casual founded 1961 headquarters vancouver washington products fast food including hamburgers french fries revenue approx . 75 million 2010 1 number of employees 1 300 2013 2 parent the holland inc. website burgerville.com burgerville originally burgerville usa is a privately held american restaurant chain in oregon and southwest washington owned by the holland inc. as the chain s name suggests burgerville s sandwich menu consists mostly of hamburgers though it also offers chicken and turkey sandwiches vegetarian burgers and halibut fish and chips . all burgerville locations are within an 80 mile 129 km radius mostly in the portland metropolitan area . 3 the chain had annual revenue of around 75 million in 2010 at which time it had 39 locations and about 1 500 employees . 1 the chain s most significant differentiation is in its use of local ingredients and natural ingredients such as tillamook cheddar in its burgers and locally grown strawberries in its milkshakes and sundaes . throughout the year it offers seasonal items such as milkshakes made with hazelnuts fresh pumpkins fresh raspberries fresh strawberries and blackberries and side orders such as walla walla onion rings sweet potato fries tempura style fried asparagus and yukon gold potatoes . contents 1 history 2 locations 3 references 4 external links history edit in 2015 the 47 year old burgerville in central beaverton oregon retains its original appearance . the first burgerville was located on mill plain blvd in vancouver washington about three miles east of downtown on the southeast corner of mill plain and morrison . burgerville was founded in 1961 by george propstra in vancouver washington . 4 burgerville is known for its progressive business practices and commitment to local resources . 5 6 the chain uses 100 % wind power for all of its restaurants and headquarters 7 and is the largest chain in america to do so . burgerville uses only trans fat free canola oil and sends 7 500 gallons per month to be transformed into biodiesel . 5 in 2004 burgerville switched to range fed beef raised without hormones and antibiotics . 5 in 2007 it began composting food waste which is expected to result in an 85 % reduction in waste and 100 000 annual savings . 8 in september 2009 burgerville began allowing bicyclists to order using its drive through windows to bicyclists after complaints from bicycle commuters . this program stands in contrast to policies at mcdonald s and burger king which ban bikes from drive throughs . 9 the fast casual restaurant chain was named by gourmet magazine as having the freshest fast food in the country in 2003 10 with offerings such as a salad with smoked salmon and oregon hazelnuts . 11 as of august 2007 their slogan is choose fresh local sustainable . choose burgerville . also in 2007 burgerville was awarded with the better burger award at the 1st annual food network awards . 12 in january 2008 jeff harvey accepted the position of president and ceo of burgerville after tom mears the former holder of the titles stepped aside and became chairman of the company . 4 in april 2016 burgerville workers organized and formed the burgerville workers union with support from portland iww among other groups . 13 locations edit burgerville in the dalles a billboard on interstate 84 cautions drivers that the burgerville in the dalles is the last burgerville for 24 800 miles . burgerville currently has 39 locations throughout oregon and washington . on major highways leaving burgerville s reach there is usually a billboard resembling an overhead highway warning sign alerting drivers that there will not be another burgerville location for approximately another 24 700 miles 39 750 km which is the distance to the next burgerville should one continue around the globe in that direction . the distance reported on each sign varies depending on the actual location of the billboard . references edit a b joner cami july 3 2011 . burgerville chief hopes to use lessons of first 50 years as guide for next 50 . the columbian . vancouver washington . retrieved 2015 04 30 . hayes elizabeth july 31 2013 . burgerville serves up generous health plan mandate or not . portland business journal . retrieved 2015 04 30 . smith rob may 13 2005 . burger joint shakes it up . portland business journal . retrieved 2008 01 01 . a b burgerville about us company profile . retrieved 24 august 2012 . a b c trevison catherine february 3 2008 . burgerville chief s sustainable vision . the oregonian . retrieved 2008 02 03 . the converts green 50 sustainable businesses . inc.com . november 2006 . retrieved 2008 02 03 . the holland inc. standardizes on 100 percent wind power press release . the holland inc. august 15 2005 . retrieved 2008 01 01 . burgerville rolls out composting and recycling program to all units . qsr magazine . november 23 2007 . retrieved 2008 02 03 . horovitz bruce august 20 2009 . the tweet heard round burgerville . usa today . gottfried miriam january 8 2007 . want a cause with that . volume 179 ; issue 1 . forbes . wallace hannah . shaking it up . good magazine . retrieved 2008 01 01 . food network awards 2007 . food network . retrieved 2007 01 01 . http katu.com news local burgerville workers form union rally for higher wages external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to burgerville usa . official website august 2004 story on burgerville from the splendid table v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets krystal mcdonald s roy rogers shake shack smashburger sonic steak n shake wayback wendy s whataburger white castle asian l & l hawaiian barbecue manchu wok panda express pei wei asian diner pick up stix sarku baked goods au bon pain auntie anne s 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