Local Gainesville eatery David’s BBQ & Catering Co. underwent a changing of the ownership guard last year, transitioning from previous owner Brian Hood to Gainesville local Ken Townsley.
Hood and Townsley finalized the sale on Nov. 12, marking Hood’s retirement after 36 years at the helm of David’s BBQ operations.
“Ken’s keeping everything all the same as it was, keeping the David’s tradition that’s been going on from the 70s till now,” Hood said. “We’re handing it off to the next generation, it was time. It’s bittersweet, but it’s okay.”…