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title: "Northwest Florida Daily News: Experienced Restaurant Operator Finds Success as Lennys Grill & Subs Franchisee"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/31b27658-0120-4439-8365-8e026b0e4fa3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/northwest-florida-daily-news-experienced-restaurant-operator-finds-success-as-lennys-grill-subs-franchisee-8139
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
published: 2016-11-30T22:17:49.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:52.817Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5b66882ef0130fd5aa721c616150dbe63033.jpg
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# Northwest Florida Daily News: Experienced Restaurant Operator Finds Success as Lennys Grill & Subs Franchisee

**TL;DR:** Henry De Varona and his wife took over the Destin location of Lennys Grill & Subs as a family project. De Varona applies his experience as a restaurateur in Miami to the new location, offering catering options to area organizations.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-11-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/northwest-florida-daily-news-experienced-restaurant-operator-finds-success-as-lennys-grill-subs-franchisee-8139).*

## Story

Henry De Varona and his wife assumed control of Destin's Lennys Grill & Subs location in the summer. They took over the shop as part of a family project with their sons serving on their staff.

De Varona used to operate as a restaurateur in Miami, and now applies the experience and knowledge he gained there to his Lennys store. He's providing catering options to area organizations and programs that weren't available to them in the past.

The changes have caused De Varona to work longer hours in order to implement them successfully, but according to Henry, "It's just what people have been asking for."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchisee (topic)
- family business (topic)
- restaurant operation (topic)
- Destin (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/northwest-florida-daily-news-experienced-restaurant-operator-finds-success-as-lennys-grill-subs-franchisee-8139). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/31b27658-0120-4439-8365-8e026b0e4fa3).