Fatburger
Fatburger North America Inc. (doing business as Fatburger) is an American fast casual restaurant chain owned by FAT Brands. Its tagline is The Last Great Hamburger Stand. While it is a fast food restaurant, the food is cooked and made to order. Some Fatburger restaurants have liquor licenses as well as "fat bars." Its franchise headquarters are in Beverly Hills, California. In addition to the United States, the chain operates in 19 other countries. The Fatburger menu is centered primarily on hamburgers, offering various sizes and numbers of patties, along with add-ons such as cheese, bacon and eggs.[2][3][4]
Not to be confused with Fatberg or Fattburger.Fatburger
1947
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
182 (2021)
Worldwide
Andrew Wiederhorn (Chairman & CEO) Donald J. Berchtold (President & COO)
4,000 + (2017)[1]
Locations
Fatburger has locations in five western states in the United States and Canada, and new locations in China, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Fiji, Indonesia, Iraq (including Iraqi Kurdistan), India, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Tunisia, Macau, Pakistan, Oman, Panama, Singapore, Philippines, Qatar, and Japan. In some locations, menu changes were made to conform to local customs.[14] It will expand into Texas, in cities like Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.[15] In 2019, it was announced the first Texas location would be created in North Richland Hills.[16]
Partnerships
Former professional basketball player Magic Johnson, through Johnson Development Corporation, was one of the owners of the parent company.[17] Former talk show host Montel Williams co-owns several Fatburger restaurants in Colorado.[18] Bay Area musician E-40 also had a stake in the company as a franchise owner, by opening the first San Francisco Bay Area Fatburger restaurant in Pleasant Hill, which is now closed.[19] Actor and musician Queen Latifah also at one point partnered with Fatburger.[20]
In 2007, rapper Kanye West's restaurant company, KW Foods LLC, struck a deal to open up to 10 Fatburger restaurants in Chicago.[21] Ultimately, in 2009, only two locations actually opened. In February 2011, West shut down the Fatburger located in Orland Park.[22] R&B musician Pharrell, in partnership with Fatburger, opened several Fatburger restaurants in China in 2007 and 2008.[8]
Fatburger has been featured and/or seen in TV series and movies:
