bfw nzx bfwoa industry restaurants founded 1995 in auckland new zealand founder chris mason headquarters ponsonby new zealand key people chris mason josef roberts peter brook alan dunn mark piet tyrone foley products hamburgers french fries wraps soft drinks milkshakes ice cream revenue 82 800 000 operating income 18 700 000 parent burgerfuel worldwide ltd website www.burgerfuel.com burgerfuel is a new zealand gourmet burger restaurant with 88 locations in six countries plus 1 mobile location unit including 51 locations in new zealand . burgerfuel sells burgers beef chicken gluten free vegan and vegetarian spud potato fries kumara fries bottled soft drinks thick shakes and its own branded ice cream . the company is automotive themed having several themed american v8 muscle cars . contents 1 menu 2 history 3 locations 4 references 5 external links menu edit burgerfuel burgers are known for their aioli sauce and flavor and for its licensed doofer a folding cardboard burger holder . burgerfuel as a gourmet burger chain focuses on many niche areas items such as vegan vegetarian food gluten free free range halal as well as some organic food products . burgerfuel has been careful to try to make their menu healthier than a lot of their competition by reducing salt sugar preservatives and additives . 1 burger names have an automotive theme . burgerfuel also has a unique sides menu including spud and kumara fries along with their motobites crumbed pumpkin and ginger bites and chicken fenders grilled free range chicken tenderloinds with rosemary and sea salt seasoning . along with soft drinks the sides menu also includes their own brand thickshakes and ice cream . the menu features a regular rotation of special promotion burgers and promotion sides . history edit this section reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . june 2016 in 1995 the first burger fuel was opened in auckland . in 2007 burger fuel worldwide publicly floated on the nzx . the company directors were hoping to generate 15 million from the ipo ; however they ultimately raised a little over a third of that . 2 on 5 may 2008 burger fuel worldwide announced it had agreed to its first master franchise agreement with dubai based al khayyat investment group investments llc . they will set up and operate stores in dubai uae by the end of the year . dubai is considered to be a high profile city for burgerfuel . 3 there are two burgerfuel stores in al khobar and 3 branches in riyadh saudi arabia . 4 burgerfuel has won the franchise export of the year award at the westpac new zealand franchise awards 2012 . the judges praised burgerfuel for not just selling high quality gourmet products but also for developing the company into a specialist exporter which sources raw materials from new zealand wherever possible . the products that burgerfuel send overseas are extensive exporting anything from their 100 % pure new zealand grass fed beef to a complete store fit out ensuring that the products and service they provide their customers remains of a consistently high quality standard in all export countries . 5 on 14 jan 2014 burger fuel worldwide announced a 5.9 m injection from new us investor milford connecticut based franchise brands backed by subway founders fred deluca and peter buck to fund global expansion . the purchase is for 10 % of the company with the option to raise this to 50 % over 8 years . they plan to assist with burgerfuel expansion particularly into the us market . burger fuel worldwide shares immediately leapt 80 % as a result to an all time high of 2.70 per share . they have since reached a high of 3.15 per share valuing the company at over 170m . subsequently it has risen to be worth over 200m placing it as the most valuable company on the nzax market . 6 on 4 november 2014 burger fuel worldwide passed nz 200m us 156m market capitalization on the new zealand exchange for the first time and closed at nz 226m us 176m which is a new record for burger fuel worldwide . on 4 june 2015 burger fuel worldwide announced a partnership with california based franchisor ohcal foods as part of its plan to break into the us market . ohcal foods services more than 2100 subway restaurant outlets in the united states . its share price immediately leapt 21 % on the news . 7 following the death of subway founder fred deluca burger fuel worldwide has decided to enter the us market alone . the first location has been suggested to be indianapolis . locations edit burger fuel operates in seven countries new zealand 52 auckland 24 wellington 8 rest of north island 14 christchurch 4 rest of south island 1 plus 1 mobile location . australia 7 sydney 3 brisbane 3 gold coast 1 united arab emirates 15 dubai 11 abu dhabi 4 saudi arabia 10 riyadh 5 eastern province 5 egypt 3 kuwait 2 iraq 1 it is also looking to expand into qatar libya lebanon and china 8 and include drive thrus . 9 expansion has begun in the south island of new zealand with the opening of a franchise in christchurch and is set to continue along with expansion in australia . with the investment by us based franchise brands they are looking to enter into the us market with plans to open up to 1000 restaurants there . on 20 october 2014 burger fuel announced that they will be adding 5 more australian stores by 31 march 2015 in sydney brisbane and gold coast . on 24 october 2014 burgerfuel closed its iraq operations due to the growing threat of isis . 10 it has since reopened a store in baghdad in 2016 . references edit engineering the ultimate burger . burgerfuel . stock takes burgerfuel net gain market loss . nz herald . 2007 12 07 . retrieved 2011 03 11 . burgerfuel lands in dubai . stuff.co.nz . retrieved 2011 03 11 . burgerfuel saudi now open . sa.burgerfuel.com . retrieved 2011 03 11 . burgerfuel has won the franchise export of the year award at the westpac new zealand franchise awards 2012 . . www.burgerfuel.com . retrieved 2012 11 21 . burgerfuel gets 5.9 mln injection from new us investor to fund global expansion . . www.finance.yahoo.com . retrieved 2014 01 14 . burgerfuel shares soar 21pc on us deal . www.nzherald.co.nz . retrieved 2015 06 05 . kiwi burgers fuel middle east . newzealandherald.co.nz . 2012 05 05 . retrieved 2012 05 05 . burgerfuel goes drive through the new zealand herald isis forces kiwi burgerfuel firm to shut up shop in iraq . television new zealand . 24 october 2014 . retrieved 1 november 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title burger fuel & oldid 743120499 categories hamburger restaurantsfast food franchisescompanies based in aucklandfast food chains of new zealandhidden categories use dmy dates from august 2015use new zealand english from 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