Gold Star Chili restaurants was founded in 1965 by the four Daoud brothers, in the Mount Washington area of Cincinnati. The original name of the company was Hamburger Heaven. The original idea was to sell hamburgers and chili burgers, however, the brothers noticed that people were ordering more chili than hamburgers. The company changed its focus and its name.
Today, the company has 95 franchised and company locations in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. In 2015, one of the founding brothers’ sons, Roger David, returned from college to take his place as CEO of the company.
Gold Star Chili is one of the major sponsors of the Cincinnati Bengals and is the official chili of the team.
Gold Star ChiliGold Star Chili restaurants was founded in 1965 by the four Daoud brothers, in the Mount Washington area of Cincinnati. The original name of the company was Hamburger Heaven. The original idea was to sell hamburgers and chili burgers, however, the brothers noticed that people were ordering more chili than hamburgers. The company changed its focus and its name.
Today, the company has 95 franchised and company locations in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. In 2015, one of the founding brothers’ sons, Roger David, returned from college to take his place as CEO of the company.
Gold Star Chili is one of the major sponsors of the Cincinnati Bengals and is the official chili of the team.