Tudor's Biscuit World was the original idea and concept of Bill and Mae Tudor and their son John Tudor. Bill and Mae opened the first Tudors on Washington Street in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1980. Their son John joined them two months later after graduating from East Carolina University.[7] They opened more stores in the Charleston and Huntington areas, and began selling franchises.[8] In 1986, Bill Tudor died[9] and John and his mother continued to grow the business with the addition of Oshel Craigo as their new franchise partner.[10] source Wikipedia