TAMPA, FL – Stone Soup Co. located in Ybor City at 1919 E 7th Ave. has abruptly shut down, according to a post made on Instagram. The restaurants joins a number of recent closures impacting Ybor City and Water Street. Former Stone Soup owner and CEO Ilya Benjamin Goldberg retired in December 2022 and made the company partially employee-owned working with a company called Teamshares, according to Creative Loafing. Employees retained 10% of the company while the rest was transferred to Teamshares.
No reason was given for the closure.
The announcement reads: “Effective immediately, @StoneSoupCompany will cease operations. We would like to thank all the current and past employees, the Ybor and Tampa community, and our guests who have supported us over the last 13 years. We appreciated the opportunity to serve you all! Thank you!”
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