As owner of Hecky Powell, Inc. and Hecky's Barbecue of Evanston, I am writing to inform you that, as of this week, the Hecky's name and trademark are under the sole use of Hecky Powell, Inc., and that the Chicago restaurant location, owned by Flash in the Pan, Inc., no longer bears the Hecky's name.

As owner of Hecky Powell, Inc. and Hecky's Barbecue of Evanston, I would like to make absolutely clear, in light of the unconscionable health code violations reported in the August 13th, 2008 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times and by CBS News Channel 2, that Hecky's of Chicago is in no way owned or operated by Hecky Powell, Inc.

Hecky's of Chicago is a restaurant run by Flash In the Pan, Inc., a company owned and operated by Bijan “Brian” Ghofrani and Michael Koertgen, Jr.