Five Guys

Five Guys is an American fast food chain, which is counted to the "better burger " segment. It was founded in 1986 in Arlington, Virginia. Headquartered in Lorton, Virginia. Forbes called fastest-growing American restaurant chain.

Company History

The first " Five Guys " restaurant was opened by Janie and Jerry Murrell in Arlington, Virginia in 1986. The name arose from the fact that the founding couple at the time had four sons, this together with the father, the original " Five Guys ". Later came a fifth son to all have now taken a position in the company. Until the 2001 Five Guys was a total of six offices in the northern Virginia and Washington DC open up. Due to the great success the company began in the years 2002/2003 to expand through franchising in other parts of Virginia and Maryland. Within 18 months, this area was completely forgiven, so the company decided to open branches in the rest of the United States. There are now 47 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces over 1,000 branches (as of August 2012).

Special

The selection of Five Guys is relatively limited compared to other fast food chains and focuses on hamburgers and fries. The regular burger consists of a bun with two slices of roast beef, choice of cheese, bacon or both. In the " Little " version only one disk is available. These may be co-opted without charge several ingredients such as lettuce, tomato slices, ketchup, mayonnaise, onions, pepperoni slices, mustard, barbecue sauce and mushrooms.

In addition, four different kinds of hot dogs will be offered. In the waiting time during the preparation of ordered meals, guests can eat free peanuts that are offered in large cartons.

Awards

Five Guys has been able to win numerous awards since its inception. Thus, the monthly city magazine Washingtonian the Five Guys burger elected between 1999 and 2006 seven times in a row no. 1 burger. Also in other cities such as Pittsburgh, Richmond, Charlottesville, inter alia, the company was excellent.