BurgerFi

BurgerFi mounts aggressive growth plan

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 27, 2021

The newly public, better-burger chain, which released preliminary Q4 results Wednesday, said it plans to add 30-35 new locations this year.

Financing

Shareholders approve BurgerFi-Opes deal

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 16, 2020

The better-burger concept becomes a publicly traded company, with cash for expansion.

Leadership

BurgerFi hires Burger King vet as CEO

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 16, 2020

Julio Ramirez will lead the better-burger brand, which was recently acquired by Opes Acquisition Corp.

Financing

Why BurgerFi is going public in a pandemic

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 15, 2020

The chain’s president, Charlie Guzzetta, joins the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” to talk about the coronavirus and its merger with Opes Acquisition.

Financing

Opes Acquisition is paying $100M for BurgerFi

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2020

The reverse merger will help fuel the fast-casual burger chain’s growth, which will take it to more nontraditional locations, including ghost kitchens.

Financing

BurgerFi to go public after proposed merger with Opes Acquisition Corp.

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 08, 2020

The fast-growing burger chain has a non-binding letter of intent to merge with the blank-check company.

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