Hero Certified Burgers

Hero Certified Burgers is a Canadian restaurant chain franchise that sells hamburgers and other quick service restaurant fare.[1][2] It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was founded in 2004.[3] It had almost 60 locations as of March 2017,[4] and opened its first store in the United States in 2015 in Elmwood Village, Buffalo, New York.[5][6][7] The Buffalo location closed at the end of 2016.[8][9]

Hero Certified Burgers
IndustryRestaurant
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Key people
John F. Lettieri (CEO)
Websitewww.heroburgers.com
Hero Certified Burgers in Richmond Hill

The chain was founded in 2004 by John Lettieri, who opened the first store in Hazelton Lanes in Yorkville.[10] Lettieri also owns the restaurant chain Lettieri café, based in Toronto.[10] The company was the first Canadian franchise to focus on the provision of fast foods using food products from vendors that adhere to sustainable practices,[10] using sustainably-sourced beef.[1] The chain serves Cavendish Farms branded french fries from Prince Edward Island.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hero Certified Burgers providing sustainable Canadian food". Toronto Sun. March 15, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ford favours Hero Burger in Nathan Phillips Square - News - Toro". Toronto Sun. April 2, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Company Overview of Hero Certified Burgers". Bloomberg. March 5, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Toronto's Hero Certified Burgers Is Making a Move on Montreal". eater.com. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  5. ^ Hume, Scott (December 21, 2015). "Sixteen burger concepts to watch in 2016". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Kelly, Jessica (October 6, 2015). "Starters: Hero Burger lands on Elmwood". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hero Certified Burger's patties a better choice than most fast food". Toronto Star. April 11, 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Elmwood Village sees two newer restaurants shut down". 3 January 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  9. ^ Christmann, Samantha (10 August 2017). "Three stores in Shops at HarborCenter will close". Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  10. ^ a b c "You want eco-friendly with that?" Financial Post, June 28, 2011.

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