Rapidly expanding casual ‘better-burger’ chain BurgerFI opened two new locations to bring the chain to 75 units. The chain opened its second Jacksonville, Florida location and 28th location to open in Florida. The 3000 square foot end cap location is in Brooklyn Station at 108 Riverside Ave. in downtown Jacksonville. In addition, BurgerFI opened in a plaza at 860 New Loudon Rd. in Latham in the Albany, New York area. It is the sixth in New York state. BurgerFI reported record earnings in 2014 and is on track for an even stronger 2015, with plans to add another 30 to 40 units domestically, and international locations opening in Mexico City, Panama and London next year. The chain has also opened non-traditional storefronts in family-friendly venues like Sun Life Stadium in Miami and the CNN Center in Atlanta. The chain features its signature all-natural beef hamburgers with no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals, or additives ever used. The menu also includes fresh-cut fries, hand-battered onion rings, Kobe beef hot dogs, a freshly made in-house quinoa VegeFi Burger, secret sauce, freshly prepared custards, concretes, Coca Colas made with natural cane sugar, craft beer selections, wine and more.
CATEGORY: Quick Casual ‘50s Themed
Chain Name: BurgerFi
Company Name: Burgerfi International LLC
Street Address: 105 US Hwy 1, North Palm Beach, Florida 33408
Tel: 561/844-5528 Fax: 561/844-5529
Email: info@burgerfi.com Website: www.burgerfi.com
Menu Specialty: Natural Angus burgers, hot dogs, fries, craft beers, etc..
Introduced: Early 2011 at North Ocean Dr. in Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida
No. of Locations: About 75
Areas of Operation: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Texas, Ohio, Connecticut
Types of Location: Freestanding, pad sites, end caps
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Franchise
Size Req’d: 2000 to 3000 sq.ft.
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc): 500 sq.ft. patio, 50,000 plus within three miles, Daytime population of at least 40,000 in the area.
Contact Name: John Rosatti – Founder, Chairman
Nick C. King – COO (nick@burgerfi.com)
Ross A. Goldstein Esq.– General Counsel (ross@burgerfi.com)
Josh Lorence – Director, Operations & Development
Louis Palermo – Assistant Director, Operations
Barbara C. Garcia – Director, Human Resources
Steve Lieber – Brand Ambassador, Director, Franchise Sales
Sandy Karp - Director, Construction, Development (sandra@burgerfi.com)
Louis Torelli – Franchise Area Manager
Kathy Wilton – Real Estate & Development Coordinator
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PARENT COMPANY: BurgerFi International LLC, North Palm Beach, Florida
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