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title: "The Citrus County Chronicle: Beef 'O' Brady's Franchisee Makes Restaurant Community Staple"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8c0f6a0a-0a80-4a51-a737-6970944ef8a1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/beefobradys/the-citrus-county-chronicle-beef-o-bradys-franchisee-makes-restaurant-community-staple-9092
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2017-01-05T22:17:47.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:09.821Z
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# The Citrus County Chronicle: Beef 'O' Brady's Franchisee Makes Restaurant Community Staple

**TL;DR:** Beef 'O' Brady's franchisee Dan Heavrin has become a community staple in Crystal River, Florida, through his involvement in local events and charitable activities. He believes that owning a successful small business is a two-way street, where helping the community leads to profitability.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/beefobradys/the-citrus-county-chronicle-beef-o-bradys-franchisee-makes-restaurant-community-staple-9092).*

## Story

Beef 'O' Brady's franchisee Dan Heavrin has been working in the restaurant industry since he was a teen and understands how important it is for business owners to get involved in their community. At his Beef 'O' Brady's in Crystal River, Florida, he regularly hosts spirit nights, pancake breakfasts, banquets and other events for schools and organizations in town. Epstein says that Dan is incredibly generous and is always searching for more ways to support people through his restaurant.

“He goes above and beyond and helps the community out,” Dan Epstein, track and field and cross-country coach at Crystal River Middle School, told the Citrus County Chronicle. “My philosophy is to get business back to him.”

Dan believes that owning a successful small business is a two-way street.

“As business owners, if we set the example and show that it doesn’t all have to be about a profit, if you do things right, the profit’s going to come,” Dan told the Citrus County Chronicle. “We are more successful helping people in the community. If we didn’t do that, we would not be profitable at all.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- community involvement (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- Beef 'O' Brady's (company)
- restaurant business (topic)
- local events (topic)
- Crystal River, Florida (location)
- charitable activities (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/beefobradys/the-citrus-county-chronicle-beef-o-bradys-franchisee-makes-restaurant-community-staple-9092). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8c0f6a0a-0a80-4a51-a737-6970944ef8a1).