Give them a little bread, and Eric Powell and Trevor Snowden will bet their future on grilled cheese.
The Cincinnati entrepreneurs are pulling together financing to open a grilled cheese restaurant, a concept called Meltworks, in Columbus in early 2009. If financing and strategy follow as planned, the young pair expects to operate 25 Midwestern eateries in five years’ time.
“It’s instantly familiar yet endlessly flexible,” Powell said of the concept. “You can explore so many different flavors through the simple idea of a grilled cheese sandwich. The possibilities are really endless.” (Continued)