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Intrigued by the success of the bustling taco stand, Cheyenne businessmen Harold Holmes and Jim Woodson purchased the franchise rights to the fledgling venture in 1969. They believed that they could transport the concept to other cities in the region and, if the new restaurants were as popular as the first Taco House, profit handsomely.
He went to James Woodson to find a location to lease, and Woodson redirected him to Harold W. Holmes, who converted one of his campers into a 12x30 trailer in seven days. This was just in time to pop up at Cheyenne Frontier Days that year, and it was an instant hit.
Cheyenne, Wyoming-based Mexican food restaurant Taco John's turns 50 years old this year. Taco John's founders Harold Holmes and Jim Woodson tell the story a...
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Apr 18, 2024 · But the founding of Taco John’s International dates back to the 1960s. Cheyenne natives James Woodson, Harold Holmes and John Turner had a vision for a franchise business designed to offer individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit the chance to run a fast food restaurant of their own.
Oct 30, 2008 · James F. Woodson, co-founder of the Taco John’s restaurant chain based in Cheyenne, Wyoming died Friday, October 24, 2008. Woodson and Harold Holmes built the chain from a “Taco House” concept in 1969.
From their first day in business together, Jim Woodson and Harold Holmes could feel that they were on to something big. It was Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and they had barely managed to get John Turner’s tiny pre-fab “Taco House” up and running in time for the festivities, yet customers were already lined up for this (then) exotic ...
Oct 29, 2008 · James F. Woodson, co-founder of the popular Taco John's restaurant chain based in Cheyenne, Wyoming died Friday, October 24, 2008. Woodson and Harold Holmes built the chain from a Taco House concept in 1969.
