Burger 21, a new burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., has announced the opening of its first restaurant in Davie, Florida. This location is one of four units to be developed in Broward County over the next several years. Currently, Burger 21 has 12 restaurants open and 20 franchised locations […]

Burger 21 announced the opening of its first restaurant in Ashburn, Virginia, located at 43800 Central Station Drive. This location is one of four units to be developed in the greater Washington, D.C., area over the next several years. Currently, Burger 21 has 11 restaurants open and 17 franchised locations in development across the U.S. […]

Burger 21, a new better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., announced the grand opening of its first restaurant in the Fort Myers, Florida, market, located in the Gulf Coast Town Center at 9902 Gulf Coast Main Street, D150. Furthering its expansion in Southwest Florida, the brand also signed its […]

Burger 21, a new better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., announced plans to develop one restaurant in Pompano Beach, Florida, and one in Tempe, Arizona. Dan Lenhauser, who recently became Burger 21’s first Arizona franchisee, signed an additional agreement to develop a second restaurant in the Phoenix market, while […]

Burger 21 announced its first Atlanta location, which opened three weeks ago, experienced record sales in its first two weeks of operation. To build on this momentum and enable further growth for the brand in the Metro Atlanta area, Burger 21 will be exhibiting at the Franchise Business Operations Expo in Atlanta, on September 7 and […]

Burger 21 announced the signing of its first franchise agreement in Arizona. The deal will bring the first Burger 21 restaurant in the western U.S. to Chandler, Arizona, further expanding the brand’s footprint to a total of nine states and positioning it for further growth westward. To date, Burger 21 has nine open locations and […]

Burger 21, founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., announced it has expanded the brand to Georgia and North Carolina with the opening of its first Metro Atlanta restaurant July 29 followed by a new location in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 5. These openings mark the concept’s eighth and ninth open […]

Burger 21, a new better-burger founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, announced it has signed a franchise agreement to open a restaurant in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, early next year.  This deal marks the brand’s first location in Pennsylvania and the 25th restaurant open or in development. “Burger 21’s expansion into Pennsylvania is […]

Burger 21, a new better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, announced it plans to develop a minimum of five new restaurants within the Research Triangle area of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Burger 21 has seven restaurants open and 21 franchised locations in development along the East Coast. “Burger 21 offers a […]

Burger 21, a new better burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., announces it has expanded the brand to the northeast with the opening of its first New Jersey location in Voorhees. Currently, Burger 21 has seven restaurants open and 17 franchised locations in development along the East Coast. Located […]

Burger 21, a better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, announced it plans to expand westward with Dallas targeted for future franchise development. As part of its aggressive growth strategy, the Tampa, Florida–based concept plans to develop approximately 20 or more restaurants in the market. To date, Burger 21 has six restaurants open […]

Burger 21, a new better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, announced it is targeting additional areas in the greater Orlando market for future development in 2013. Target cities include Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Winter Garden, Lake Mary, and Celebration. To date, Burger 21 has six restaurants open in Florida and […]

Burger 21, a new better burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., announces the signing of two new multi-unit franchise agreements in Florida. Seven new restaurants will be developed over the next several years in the Fort Myers – Naples corridor, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Davie, and Pembroke Pines. The […]

Burger 21, a new better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting PotRestaurants, announced the signing of two new franchise deals for the territories of Albany, New York, and Sarasota, Florida. The deal will bring the first Burger 21 restaurant to the state of New York and expands the brand’s footprint to a total of […]

Burger 21, a better-burger franchise founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, with five locations open and 10 in development on the East Coast, is giving customers what they crave in a burger: diversity. The brand unveiled an infographic highlighting how its guests are buying into better burgers through its variety of menu options. […]

Burger 21, a fast-casual concept founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, announced that it has signed a franchise deal to open one restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a multiunit deal to develop four new restaurants throughout Fairfax County, Virginia, and Montgomery County, Maryland.  These latest agreements are part of the brand’s aggressive […]

Burger 21, a new fast casual concept founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc., announced today that it is targeting Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina to grow its franchise. The company is hosting a live webinar on November 1 to discuss its expansion strategy to bring its chef-inspired burger creations to more […]

Burger 21, a new fast casual concept founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., announced today that it has signed a two-unit franchise deal in Atlanta, as it targets Atlanta as a growth market and opens additional territories for development in the area. Corley and Meg Steward have signed an agreement to […]

Burger 21, a new fast-casual "beyond the better burger" concept founded by the owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., announced today that it has sold its first-ever franchises with two deals signed for a total of three franchise units in the Orlando market. As the company kick-starts its franchise growth, it is continuing to expand […]

The company launched an aggressive growth strategy last month to bring its 21 chef-inspired burger creations and hand-dipped signature shakes to more cities across the U.S. To fuel its expansion in Orlando, Burger 21 is actively seeking qualified franchisees and will host an Executive Roundtable outlining the franchise opportunity Tuesday, Nov. 15, from noon to 2 p.m. at the […]

Owners of The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. announced the national franchise launch of Burger 21, a new fast-casual concept featuring 21 chef-inspired burger creations, hand-dipped signature shakes, and more. Burger 21 opened its first corporate-owned restaurant in Tampa, Florida, in November 2010 with a second slated to open this fall. Now its founders will take the “beyond […]