History:
*1986: The first Five Guys location opens in Arlington, VA.
*1986 - 2001: Five Guys opens five locations around the DC metro-area and perfected their business of making burgers… and starts to build a cult-like following.
* 2002: Five Guys decides DC metro-area residents shouldn't be the only ones to experience their burgers and start to franchise in Virginia and Maryland.
* 2003: Five Guys sells out of franchise territory within 18 months and starts to open the rest of the country for franchise rights.
* 2003 - 2012: Five Guys expands to over 1,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
* In July 2013, Five Guys opens the first location outside of North America in London, England.
* Our International HQ in Amsterdam, NL opened in 2016.
* Today, we have more than 1,500 locations open in North America, Canada, UK,, Middle East, Europe and growing.
Location: United States, Virginia
Employees: 201-500
Founded date: 1986
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 06.03.2024 | 'Highway Robbery': Burger Chain Slammed for 'Out of Control'... | - | entreprene... |
| 24.11.2021 | We compared an average meal from Five Guys in the US and the... | We compared a meal for one. Rachel Askinasi and Maria Noyen/Insider Five Guys Burgers and Fries is a... | businessin... |
| 08.08.2021 | I went to Five Guys for the first time. The milkshakes and f... | My drink overflowed. Joe Molander I went to Five Guys for the first time to see what its burgers, fr... | businessin... |
| 09.12.2020 | Five Guys Deploys FlyBuy Curbside and In-store Pickup Soluti... | The FlyBuy Dashboard shows real-time location updates so staff can properly prioritize order fulfill... | prweb.com/... |
| 12.11.2018 | Tiger Global returns with a $3M investment to help restauran... | Tiger Global has returned to backing early-stage Indian startups after it wrote a $3 million check f... | techcrunch... |
| - | Five Guys Burgers delayed but still plans to open here | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! COURTESY MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS... | staradvert... |
| - | Five Guys eatery to open in Hawaii — eventually | Burger bereft Hawaii is not, but that doesn’t mean national burger chains don’t have an eye on isle ... | staradvert... |
| - | Burger chain franchisee scouts out Five Guys sites | COURTESY AMANNDA SCHNEIDER Amannda Schneider, second from left, opened a Tacoma, Wash., Five Guys Bu... | staradvert... |