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First Warwick Honey Baked Ham Opens

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The first Warwick Honey Baked Ham store opened at 300 Quaker Lane Nov. 23.

[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The first Warwick Honey Baked Ham store opened at 300 Quaker Lane Nov. 23.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The first Warwick Honey Baked Ham store opened at 300 Quaker Lane Nov. 23.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Customers sampled food and competed for prizes as the first Warwick Honey Baked Ham store opened at 300 Quaker Lane Nov. 23.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] Customers sampled food and competed for prizes as the first Warwick Honey Baked Ham store opened at 300 Quaker Lane Nov. 23.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The first Warwick Honey Baked Ham store opened at 300 Quaker Lane Nov. 23, when they made a $500 donation to the RI Community Food Bank.
[CREDIT: Mary Carlos] The first Warwick Honey Baked Ham store opened at 300 Quaker Lane Nov. 23, when they made a $500 donation to the RI Community Food Bank.
WARWICK, RI — The first Warwick Honey Baked Ham celebrated its grand opening Nov. 23 with eager first time customers sampling sandwich deals, vying for prizes and watching Mayor Frank Picozzi preside over their ribbon cutting.

Honey Baked Ham now operates 450 U.S. stores, though only six in New England, and this is the first in Rhode Island, part of what franchise owner Tom McGwire, great-grandson to Honey Baked Ham founder  Harry J. Hoenselaar, said is an effort to expand further in New England states. McGwire and his wife, Carrolline, operate the franchise, which also includes two Connecticut stores, and he’s partners with his father and two brothers.

The store rewarded its first 50 guests in line with Free HoneyBaked Sandwiches for a year, and raffled off a free Honey Baked Ham or Turkey for one guest every 30 minutes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

 

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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