Who is the founder of BurgerFuel?

Who is the founder of BurgerFuel?

Chris Mason
Chris Mason founded the brand 22 years ago, opening the first BurgerFuel® store on Ponsonby Road in Auckland. Since the company went public, he has mainly lived offshore, firstly managing development in the Middle East and in the past few years, the USA.

Does BurgerFuel do deliveries?

WE NOW DELIVER almost. Place your order now to get started! At BurgerFi, our goal is to serve you with the best all-natural burgers and sides, even when you can’t make it to one of our locations. That’s why we created our new online food delivery service.

Is BurgerFuel NZ owned?

BurgerFuel has owned and operated BurgerFuel Ponsonby since it opened in 1995, and acquired BurgerFuel Henderson in late 2014. BurgerFuel Worldwide (BFW) is a New Zealand-born gourmet burger concept, with restaurants across New Zealand, Australia and the Middle East.

How many employees does BurgerFuel have?

BurgerFuel is a restaurant and franchise that specialises in gourmet burgers. Since its first restaurant opened in 1995, BurgerFuel has grown to over 600 employees across New Zealand, Australia, the Middle East and America.

Is BurgerFuel in the USA?

BurgerFuel Worldwide are excited to announce the opening of their first USA based restaurant in Indianapolis, hot off the back of the Indy 500. BurgerFuel CEO, Josef Roberts comments; “While it’s been an epic challenge to open our first BurgerFuel store in the USA, we’ve done it.

Is BurgerFuel Australian?

BurgerFuel® Worldwide (BFW) has announced plans to open five more franchised restaurants in Australia, anticipating that these will open prior to 31 March 2016. The brand has confirmed that new locations have been secured in Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane, with additional sites currently under consideration.

Is BurgerFi only in Florida?

The first location was opened in February 2011 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. Since its founding, BurgerFi is among the nation’s fastest-growing better burger concepts with 120 restaurants in the U.S. and abroad….BurgerFi.

Why is it called BurgerFi?

The name BurgerFi is branded into every hamburger bun. What does BurgerFi mean? Manero realized that burgers and fries were the cornerstones of all restaurants, so its name sums up his desire to lead a “BurgerFication of the Nation.”

How many Burger Fuel stores are there in New Zealand?

57 STORES
WITH 57 STORES ACROSS NEW ZEALAND, WE HAVE AN EPIC GROUP OF BURGERFUEL FRANCHISEES WHO WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THIS GOURMET BURGER COMPANY CRANKING.

What countries are BurgerFuel in?

Burger Fuel operates in seven countries:

• New Zealand 55 (Auckland 24, Wellington 8, rest of North Island 14, Christchurch 6, rest of South Island 2, plus 1 mobile location).
• United Arab Emirates 15 (Dubai 11, Abu Dhabi 4)
• Saudi Arabia 10 (Riyadh 5, Eastern Province 5)
• Iraq 2.
• United States 1 (Indiana 1)

What happened to Burger Fuel in Australia?

The company completed its exit from Australia in early FY19, closing all franchised stores, after finding it too difficult to achieve reasonable operating margins, despite efforts to move towards profit.

What does BurgerFi stand for?

The name BurgerFi is branded into every hamburger bun. What does BurgerFi mean? Manero realized that burgers and fries were the cornerstones of all restaurants, so its name sums up his desire to lead a “BurgerFication of the Nation.” The burgers are made with vegetarian-fed, hormone and antibiotic-free Angus beef.

Where can I get BurgerFuel delivered to my home?

You can contact the store via phone to find out where your order is – to find your stores phone number head HERE or have a look on your Delivery confirmation email. BurgerFuel Delivery is only available at select stores between 4pm and 9pm. Delivery will only be available to residents within a selected distance from stores.

How much is Burger Fuel worth per share?

Burger Fuel Worldwide shares immediately leapt 80% as a result to an all-time high of $2.70 per share. They have since reached a high of $3.15 per share valuing the company at over $170m. Subsequently, it has risen to be worth over $200m placing it as the most valuable company on the NZAX market.

Who was the original investor in Burger Fuel?

On 14 Jan 2014, Burger Fuel Worldwide announced a $5.9m injection from new US investor – Milford, Connecticut-based Franchise Brands (backed by Subway founders Fred DeLuca and Peter Buck) to fund global expansion. The purchase was for 10% of the company with the option to raise this to 50% over 8 years.

Are there any Burger Fuel stores in Australia?

On 20 October 2014, Burger Fuel announced that they would be adding 5 more Australian stores by 31 March 2015 in Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast. By the end of 2018 no stores remained open in Australia. On 24 October 2014, BurgerFuel closed its Iraq operations due to the growing threat of ISIS.