Local Husband and Wife Restaurateurs Open First Firehouse Subs in Ozark
February 2, 2021 · ·
Pictured left to right: Franchisee Paula Yager and General Manager Katie Jenkins in front of the Ozark restaurant’s mural. Photo Credit: Firehouse Subs
Firehouse Subs announces the grand opening of its first location in Ozark, Alabama, at
1177 Andrews Ave., Suite R. The restaurant opened its doors to the public on Monday, February 1, under the ownership of Firehouse Subs Franchisees Gene and Paula Yager.
Gene Yager has more than fifty years of restaurant industry experience, from his first job at age 17 to owning and operating various restaurant brands. He opened his first Firehouse Subs restaurant in Enterprise back in 2008 and went on to open two more over the years. He eventually sold all three of those restaurants for various reasons and decided to retire. Gene quickly learned he wasn’t built for retirement and looked for an opportunity to get back into the industry he