December 12, 2010
The Counter has announced its buyback of The Counter Honolulu from co-owner DK Kodama.
DK Kodama, one of the three local owners of The Counter Honolulu, will sell his interest in Counter Kahala LLC, giving the company majority ownership of the restaurant. Two of the three co-owners, Ed Robles and Pablo Buckingham, will continue on as partners and will operate as usual.
"The Counter is expanding as a company and we want to own more locations and continue to expand with more locations in Hawaii," said Jeff Weinstein, founder/Co-CEO of The Counter. "When DK came to us with this opportunity we were pleased to continue our partnership with the co-owners. We will continue to grow and expand the Custom Built Burger brand locals have come to love and know."
The Counter Honolulu opened at the Kahala Mall in February 2009. Current company-owned locations include The Counter in El Segundo, Calif., and Reston, Va.