The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. News & Media
Johnny Rockets adds 11 international locations in 2024
December 16, 2024
Johnny Rockets is finishing 2024 with 11 international openings, according to parent company FAT Brands. International locations account for nearly 55 % of…
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October 16, 2023
Fat Brands-owned Johnny Rockets has entered Iraq, opening this month in Baghdad, under the direction of Alanwar Alarabiya. Since February, the burger chain has…
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FAT Brands acquires Smokey Bones for $30M
September 26, 2023
FAT Brands Inc., which owns 17 restaurant brands including Twin Peaks and Fatburger, acquired the Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill restaurant chain from an…
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FAT Brands rolls out cookie menu to burger concepts
August 8, 2023
FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and 15 other restaurant concepts, is now serving cookies from its sister brand, Great American…
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Johnny Rockets lands 20-unit Texas deal
August 7, 2023
Thanks to a deal with Texasb-based Brame Holdings LLC, Johnny Rockets, owned by FAT Brands Inc., is opening 20 locations over the next 10 years in Texas with…
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Johnny Rockets lands in United Arab Emirates
April 27, 2023
Johnny Rockets, owned by Los Angeles-based FAT Brands, is making its United Arab Emirates debut in the country's capital city of Abu Dhabi. The restaurant…
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Fat Brands opened over 140 units in 2022
February 6, 2023
FAT Brands Inc., which owns Johnny Rockets, Fatburger, Round Table Pizza, Twin Peaks, Fazoli's and 12 other concepts, opened 142 stores in 2022 and added a…
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Congo welcomes Fatburger, Buffalo's Express
September 19, 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to its first Fatburger and Buffalo's Express co-branded unit in Kinshasa, according to a press release from the…
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Fatburger, Buffalo's Express making DC debut
September 16, 2022
FAT Brands Inc. is opening its first co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo's Express restaurant in Northern Virginia, at 8097 Sudley Road in Manassas. It offers the…
read nowJohnny Rockets landing in Israel with 10 locations
April 1, 2022
FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands, parent company of Johnny Rockets and 16 other restaurant concepts, has signed a development deal to expand into Israel…
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Fast casual LTOs hitting the sweet spot
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Holidays are a time of indulgence, which is why a plethora of fast casual chains from coffee concepts to sandwich joints, have released winter menus inspired…
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Winter LTOs bring on the heat
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Although the holidays conjure up images of cookies, pies and hot chocolate as featured in Part 1 of our winter menu series, they're also a time for rich, warm…
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Johnny Rockets adding 23 international locations
October 11, 2019
Johnny Rockets, a 33-year old American restaurant chain that has fast casual locations and full-service restaurants, is on track to open 23 restaurants this…
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