Hamburguesas El Corral
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| Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fast casual restaurants |
| Founded | 1983 in Bogotá, Colombia |
| Headquarters | Colombia |
| Products | fast food, milkshakes |
| Parent | Grupo Nutresa |
| Website | www |
Hamburguesas El Corral is a Colombian restaurant chain with more than 208 locations. El Corral operates in several formats: Free Stand, Food Court, HiperMarkets and Convenience Store.
It is estimated that the Colombian chain is first in the fast food sector in Colombia, with 40% of the market share.[1]
History
[edit]The first restaurant was opened in 1983 near Pontificia Universidad Javeriana by Pablo Emilio Bueno and Guillermo Calderón.[2] In 2001, El Corral opened its first Corral Gourmet restaurant, offering not only hamburgers with different gourmet toppings such as aged cheeses, Argentinian sausage, stir-fry vegetables and different bread options and a range of liquors in its bar.
In 2014, Grupo Nutresa bought El Corral and Beer Station from previous owners Grupo Va!.[3]
Global locations
[edit]El Corral has 210 restaurants in 30 Colombian cities.
In 2006, El Corral started its international operations opening the first restaurant outside Colombia in Panama. In 2013, El Corral opened its first restaurant in the United States located in Doral, Miami, Florida.[4] El Corral has more than 15 restaurants in Latin America.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nutresa compró todo un combo agrandado con El Corral" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Las2orillas (2017-06-06). "Cuando las hamburguesas de El Corral iniciaron en un pequeño local frente a la Javeriana". Las2orillas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "El Corral tiene nuevo dueño". Semana (in Spanish). November 29, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "El Corral : Colombian Burger is Worth the Wait". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Conoce más sobre nosotros | El Corral". www.elcorral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Localización - Hamburguesas El Corral" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-02-23.