Columbus CEO
Columbus long has been something of a fast-food town, with brands across the spectrum born here and moving here: Wendy s, Sister s Chicken & Biscuits, Chipotle, Charleys Philly Steaks, Rax, Piada, Bibibop and of course, who could forget White Castle?
The House of Crave turns 100 this year, and it s still run by the same ingenuous family, the Ingrams, who at one point even vertically integrated production of the restaurant buildings themselves. Meet the descendants keeping White Castle going strong today and is it ever going strong. Sales were up to $780 million in 2020 over $579 million in 2019. In this month s feature by Associate Editor Jess Deyo, find out what keeps the Ingrams connected and focused around the slider business.