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BurgerFi's Puerto Rico launch will add 200 jobs

June 27, 2019

BurgerFi is opening six units over the next five years in Puerto Rico and creating hundreds of jobs along the way, according to a company press release.
 
"There's surging interest in healthy dining in Puerto Rico, as people become more conscious of what they are eating," Franchisee Phillip Faigenblat, an entrepreneur who owns 14 Denny's franchises in the territory, said in the release. "Puerto Ricans are also digitally savvy and looking for alternatives to both fast food and sit-down family dining. BurgerFi's quick-service combined with quality food that can be ordered online fits perfectly with these needs and is bound to be a hit in Puerto Rico."
 
The first Puerto Rico location is slated to open in the greater San Juan area by the end of 2019, while the other five stores will open over the next five years. The six stores will employ over 200 people and help provide livelihoods for those who have been affected by Puerto Rico's recent economic and weather-related problems, according to the release.
 
The interior of each restaurant will average 3,000 square feet and will feature various eco-friendly elements such as wood-paneled walls made from No. 2 southern pine lumber — the world's most-renewable timber — 10-foot fans that consume 88% less energy and 100% energy-efficient LED lighting.

The outdoor seating areas will feature picnic and four-top tables made from over 700,000 upcycled milk jugs and industrial-style red and gray chairs made from 111 upcycled Coca Cola bottles. Menu items can either be consumed onsite or delivered to a residence or office, according to the release.

Established in 2011, BurgerFi has more than 100 restaurants.