Ford's Garage is an American

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restaurants founded in 2012. The first restaurant was opened in

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. As of July 2022, the company had 21 restaurants in four states, the majority of which are operated by 23 Restaurant Services. The chain has a licensing agreement with the

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that allows it to use the ''Ford'' name and the carmaker's logo.

History

In 2012, co-founders Mike McGuigan and Daniel Kearns, President of the Kearns Restaurant Group, opened the first Ford's Garage restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida. In May 2013, the company applied to trademark its name as Ford's Garage Venture LLC. The

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denied the application, because the name was too similar to the trademark held by the Ford Motor Company. One year later in 2014, the restaurant chain signed a deal with the Ford Motor Company enabling it to use Ford's trademark "Blue Oval" logo and other insignia in its restaurants. In 2017, Ford's Garage opened their first restaurant outside Florida in Dearborn,

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, the birthplace of the motor company's founder

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. The restaurant in Dearborn is located within the property of the Ford Motor Company and is less than two miles away from the company's international headquarters.

Sister restaurants

Ford's Garage's sister restaurants include Yeoman's Topgolf Swing Suite, Tiki Docks, Don The Beachcomber, The Firestone, Capone's Coal Fired Pizza, Cabos Cantina, The Lodge, The Boathouse, and The Lakehouse all located in Florida.

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External links

Official website
{{Fast-food chains of the United States Hamburger restaurants Restaurant chains in the United States Restaurants established in 2012 Restaurants in Florida Restaurants in Michigan 2012 establishments in Florida Fort Myers, Florida

History

Sister restaurants

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