William Carl, 63, Dies; Started Restaurant Chain
NY Times
RALEIGH, N.C., April 19 (AP) - William Foster Carl, a co-founder of the Golden Corral restaurant chain, died at his home here on Saturday. He was 63.
The cause of death was not released by the company.
Mr. Carl and his friend James H. Maynard opened a steakhouse in Fayetteville, N.C., in 1972 called the Golden Steer, which was later renamed Golden Corral.
Golden Corral, based in Raleigh, has 485 restaurants in 39 states, employs 13,000 people and served 172 million customers last year.
