BurgerFi News & Media

BurgerFi snags former Panera Operations vet

February 22, 2021

BurgerFi International Inc. has hired QSR-industry veteran Jim Esposito as COO. Esposito's experience includes positions at Panera Bread Company, Papa Gino's…

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BurgerFi's IPO is a done deal

December 16, 2020

Opes Acquisition Corp.'s stockholders voted this week to approve the $100 million purchase of BurgerFi International, which was first announced in June.

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BurgerFi throws down the chicken gauntlet

October 13, 2020

BurgerFi International has entered what's become known as the fast food industry's "Chicken Sandwich Wars" by debuting its Spicy Fi'ed Chicken Sandwich. By…

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BurgerFi celebrating Fry Day with half-priced burgers

July 13, 2020

BurgerFi is turning National French Fry Day (July 13) on its head by offering half-price double cheeseburgers with an in-store purchase of a regular-sized fry.

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BurgerFi to go public in $100M deal with OPES Acquisition

June 30, 2020

OPES Acquisition Corp., a Miami-based special purpose entity, has entered a $100 million deal to buy BurgerFi International and take the restaurant company…

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Burgerfi launches training app

May 20, 2020

Burgerfi has launched YOOBIC, a mobile training app, for its 3,000 employees across its 125 corporate and franchised restaurants.

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BurgerFi expanding delivery via Reef Kitchens

May 6, 2020

BurgerFi International will enter several markets by year's end including Seattle, Nashville, Minneapolis and Houston thanks to a licensing agreement with Reef…

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Restaurant leaders tout inclusive cultures to quell 'labor pains'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Inclusion and diversity are more than HR catchwords when it comes to restaurant staff. Leaders of four restaurant brands say brands that truly embrace these as…

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BurgerFi puts down Portland roots

December 6, 2019

BurgerFi has opened its first restaurant in Portland in conjunction with Aramark at the Roots Food District, a food hall inside Pioneer Place shopping mall.

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BurgerFi joining US Air Force

November 1, 2019

BurgerFi is joining a global initiative to enhance food quality on Air Force bases throughout the U.S. and abroad. Air Force Services, charged with delivering…

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