User:Klepore/elevationburger

Elevation Burger is a hamburger restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia serving organic burgers and fries cooked in olive oil. Saveur Magazine credits them with being the first organic hamburger restaurant in the country[1]. Elevation Burger was founded in September 2005 by Hans Hess, who is also the founder of enviroCAB, which operates in the neighboring town of Arlington, Virginia. Elevation Burger currently has 7 locations mostly on the East Coast and Texas[2]. Elevation Burger signed its first international franchise deal in February 2010 and has plans to open several restaurants in Kuwait. The first restaurant is slated to open mid-2010 [3].

Reception

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Elevation Burger was ranked a top 100 Mover & Shaker by Fast Casual. [4].


References

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  1. ^ Burger Franchise Firsts, Saveur, 2009, Issue #122
  2. ^ Kneiszel, Judy, Elevation Burger, QSR magazine, 2009, December
  3. ^ http://www.nrn.com/article/elevation-burger-expand-overseas
  4. ^ http://www.fastcasual.com/article.php?id=17378
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Notes

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<http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/Burger-Franchise-Firsts/> <http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/ones_to_watch/135/elevation_burger-1.phtml/> <Killifer, Valerie. The FastCasual.com Top 100 Movers & Shakers, Fast Casual, 2010, Febuary./> <Frumkin, Paul. Elevation Burger to expand overseas, Nation’s Restaurant News, 2010, February./>