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Ohio University alumnus Justin Falkenbach took to Twitter to grab Olive Garden’s attention. Falkenbach composed a thread of tweets explaining why the chain should open a location in Athens.

Hi @olivegarden, let me tell you about a little place called Athens Ohio and why YOU should put a franchise there. A thread: — Justin Falkenbach (@JFalk56) January 22, 2019

After reading his thread, OIive Garden tweeted Falkenbach back. The restaurant applauded Falkenbach for his dedication and said it would share the information with its real estate team.

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