Leroy raffel biography
Co-founder of Arby’s Leroy Raffel, 96, dies...
Leroy raffel biography
Co-founder of Arby’s Leroy Raffel, 96, dies
Submitted photo / Mahoning Valley Historical Society.... Leroy, left, and Forrest Raffel founded the Arby’s restaurant chain in 1964, with the first one opening on U.S.
Route 224 in Boardman in 1964. Leroy died Tuesday at age 96.
Customers today know Arby’s restaurant by its television commercials with the guy in the deep voice saying “We have the meats.”
Some may not know that the “RB” in Arby’s actually stands for co-founders, the Raffel Brothers.
The restaurant’s social media page on Thursday announced the death of Leroy Raffel, 96, who with his brother Forrest launched the brand in 1964 at a small restaurant on U.S. Route 224 near the center of Boardman.
The company’s tribute called Leroy Raffel, formerly of New Castle, Pa., “a truly visionary leader.”
“We remain honored to carry on the legacy that Leroy and his brother Forrest created.
May his memory be a blessi