BurgerFi International, Inc. (doing business as BurgerFi) is an American hamburger restaurant chain aimed at the “better burger” sector of the market.[5] The first location was opened in February 2011 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida.[6]
History
In 2015 a review in USA Today spoke of “… its upscaled statement with sleek modern restaurants giving just a hint of bar or coffeehouse atmosphere”.[7]
In 2017, the chain partnered with Beyond Meat and subsequently introduced a vegetarian/vegan burger patty called the “Beyond Burger”.[8]
In September 2024, BurgerFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[9]
The Chapter 11 proceedings of BurgerFi International, Inc. and 114 affiliated debtors (Case No. 24-12017) were filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware before Judge Craig T. Goldblatt. Raines Feldman Littrell LLP served as lead debtor’s counsel, with Force Ten Partners appointed as chief restructuring officer. The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors retained Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP and McDonald Hopkins LLC as co-counsel. The proceedings involved claims from landlords, trade vendors, and franchise operators, with Ballard Spahr LLP, the Law Office of Susan E. Kaufman LLC, Mark S. Roher, P.A. of South Florida, and CM Law PLLC representing various creditor and purchaser interests throughout the case. The plan was confirmed on March 12, 2025, with substantially all assets acquired by TREW Capital Group.[10]
Food sourcing
In 2018, the Consumers Union graded the top 25 burger chains in the U.S. on their antibiotic use policies for beef. BurgerFi was one of the two chains that were given an “A” rating for using beef that was raised without routine use of antibiotics.[a][11]
Acquisition of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza
In November 2021, BurgerFi completed the acquisition of Florida-based pizza chain Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, which has 61 locations in 8 US states[12] as of June 2021.[13]
See also
Notes
- ^ The other being Shake Shack.
References
- ^ “BurgerFi – Our Story”. BurgerFi. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ “Company Profile”. BurgerFi. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ “Management Team”. BurgerFi. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ “BurgerFi Company Information”. BurgerFi.
- ^ “Final Top 500 results point to limited-service segment as big winner”. Technomic. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ DiPaolo, Bill (March 25, 2015). “Big growth expected for company in small-town headquarters”. Mypalmbeachpost.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ “BurgerFi a worthy warrior in upscale fast food battle”. USA TODAY. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ Strom, Stephanie (June 26, 2017). “BurgerFi Tests the Popularity of the Plant-Based Beyond Burger”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Ma, Dorothy (September 11, 2024). “Fast Food Chain BurgerFi Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy”. Bloomberg. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ “BurgerFi International, Inc., et al. – Restructuring Cases”. Stretto. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ Chung, Heidi (October 18, 2018). “22 of America’s favorite burger chains get an ‘F’ for antibiotic beef policy”. Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ “About – Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza”. Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
In November 2021, BurgerFi announced the acquisition of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings with 61 company-owned locations in eight states.
- ^ “BurgerFi to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results on August 11, 2022”. Yahoo! Finance. August 8, 2022. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
Anthony’s was acquired by BurgerFi on November 3, 2021 and is a premium pizza and wing brand that operates 61 corporate-owned casual restaurant locations, as of June 30, 2021.