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Mister C's was a renowned steakhouse in North Omaha founded by one of the Caniglia brothers. After operating for more than 55 years, the restaurant closed in 2007. [1] Gorat's was founded in 1944, and still operates from its original location where Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett regularly dines. [2]
Several restaurant chains have roots in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area, including Famous Dave's, [124] the now defunct Chi-Chi's, and Buca di Beppo, which was started out of a small Minneapolis basement in 1993. [125] Portillo's Restaurants is another Midwestern fast-food chain known for its hot dogs. [126]
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The Omaha World-Herald is the largest employee-owned newspaper in the United States, and also has one of the highest penetration rates, meaning the percentage of the population in the country that subscribes to the newspaper. The Omaha World-Herald Freedom Center is a $200 million printing press facility on the north end of downtown. [35]
[4] [5] The restaurant chain is still owned by the Everett family, and Sally's grandson Donald Everett Jr. serves as President. [6] In addition to the namesake sandwich, the chain serves chili and cinnamon rolls [7] (another Midwest dish), as well as other fast food staples like hamburgers, french fries and onion rings.
Omaha jobbers handled a wide variety of wholesale products along the Great Platte River Road and beyond, including groceries, dry goods, hardware, fruits, paper, and liquor. [5] The city created a market house and a food-oriented warehousing district to meet the needs of this sector of the economy.
Omaha was established in 1871 as a stop along the Springfield and Illinois South Eastern Railway. A baggage master working for the railroad, Henry Pearce, named the settlement for Omaha, Nebraska, where he had previously worked as a baggage master. After an initial attempt at incorporation failed in 1875, Omaha successfully incorporated in 1888 ...
In 2016, ConAgra cut 1,500 jobs, moved its headquarters to Chicago, Illinois, and rebranded as "Conagra Brands". [40] [41] On September 22, 2017, Conagra announced that it was acquiring Angie's Artisan Treats, maker of Angie's Boomchickapop popcorn. [42] The company announced the acquisition was completed on October 23, 2017. [43]