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| Company type | Fast food |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founder | Mike Behrend, Paul Evans and Ellen Evans |
| Products | French fries, tater tots, veggie burgers and wraps |
| Website | www |
Earth Burger is a vegan fast-food restaurant chain store with headquarters in San Antonio. [1]
Earth Burger was founded in San Antonio in 2014, by the co-owners of Green Vegetarian Cuisine. Executive chef Mike Behrend The Veg King, [2] [3] Paul Evans and Ellen Evans are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. [4] Jeff Sinelli founder of Sinelli Concepts and Which Wich? helped the co-owners of Earth Burger raise $43,000 on Kickstarter [5] [6] to launch the fast-food restaurant, which was originally vegetarian until it became all vegan in 2017. [6] [7] The first location for Earth Burger was at Park North Shopping Center. [8] Earth Burger is the first fast-food restaurant in the United States to serve a plant-based menu. [9] [10] [11]
In early 2018, Earth Burger opened a location at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota; it later closed in November 2019. [12] [13] In June 2018, Earth Burger opened its second location in San Antonio at a former Church's Texas Chicken. [14] [15] On August 19, 2018, Earth Burger opened in San Marcos, Texas; it later closed on January 26, 2024. [16] [17]
In early October 2022, Earth Burger partnered with Sinelli Concepts to franchise across the United States. In November, Earth Burger had a launch party for those interested in franchising with the company. [5] [9] [18] In January 2023, Oomi Digital Kitchen became the first restaurant in Dallas to offer an Earth Burger menu digitally. [1] [11] [19]
Products that Earth Burger offers are sandwiches and veggie burgers like their Ranchero, [20] Classic Burger and Chik-n Sandwich. [1] They also offer Breakfast Warp Wrap, tater tots and french fries. [1]
