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Smashburger opens first franchise location

December 21, 2008

DENVER — Smashburger has announced it will open its first location in Wichita, Kan., on Dec. 16, which represents the chain's first opening outside of its home state of Colorado.

The new Wichita location is the result of a joint venture partnership with several area real estate developers as well as an experienced multi-unit franchise operator collectively called Smashburger WTO Acquisition LLC. The joint venture group plans to open three to five more stores in Wichita as well as several in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

The Wichita JV deal complements Smashburger's eight corporate locations in Colorado. The company also plans to grow its corporate footprint to a total of 10 stores by the end of 2008 and as many as 30 to 60 stores by the end of 2009.