Farmer Boys Franchise News

The celebrating begins Saturday, October 15 at noon at the very first Farmer Boys in Perris, CA
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (October 07, 2011) – Farmer Boys, famous for its award-winning burgers and fresh, flavorful home-cooked meals, will recognize an important milestone on Saturday, October 15 when it celebrates 30 years of serving up its own special style of homegrown goodness.
The 68-unit chain will kick off the festivities on Saturday, October 15 at 12:00 noon in Perris, home of the first Farmer Boys restaurant, located at 145 A Ramona Expressway. There, the company will pay tribute to its famous burgers by unveiling a colossal 30 lb. Farmer Boys Cheeseburger, complete with all the trimmings! Other festivities at the Perris location will include games, give-aways, balloons, face painting and a surprise visit from Farmer Boy Roy, the chain’s lovable mascot...

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing its legacy of giving back to the communities it serves, Farmer Boys announced today the launch of its 11th Annual Give a Helping Hand fundraiser, which begins Tuesday, September 6 and continues through Sunday, October 2, 2011.  The fundraiser benefits the Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, which serves over 1.2 million children and is the only Level 1 Regional Trauma Center covering a four-county area that includes Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo and Mono Counties.
Throughout the fundraiser timeframe, Farmer Boys guests will be invited to make a donation by "purchasing" a paper Lion Heart icon for $1.00 or more.  Lion Heart icons commemorating each donation will be displayed in Farmer Boys restaurants to recognize and celebrate the generosity of the community in supporting the Loma Linda University Children's Hospital...

RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmer Boys® Restaurants is pleased to announce the hiring of new Chief Financial Officer Judy Lewis on June 6, 2011. Judy brings with her more than 25 years of experience serving as a financial analyst and controller, primarily in the food services industry.

"My roots were in the restaurant business," Judy explained. "When I was 16, I got my first job at McDonald's, then worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken." Judy earned her bachelor's degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, while working in the conference and catering department. She earned her master's in business administration in corporate finance and operations management at University of Southern California in Los Angeles...

All Proceeds to Benefit "THE MARCH OF DIMES, Las Vegas Chapter"! LAS VEGAS, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmer Boys® Restaurant is celebrating Cinco de Mayo this year, on Saturday, May 7th, 2011, in style and with a special mission in mind. According to the Franchise's owner, Jimmy Philippou, "This first annual event is to promote and bring more awareness to a wonderful charity. Our plans are centered on one goal; to raise as much money as possible for the March of Dimes of Las Vegas." Farmer Boys® Restaurant is sponsoring this first annual Cinco de Mayo Charity Car Show event at their 4450 N. Lamb Avenue at East Craig Road location from 10:00am to 4:00pm this Saturday. This fun-filled extravaganza will be hosted by the Desirable Ones Car Club of Las Vegas as promoted by Low Rider Magazine...

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Farmer Boys Restaurant located at 12240 Pigeon Pass Road in Moreno Valley re-opens with a Grand Celebration this upcoming weekend, June 25th through June 27th! The Grand Re-Opening is the beginning of a new commitment to be the best family restaurant in the community where anyone can stop in to enjoy great tasting home-style food. The Grand Re-Opening weekend festivities officially begin with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 4:00pm on Friday, June 25th and carry over into a fun-filled Saturday of activities. Marisol Gutierrez, the restaurant manager, and Tomas Saucedo, one of Farmer Boys Area Operations' Managers, are excited and invite everyone to come taste great food and stay for the fun.

Farmer Boys, a restaurant icon known for its award-winning burgers, colossal onion rings and hand battered crispy zucchini, has 67 locations in Central and Southern California with two in Las Vegas, Nevada...

RIVERBANK, Calif. Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The local Riverbank area communities now have another family-friendly, farm fresh choice in their neighborhood. Farmer Boys Restaurants are inviting the community to come and celebrate the Grand Opening of their newest location at 2453 Claribel Road on Friday and Saturday, January 22nd and 23rd, 2010. The opening of this Farmer Boys Restaurant makes it the 67th location for the franchise and the first in the Modesto area. Its owners Joseph Sadek and Omar Mawas are community and family-oriented and are not new to restaurant and service industries. Joseph was a Director of Operations at Denny Restaurants for nine years before he became a franchise owner at Farmer Boys in 2006. Currently, they both own and operate two other Farmer Boys locations in California, one in Fontana and the other in Escondido...

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobody makes burgers better than Farmer Boys, according to voters in this year's myFOXla HOTLIST competition. The famed burger chain won Best Burger in the Inland Empire in the television station's 2009 online "best of" contest.

The award comes on the heels of the chain's 2008 Best Burger in Riverside County award, also bestowed by myFOXla HOTLIST voters.

The Inland Empire institution, which has expanded into Los Angeles and Orange Counties as well as Central California and Las Vegas, is renowned for its satisfying, freshly prepared burgers.
"We are absolutely delighted to receive this honor," says Farmer Boys President/COO Ken Clark. "When customers love your food enough to vote for it and express their enthusiasm about the brand, it tells us that we are living up to our commitment to deliver the most delicious burger our customers have ever tasted...

November 20, 2007 // Franchising.com // Beginning Wednesday, November 21st, Farmer Boys Restaurants will introduce three new "made to order" chicken sandwiches. Each of the new Farmer Boys chicken sandwiches is prepared with all-natural, big, butterfly cut chicken breasts and produce fresh from the growers on locally baked honey oat rolls. Included in this systemwide rollout are The Club, Bacon BBQ Ranch and Charbroiled Chicken sandwiches.

"Farmer Boys has always stood for providing the best from the farm with fresh, wholesome and quality ingredients that deliver superior taste," said Ken Clark, President of Farmer Boys. "These three new menu items will appeal to America's growing audience of chicken sandwich lovers with a unique variety of tastes and flavors ...

September 13, 2007 // Franchising.com // Beginning Monday, September 17th, Farmer Boys Restaurants will introduce three new "made to order" chicken salads. Each of the new Farmer Boys chicken salads is made fresh when a guest orders it instead of being pre-made, packaged in plastic containers and stored in coolers at many fast food restaurants. The new chicken salads include the Farmer's Chopped Cobb, Chicken BBQ Ranch and Crispy Chicken Tenderloin.

"Farmer Boys has always delivered great tasting food using higher quality and fresher ingredients," said Ken Clark, President of Farmer Boys. "Our three new Chicken Salads typify the Farmer Boys difference as we make each salad only when our guests order them. We think you can taste the difference between our freshly prepared salads and the typical fast food salad that has potentially been stored in a plastic container for hours...