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Tom Ferguson, founder of Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, died Thursday, Feb. 17, at age 57.
Ferguson founded the Durham, N.C. regional breakfast chain in 2012
Ferguson was 57. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Tom Ferguson, founder and CEO of Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, has died at age 57. The chef and entrepreneur had been a fixture in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, restaurant scene for years, but his influence reached much farther. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Ferguson was among a growing legion of chefs who applied elevated techniques to the burgeoning fast-casual sector.