Arctic Circle Restaurants
Arctic Circle Restaurants is an American chain of burger and shake restaurants based in Midvale, Utah, United States. There were 62 restaurants as of March 2019, about a third are company owned and two-thirds by franchisees, in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. About half of the restaurants are in Utah.[2] The restaurants purvey typical fast food fare such as burgers, sandwiches, shakes, salads, fries, and fish and chips.[3]
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 An Arctic Circle restaurant in Kaysville, Utah | |
| Arctic Circle | |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1950 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Founders | Don Carlos Edwards |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 70[1] |
Area served | Utah Idaho Nevada Arizona Oregon Washington Wyoming |
Key people | Gary Roberts, President and CEO Frank L. Christianson, CFO |
| Products | Fast food |
| Revenue |  US$135 million (FY 2021) |
| Owner | Edwards family |
Number of employees | 900 (FY 2021) |
| Website | acburger |
Famous for inventing regional condiment fry sauce,[4] the company also claims to be the burger chain to invent and first to sell the kids' meal.
Arctic Circle once offered franchises in California, but no longer does.
See also
References
- "Restaurant Locations". Arctic Circle. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- "Arctic Circle Corporate Website - About Us". Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- Benson, Lee (2010-03-08). "About Utah: Fry sauce and Arctic Circle hit big 6-0". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- Vergakis, Brock (January 6, 2007). "My oh my do we love fry sauce!". The Deseret News.
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