Elevation Burger Franchise News

Nation’s Largest Organic Burger Chain is First to Include In-Demand Product on Menu
May 07, 2012 // Franchising.com // Falls Church, VA - For millions of die-hard fans who love bacon with their burgers but tend to abstain due to preservatives, Elevation Burger -- the nation’s first and largest 100% USDA-certified organic and 100% grass-fed beef burger chain -- says "Indulge your pork craving" with its newest menu item: organic bacon. Elevation Burger is the nation’s first better burger chain to include organic bacon on its menu.
Organic bacon features a much fuller flavor profile than factory farm bacon, as well as a hardwood-smoked aroma. To be certified as organic, the bacon served at Elevation Burger comes from pigs humanely raised on family farms without antibiotics; and that are fed with feed grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers...

Delicious, Organic, Family-Friendly, and Health-Conscious National Chain Joins Eight Other Elevation Burger Locations in DC-Metro Area
March 27, 2012 // Franchising.com // McLean, VA – Elevation Burger, the rapidly growing, fast-casual restaurant serving great-tasting 100% USDA-certified organic, 100% grass-fed, free range burgers, joined the list of Tysons Corner Center eateries when it opened its 54-seat restaurant on March 20th. Recognized as the nation’s first organic hamburger chain since opening in Falls Church, VA in 2005, Elevation Burger offers a healthier, delicious alternative to the usual fast-food burger.
Elevation Burger is re-thinking an American-classic and redefining the fast food gestalt with its focus on offering quality food that is better for customers and for the environment...

March 13, 2012 // Franchising.com // Falls Church, VA - Dominating news cycles of late is that "pink slime" -- a combination of connective tissue and beef scraps typically used as dog food – has been recently dropped from beef products of fast food chains like McDonald’s and Taco Bell but remains among the ingredients of school lunches nationwide. In fact, the USDA has plans to purchase seven million pounds of Lean Beef Trimmings for the national school lunch program this year. Parents take heart: One restaurant chain you will find nary a trace of pink slime is Elevation Burger, serving 100% USDA-certified organic and 100% grass-fed beef and they have officially declared its 28 restaurants “Pink Slime Free Zones.”
Elevation Burger has been recognized as the nation's first organic hamburger chain since opening its original location in Falls Church, Va...

January 28, 2011 // Franchising.com // (Arlington, VA) Elevation Burger, known for its organic, grass-fed burgers and recognized as one of the most innovative burger chains in the country, recently signed a multi-unit agreement with Burger Concepts, WLL a Bahrain based company.

Burger Concepts WLL plans to build 6 restaurants throughout the region. The first location is slated to open in Seef Mall, Bahrain in the second or third quarter of 2011.

"There is nothing here that offers the quality, taste and high standards of service, like Elevation Burger. This month the first organic supermarket will open in Bahrain, which will set the tone for healthy living and better-quality food alternatives in the area," said a company spokesperson...

December 08, 2010 // Franchising.com // (Falls Church, Va.) — Elevation Burger, known for its organic, grass-fed burgers and recognized as one of the most innovative burger chains in the country, recently debuted the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine in its Falls Church, Va. location. The machine displays the latest technology from Coca-Cola—dispensing 106 sparkling and still beverage brands from a single freestanding unit.

In addition to its organic beverage options, Elevation Burger chose the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine as a way to satisfy all guests and offer a larger range of choices. Options include regular and low-calorie sparkling beverages, flavored waters, sports drinks, lemonades and Coca-Cola sodas. Guests can serve themselves via an interactive touch-screen on the front of the fountain...

Organic Burger Concept Opens First Urban Location in New York City November 23, 2010 // Franchising.com // (New York City, NY) – Fabian Rosario and his business partner John Harris are no strangers to the restaurant business. Rosario has ties to one of the top-selling IHOP restaurants in its system and Harris owns a full service restaurant—both located in Brooklyn, N.Y. But now, the two are entering a new sector of the restaurant business and have signed an agreement to open three Elevation Burger restaurants throughout New York City. Their first location will open this December at 103 W. 14th Street. Overall, Elevation Burger, known for its organic, grass-fed burgers and recognized as one of the most innovative burger chains in the country, plans to open 20 locations in the New York City metropolitan area in coming years...

April 20, 2010 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA — Elevation Burger, a Northern Virginia based chain known for its tasty organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil has signed a multi-unit franchising deal with entrepreneur family Gene and Mary Hendifar and brothers Paul and Jason Hendifar for Los Angeles. The innovative Elevation Burger chain is rapidly expanding its organic burger concept throughout the United States and the Middle East. There are currently seven Elevation Burger locations: Falls Church and Arlington, VA, National Harbor, MD, Montclair, NJ; Wynnewood, PA (outside Philadelphia); Coral Springs, FL and Austin, TX. All are franchised locations except the original Elevation Burger in Falls Church. Elevation Burger expects to have a total of 15 to 20 restaurants (three company-owned) operating by the end of 2010, with over 60 total new restaurants in development...

April 13, 2010 // Franchising.com // (Arlington, VA) -- Fulfilling the craving of an organic, grass-fed burger with fresh fries cooked in olive oil has never been so easy. Elevation Burger, an Arlington, Va.-based organic burger concept, just unveiled a new iPhone application, compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, which allows guests to order their favorite menu items with the tap of a finger.

The Elevation Burger application is similar to ordering at the restaurant. Once users have chosen their preferred restaurant location on the iPhone, they can scroll the menu and decide what items sound most appealing. Ordering is especially simple since the application includes food descriptions as well as photos. Once the Elevation Burger order is finalized, the application displays the total cost...

Organic, Grass Fed Burger Chain to Open in Westchester and Fairfield Counties

February 16, 2010 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA - Elevation Burger, a Northern Virginia based chain known for its tasty Organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil has added another multi-unit
franchising deal to New York and also the first franchisee for Connecticut with entrepreneur Daniel Magnus, a business professional with a distinguished career in media and brand development. Magnus was formerly CEO of Metro New York, Inc., the publisher of the flagship US edition of the world's largest newspaper. Mr. Magnus recently signed on to build seven Elevation Burgers in Westchester County, NY and Fairfield County, CT and is in the site selection process now...

Elevation Burger Finalizes Multi-Unit Agreement in the Middle East

February 08, 2010 // Franchising.com // ]Arlington, VA, -- Elevation Burger, the wildly successful Northern Virginia based chain known for its tasty organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil has signed a multi-unit franchising deal with investment banker, businessman, entrepreneur, and Kuwait native Ali Ashkanani. The innovative burger concept is already expanding rapidly throughout the United States, with five locations open in Falls Church, VA; Arlington, VA; Austin, TX; National Harbor, MD and Baltimore, MD and over fifty new locations in development across Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., New York and Florida...

Organic, Grass Fed Burger Chain to Open in Union Square December 11, 2009 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA – Elevation Burger franchisees, Fabian Rosario and John Harris, signed a lease at 103 W. 14th Street in the Union Square area of Manhattan to open their first Elevation Burger restaurant by May, 2010. The 1,900 square foot restaurant will seat 50-60 guests inside plus an outdoor cafe. "Union Square was at the top of our wish list for trade areas to launch Elevation Burger in NYC. 35 million people a year pass through the train station and Union Squares "Greenmarket" is New York City's largest and most famous farmers market which tells us the fine people of this neighborhood care about the food they are eating. Elevation Burger's organic, free range, grass fed beef and French fries cooked in olive oil, will fit in nicely with the community and we are going to do everything possible to be a great neighbor", Fabian Rosario, Elevation Burger franchisee...

Elevation Burger Signs Multi-Unit Agreement with Dallas Entrepreneurs June 26, 2009 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA — Elevation Burger, a Northern Virginia based chain known for its tasty organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil has signed a multi-unit franchising deal with Dallas entrepreneurs David & Fiona Barleggs. The innovative Elevation Burger chain is rapidly expanding its organic burger concept throughout the United States with five locations open in Falls Church, VA, Arlington, VA, Austin, TX, National Harbor, MD and Baltimore, MD and over forty new locations in development across Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., New York and Florida. Fransmart, the company that helped launch the ultra successful Five Guys Burgers & Fries chain, is leading the franchise development plans for Elevation Burger...

Elevation Burger Signs Multi-Unit Agreement with Experienced Restaurant Operators May 14, 2009 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA, — Elevation Burger, a Northern Virginia based chain known for its tasty organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil has signed a multi-unit franchising deal with experienced restaurant operators Fabian Rosario and John Harris for Lower Manhattan. The innovative Elevation Burger chain is rapidly expanding its organic burger concept throughout the United States with three locations open in Falls Church, VA, Arlington, VA and Baltimore, MD and over forty new locations in development across Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., New York and Florida...

Elevation Burger Now Open in Arlington, VA and Baltimore, MD May 12, 2009 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA, — Elevation Burger, a Northern Virginia based chain known for its tasty organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil, has opened two new franchised restaurants. Neeraj and Lisa Vohra have opened an Elevation Burger in Arlington, VA located at the Lee Harrison Shopping Center, 2447 North Harrison St. The Vohras plan to open five total restaurants in Virginia, and they are eyeing Kingstowne, Pentagon Row, McLean, Shirlington and Old Town as potential future locations.

Franchisee Alex Smith has opened a new Elevation Burger in Baltimore, MD, located at Harbor East, 1006 Aliceanna Street. In addition to the Harbor East location, Smith plans to open two additional Elevation Burgers, and is surveying real estate in the Towson, Pikesville or Owings Mills areas of Baltimore...

First Elevation Burger to Open at the Wynnewood Center in June, 2009 May 04, 2009 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA, — Elevation Burger, a Northern Virginia based chain known for its tasty organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil has added another multi-unit franchising deal to the Philadelphia area with entrepreneur Chris Phillips. Phillips, a former AlphaGraphics franchisee and Mobil Gas Convenience store owner, recently signed on to build three Elevation Burgers and is in the site selection process now. The original Philadelphia franchisee, Michael Hup and a group of investors, plan to open their first of five Elevation Burger restaurants in the Philadelphia suburb of Wynnewood in June of 2009. The restaurant will be located in the Wynnewood Center at 50 East Wynnewood Road in Wynnewood, PA, a Federal Realty Property...

Elevation Burger Signs Multi-Unit Agreement with South Florida Entrepreneurs March 30, 2009 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA, — Elevation Burger, a Northern Virginia based chain known for its tasty organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil has signed a multi-unit franchising deal with South Florida entrepreneurs Jeffrey Feinstein and Sam Ginsberg. The franchisees plan to open the first Elevation Burger Florida location by the end of 2009. The innovative chain is rapidly expanding its Virginia-based organic burger concept throughout the United States and has 29 locations in development across Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and now Florida. Fransmart, the company that helped launch the ultra successful Five Guys Burgers & Fries chain, is leading the franchise development plans for Elevation Burger...

Construction Underway for Organic Burger Chain in Arlington, VA February 25, 2009 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA, — Elevation Burger franchisees, Neeraj and Lisa Vohra, are completing construction for the first of their five locations of the popular Northern Virginia organic burger chain. Elevation Burger will also be opening its doors in the popular new DC neighborhood of National Harbor in April. The innovative concept is rapidly expanding its Virginia-based organic burger concept throughout the United States and has 24 locations in development across Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.

The new store should be open by early April and is located at 2447 North Harrison Street in Arlington, Virginia, in the middle of Lee Harrison Shopping Center...

Lease Signed to Bring Organic Burgers to New Jersey Suburb November 24, 2008 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA, — Elevation Burger franchisees, Brian Edgar, Matt Jerkovich and Andy Herriott, recently signed a lease securing real estate in Montclair for the first of their five units in New Jersey. Elevation Burger is rapidly expanding its Virginia-based organic burger concept throughout the United States and has 24 locations in development across Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. New Jersey's first Elevation Burger location will be found at 367 Bloomfield Avenue in the Phoenix Building of Montclair.

Edgar, Jerkovich and Herriott will be looking into suburban areas of New Jersey including Clifton, Paramus, Morristown and Summit for their next four locations...

Organic Burger Concept Hosts Go Green Press Conference October 20, 2008 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA, — Elevation Burger, the rapidly expanding Virginia-based organic burger concept, held a Press Conference on October 14, 2008 at National Harbor. Elevation Burger was hand-picked to be the exclusive burger concept at the spectacular, 300-acre mixed-use waterfront development. Hans Hess, CEO of Elevation Burger and enviroCAB LLC, announced his innovative and environmentally conscious plans for the expansion of his growing concept. The National Harbor store is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council in an effort to attain LEED Gold certification once construction is complete. This effort is being led by Elevation's design team, Cardinal Point, Inc...

Lease Signed to Bring Restaurant to Philadelphia Suburb

September 18, 2008 // Franchising.com // Arlington, VA -- Elevation Burger franchisee, Michael Hup, and his partners, Padmesh Chhita and Ketan Patel, recently signed a lease securing real estate for the first of their five units in Pennsylvania. Elevation Burger is rapidly expanding its Virginia-based organic burger concept throughout the United States and has 24 locations currently in development across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Hup and Chhita's new location will be in Wynnewood Center on Wynnewood Road, across from Whole Foods and the Wynnewood Train station, just outside the city of Philadelphia.

Hup and Chhita closed a deal with Elevation Burger in May of this year to open a total of five units throughout suburban Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey...