Burgerim franchisee looks to recoup losses by opening Fatburger stores
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When Joey McCullough signed on to open multiple Burgerim franchises in the Richmond region in 2019, he was betting big on the fast-growing restaurant chain.
By that time he’d already owned the Fan’s Metro Bar & Grill for four years, but it had been struggling and he’d planned to pump money from the burger franchises into it.
Joey McCullough
“I wanted to redevelop, rebrand and do some additional marketing to boost Metro,” McCullough said in an interview in recent weeks.
Burgerim, meanwhile, looked to be on a non-stop upward trajectory. The chain came over to the U.S. from Israel in 2015, offering mini-burgers made with patties slightly larger than sliders, and it was expanding at a rapid clip.