Friendly Ice Cream Corp.

Tourism leaders in Massachusetts mark economic importance of industry

Explore masslive.com (May 9 2012) Tourism

...ded the event. At the Greater Springfield bureau's booth, Miriam Hyder, field marketing manager for Friendly Ice Cream Corp.in Wilbraham, handed out some 400 cups of Friendly ice cream, while Marian Noga, office manager for ... (Read Full Article)

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Friendly's wants to add beer, wine at Chicopee location in bid to change image of Wilbraham-based chain

Explore masslive.com (Feb 23 2012) Retail

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Friendly's co-founder S. Prestley Blake pens book

Explore masslive.com (Jun 21 2011) Retail

Friendly Ice Cream Corp. is now a vertically integrated restaurant company serving signature sandwiches, entrees and ice cream desserts with system-wide sales of $700 million and distribution through more than 6,500 retail locations. There are more than 500 Friendly’s restaurants. (Read Full Article)

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Springfield Museums help tell Friendly story

Explore masslive.com (Jun 20 2011) Retail

“Here are two young men in the depths of the depression They can’t get a job so they borrow a little money from their parents and start a business,” McLain said. “Now the company has more than 500 restaurants. It’s a great American story.” (Read Full Article)

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Friendly Ice Cream Corp. taps Harsha Agadi to replace Ned Lidvall as CEO

Explore masslive.com (Aug 17 2010)

Harsha V. Agadi’s appointment was announced Tuesday afternoon by Sun Capital Partners Inc., the private equity firm that bought Friendly in 2007 for $337.2 million following a long legal battle for control of the then publicly traded corporation. (Read Full Article)

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Friendly Ice Cream Corp. celebrates 75th anniversary at Wilbraham headquarters

Explore masslive.com (Jul 19 2010)

Ned R. Lidvall, the current CEO of Friendly’s Ice Cream Corp., said the actual anniversary was July 17. At the end of that first day, the Blake brothers had $27.60 in the till, a sum Lidvall said was only impressive when you figure out that they did it by selling 552 ice cream cones at a nickel each. (Read Full Article)

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EASTHAMPTON SAVINGS BANK HIRES COMPLIANCE OFFICER

Explore From the EDC (Jun 11 2010) Financial Services

Easthampton, MA: William S. Hogan, Jrl, President and CEO of Easthampton Savings Bank, announced that Michael J. Roy, Esq. has joined Easthampton Savings Bank as the Compliance Officer. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Northampton   Friendly Ice Cream Corp.

Fribbles in a flash: New Friendly's Express promises to get customers ...

Explore masslive.com (Aug 5 2009) Retail

WILBRAHAM - Friendly Ice Cream Corp. is betting that people want their Fribbles in a flash. The company's new Friendly's Express locations promise to have customers get their food six to eight minutes after ordering and to shave an entire Friendly's ... (Read Full Article)

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