Hospitality competition winner plans to expand restaurant into a chain
April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026
ITHACA, New York, April 24 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Hospitality competition winner plans to expand restaurant into a chain
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Avery Sheppard was 18 when a business owner approached her mother, a fishery owner in Gore Bay, Ontario, about opening a fish and chips stand. Her mother wasn't interested. But Sheppard took the deal.
"My parents thought I was crazy or that I was joking, but I persiste . . .
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Hospitality competition winner plans to expand restaurant into a chain
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Avery Sheppard was 18 when a business owner approached her mother, a fishery owner in Gore Bay, Ontario, about opening a fish and chips stand. Her mother wasn't interested. But Sheppard took the deal.
"My parents thought I was crazy or that I was joking, but I persiste . . .