, Hugh Connerty, the owner of a Colorado steakhouse chain, approached the six partners with an offer to expand the Hooters concept beyond its home territory.
Dec 28, 2021 · Published Dec. 28, 2021. The Clearwater-based company that owns and operates Hooters restaurants is changing its name. Hooters Management Corporation is now known as HMC Hospitality Group ...
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Oct 10, 2023 · The Hooters Six, who founded the original location in Clearwater 40 years ago. In the back (left to right): Lynn “L.D.” Stewart, Dennis Johnson, Gil DiGiannantonio and Ken Wimmer.
May 23, 2018 · As Gil DiGiannantonio, one of the partners, told Florida Trend magazine three years later, after Hooters had become a roaring success, they were “ a bunch of guys who got tired of going to fern bars. ” Apocryphally, the six combed Clearwater Beach searching for attractive young women who were interested in becoming the first Hooters Girls.
