History

Earl and Sarah Ledbetter married in LaFayette, Georgia in 1945.  They were a part of what writers have referred to as the Great Generation — a group of people who gave up so much to start over after WWII. This generation shared a determination to succeed and help rebuild the nation.

Earl's first exposure to food service was through watching his father run food concessions in a local cotton mill.  Sarah and Earl bought a local restaurant, which was the beginning of their life in food service. They served the local public as well as industry in their hometown of LaFayette.

In 1963, the food service contract of E.T. Barwick Carpet Mills became available. The Ledbetters, with faith in God and each other, set out with determination and desire to receive the business.  The contract was awarded to them, and this event would prove to be the beginning of Restaurant Enterprises.

Stan and Steve grew up in the business just as their parents and grandparents had, and it is with great pride and renewed enthusiasm that Restaurant Enterprises carries on today.