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MCL Restaurant & Bakery
FormerlyMCL Cafeterias
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurant
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)inIndianapolis, Indiana
Founders
  • Charles O. McGaughey
  • George Laughner
    • Headquarters
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    ,
    US
    ProductsAmerican food
    OwnersMcGaughey family
    Websitemclhomemade.com

    MCL Restaurant & Bakery, formerly known as MCL Cafeterias, is a chain of American cafeteria-style restaurants based in Indianapolis. As of April 2024, the company operates 13 locations in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

    Background[edit]

    The company began with a single cafeteria in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1950, founded by Charles O. McGaughey and George Laughner. MCL is an abbreviation of their two names.[1] Today, the chain operates locations in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. It is a privately owned company, now exclusively owned by the McGaughey family. In 2007, MCL Cafeterias changed the brand to "MCL Restaurant and Bakery", although no fundamental changes were made in production.[2] MCL competed with Laughner's Cafeteria, which was founded by a cousin.

    MCL Cafeteria at the Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington, Ohio

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Our story
  • ^ Schnitzler, Peter (September 17, 2007). "MCL spending $1M to freshen its image". Indianapolis Business Journal.

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