Lennie's Passes Ownership to Former Employees

The Bloomington tavern Lennie’s is changing hands after 34 years.

Founders Lennie Busch and Jeff Mease sold the establishment to long-time employees Michael Fox and Samantha Ezzo earlier this month.

Lennie'sOlivia DavidsonJuly 12, 2023Lennie's, Jeff Mease, Lennie Busch, One World Enterprises

Bloomington Brewing Co.'s New Owners Have Plans to Expand Production

Bloomington Brewing Co., founded in 1994, has new owners as of Wednesday afternoon.

After the closing of the sale was complete, new owners Amanda and Jarrod Franklin and the founders and former owners, Jeff Mease and Lennie Busch, met at the westside Bloomington Brewing Co. production facility for a celebratory toast with Kirkwood Cream Ale.

The Power of Pizza: Co-Owner of Pizza X Shares Thoughts on Food Business in COVID Times

“We’re nine months into this and it is going to be better in another nine months, hopefully,” Jeff Mease said recently as he announced the opening of a sixth Pizza X location while also saying that another of his restaurants, Lennie’s, will be closed for at least three weeks. “The only part of the business that’s doing well is Pizza X.”

COVID-19, Pizza X, Lennie's, HiveOlivia DavidsonDecember 29, 2020Pizza X, COVID-19, Jeff Mease, Hive, Lennie's, One World Enterprises

Pizza X Owner Says No Employees Have Reported Positive COVID-19 Tests Since Beginning Of Pandemic

Pizza X delivery drivers have made thousands of runs in the months since the beginning of the pandemic. But not one of them has reported a positive COVID-19 test, according to owner Jeff Mease…

Pizza X, COVID-19Olivia DavidsonNovember 20, 2020COVID-19, Coronavirus, Pizza X, Bloomington, Jeff Mease

One World, One Table

Mease, along with Helen “Lennie” Busch, BS’82, leads One World Enterprises—a Bloomington, Ind.-based consortium that includes Pizza X, Lennie’s, Bloomington Brewing Company, One World Catering, and Hive. Together, they’ve slain pandemic-induced fears with family meals.

COVID-19Olivia DavidsonJuly 10, 2020Jeff Mease, COVID-19, One World Enterprises, Lennie Busch

Pizza X Ups Hourly Employee Pay By 75%, Gets Baked!

Bloomington pizza chain Pizza X has announced a 75% raise for its hourly employees through June and has partnered with Baked! Of Bloomington to sell cookies during the bakery’s temporary closure…

Lennie’s New Home Continues Community-Based Traditions

You’ve got until June 30 to experience the ambiance and history of an iconic space that opened in 1989 as the first to serve gourmet pizza, and in 1994 as southern Indiana’s first craft brewpub…

Lennie's Restaurant Moving Into The Roost-Finches Space On Kirkwood Ave. In July

Lennie’s restaurant and brewpub is moving to Kirkwood Avenue after 30 years on 10th Street near the Indiana University Bloomington campus…

Lennie'sOlivia DavidsonMarch 18, 2019Lennie's, Kirkwood, Bloomington, Indiana University, Jeff Mease, Crosstown

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work At One World's KitchenShare

Space in the One World KitchenShare in Bloomington, Indiana has been in such high demand that the company decided to expand it…

One World Commissary Has Room to Share

One World Enterprises is undergoing change once again…