Hesburger
Sign in to saveHesburger (colloquially known in Finland as Hese and in Estonia as Hess) is a fast food chain based in Turku, Finland. In 2008 it was the largest hamburger restaurant chain in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with a market share larger than that of U.S.-based rival McDonald's. It further operates in Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. Hesburger primarily purveys fast foods such as hamburgers, fried potatoes, salads and desserts. The company name is derived from the nickname of the founder, Heikki "Hese" Salmela.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Hesburger
- Company.logo
- Hesburger logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.image
- File:Hesas by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- A Hesburger restaurant in Šeškinė, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Company.type
- Joint-stock company
- Company.industry
- Restaurants
- Company.founder
- Heikki Salmela
- Company.num_locations
- 473
- Company.area_served
- Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Bulgaria Ukraine Romania Poland Germany
- Company.key_people
- Heikki Salmela (Chairman)Kari Salmela (CEO)
- Company.products
- Fast food (hamburgersfrench friessoft drinkscoffeemilkshakessaladsdesserts)
- Company.revenue
- €234 million (2021)
- Company.num_employees
- 8,000 (2021)
- Company.location_city
- Turku
- Company.location_country
- Finland
- Company.homepage
- hesburger.com
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Hesburger (colloquially known in Finland as Hese and in Estonia as Hess) is a fast food chain based in Turku, Finland. In 2008 it was the largest hamburger restaurant chain in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with a market share larger than that of U.S.-based rival McDonald's. It further operates in Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. Hesburger primarily purveys fast foods such as hamburgers, fried potatoes, salads and desserts. The company name is derived from the nickname of the founder, Heikki "Hese" Salmela.
The company also operates Hesecafes, which sell pastries and specialty coffees, and hot dog outlets, also HeseKebab and HeseHotelli. Some restaurants provide car wash services.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hesburger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.