Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill
Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill, referred to simply as Mad Mex, is an Australian chain of fast-food restaurants based in Sydney, Australia that purveys Mexican cuisine,[2] while the Mad Group own the master franchise for the restaurant in New Zealand.[3]
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Type | Subsidiary |
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Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | |
Key people | Clovis Young |
Products | Tacos, burritos, and other Mexican-related fast food |
Parent | 4Fingers Crispy Chicken |
Website | madmex madmex |
Mad Mex Fresh Mexican is Lucha libre themed and was voted the best Mexican restaurant nationwide in the Lifestyle Food Awards.[4]
As of November 2017, 60 locations are in operation.[5]
History
4Fingers Crispy Chicken announced its acquisition of 50% stake in Australia-based Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill (Mad Mex) on 19 September 2019. Mad Mex is an Australian Mexican QSR brand with a strong presence in New Zealand as well.[6]
As part of the partnership, 4FINGERS will initially establish Mad Mex's presence in Southeast Asia and expects to open a number of outlets in Singapore and Malaysia by the end of 2019.
In 2019 Mad Mex opened stores internationally in Singapore and Malaysia.[7]
Founder
Clovis Young, the co-founder of Mad Mex, grew up in California and Massachusetts before becoming a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh,[8] which has an entirely separate chain of restaurants that are also titled Mad Mex.[9]
References
- Butterworth, Monique (13 November 2007). "Mexican wave". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
- McLean, Asha (8 August 2017). "Fast food chain Mad Mex ready to serve up insights from machine learning". ZDNet. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- "Mad's crowdfunding push aims to raise up to $1.5m for growth spurt". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Mad Mex Fresh Mexican". franchisebusiness.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Mad Mex Australia - Fresh Mexican". Mad Mex. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/consumer/4fingers-acquires-50-stake-in-aussie-brand-mad-mex
- "Mad Mex goes global with Singapore and Malaysian expansion". Business News Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "'A whole lot of authenticity': Mad Mex founder Clovis Young". Money magazine. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Mad Mex". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 21 March 2022.