Steak properties in western and central Michigan and one in Ft. West-Central Investment then owned and operated a group of nine Mr. Secchia as CEO and Chairman, the Universal Companies made an offer to the shareholders of West-Central Investment Corporation to merge with that firm via a stock exchange. Steak location in Lancaster, Pennsylvania which opened in January, 1977 was consistently among the top ten volume producers in the national Mr. Dale Lausch, Universal's comptroller and himself a native Pennsylvanian, was named to shepherd the new group and the company's first Mr. Secchia had been active in ownership of specialty restaurants in the Midwest. While the new Universal Restaurants represented the corporation's first venture into food service, Mr.
Steak restaurants in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Originally, this subsidiary was only a franchise of Mr. More successful was the formation of Universal Restaurants, Inc., at the 1976 annual meeting. However, due to a pinched economy and burgeoning competition among other footwear brands, Universal sold the group in 1980. Two Michigan stores in college towns were purchased, and later, three retail outlets joined them. So Great Lakes Mercantile, a subsidiary to sell Adidas footwear and athletic clothing, was formed. Secchia's philosophy was to stick with the basics of shelter, food and clothing. Universal diversified in the mid-70s into two new areas, food service and athletic footwear.
of East Grand Rapids) which was Grand Rapids' first non-reservation restaurant, followed by "Guthrie's Digs," and a "Fish and Chips" in Holland. The "Starboard Tack" was added (forerunner of the Great Lake Steak Co.
It soon grew to nine (9) very successful stores.
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