K-BOB'S is a regional

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chain that operates in

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

, and formerly

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. The company was founded in 1966 in Clovis, New Mexico, by Gabe E. Parson. It filed for

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in 1989 and emerged from in 1991 under the new ownership and management of Edward Tinsley III. Tinsley relocated the company headquarters from

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, and then later to Santa Fe. In August 2015, Tinsley sold the company to a private equity fund founded by his son (Edward R. Tinsley IV) and son-in-law (Morgan Booth). Tinsley retained 4 stores in the New Mexico market as a franchisee. Today, Tinsley IV and Booth operate the company out of its current corporate headquarters in

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*{{official website, kbobsusa.com 1966 establishments in New Mexico Companies based in Santa Fe, New Mexico Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1989 Economy of the Southwestern United States Regional restaurant chains in the United States Restaurant franchises Restaurants established in 1966 Restaurants in New Mexico Restaurants in Texas Steakhouses in the United States