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| '''Bob Luby was the founder of Luby's.''' ''Italic text'' | |||
| If you think Bob Luby grew up in a cafeteria, he’d proudly say you were right. Bob was one year old when his father, Harry, opened his first cafeteria called the New England Dairy Lunch. He learned early on that hard work and dedication, along with treating customers and employees with respect, is the secret to success. | |||
| Bob opened the first Luby’s Cafeteria in 1947 and built a legacy by keeping it simple…good food from good people. | |||
| When Bob and his cousin Charles Johnston opened that cafeteria on January 28, 1947, they probably could not have imagined that one day Luby’s would be a Texas institution, serving tens of millions of hungry Texans every year. But that’s exactly what has happened, due in large part to the hard work of Bob, Charles, and the thousands of people that have worked for Luby’s over the past 58 years. | |||
| The early years of Luby’s were exciting ones, as the cafeteria in San Antonio was followed by locations in Tyler, Harlingen, El Paso, and Beaumont, Texas. In 1959, driven by Bob Luby’s vision, those original partners joined together as shareholders in a new company, Cafeterias, Inc. Cafeterias, Inc. continued to grow, spreading to other Texas cities and locations in contiguous states. The first Houston location opened in 1965, using the name Romana Cafeteria. Growth took them beyond Texas as well, with cafeterias opening in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1966 and later in Oklahoma in 1980. | |||
| In 1973, Cafeterias, Inc. achieved another significant milestone when it became a publicly traded company. This initial public offering was followed by a secondary offering in 1978. Then, on February 22, 1982, Luby’s shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with Bob Luby buying the first 100 shares. | |||
| To honor Bob Luby’s legacy, vision, and determination, Cafeterias, Inc. in 1982 was renamed Luby’s Cafeterias, Inc. The Company grew at a steady pace in the 1980’s and by 1987, forty years after its founding, Luby’s had reached 100 units. The next 14 years for the Company would be a period of explosive growth, adding 131 units between 1987 and 2000. Many of these units were located outside of Luby’s core Texas markets, in states like Tennesse, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and Arizona. | |||
| By 2001, Luby’s was in search of new executive leadership. Challenged by the changing face of the restaurant industry and burdened by legacy costs associated with the expansion of the 1990’s, Luby’s looked to two successful Texas restaurateurs, Chris and Harris Pappas of Houston, Texas, to help guide Luby’s back to financial and operational strength. Upon arriving, the new management team focused immediately on improving food quality, developing new cooking techniques, strengthening customer service, and introducing new products. At the same time, management made the decision to close many of the out-of-state and underperforming units, bringing the focus back to Texas, Luby’s home base. Generations of Texans have grown up eating Luby’s, and that loyalty is a tremendous asset for the Company. | |||
| Today, Luby’s operates 131 restaurants in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, the Rio Grande River Valley, and other locations throughout Texas. Luby’s advertising slogan, “Tastes Like Texas, Feels Like Home” is a perfect description of Luby’s, its food, and its people. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Luby’s, Inc. employs more than 7,400 people that work hard every day to provide our guests with delicious home-style food, value pricing, and outstanding customer service. We invite you to come in and visit your local Luby’s soon. | |||
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Luby's is a restaurant chain in the United States. It is a buffet-style restaurant.
A deadly shooting spree occurred at a Luby's restaurant in Killeen, Texas on October 16, 1991 when George Hennard gunned down 24 people.
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