BurgerFi

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]

BurgerFi International, Inc.

BurgerFi in Tallahassee, Florida.
Trade name	BurgerFi
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: BFI
Industry	Restaurants
Genre	Fast casual restaurant
Founded	February 2011; 14 years ago (2011-02), in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States [1]
Founder	John Rosatti
Headquarters	Fort Lauderdale, Florida[2] , United States
Number of locations	120
Areas served	United States, Mexico, Middle East, United Kingdom
Key people	Ian Baines (CEO)[3]
Products	Burgers Veggie Burgers Fries Onion Rings Hotdogs Custard Beer Wine
Revenue	US$34.7 million (2020)
Number of employees	700 (2020)[4]
Subsidiaries	Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza
Website	BurgerFi.com

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]

Food sourcing

BurgerFi restaurant in Gainesville, Florida, in 2018

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][10]

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^[11] as of June 2021.^[12]

See also

• List of hamburger restaurants

Notes

1. The other being Shake Shack.