Hesburger

Burger-In Oy, auxiliary firm-name Hesburger
Type	Osakeyhtiö
Industry	Restaurants
Founded	1966
Headquarters	Turku, Finland
Key people	Aarne Aho CEO
Products	Fast food; (hamburgers • french fries • soft drinks • coffee • milkshakes • salads • desserts);
Revenue	€150 million (2008)
Employees	4500 (2005)
Website	www.hesburger.com

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Hesburger (commonly known in Finland as Hese) is a fast-food chain based in Turku, Finland. Today, it is the largest Finnish hamburger restaurant chain, with a larger presence in the Finnish market than U.S.-based McDonald's. With only 12 outlets in 1992, Hesburger expanded to over 200 restaurants in 60 towns across Finland over the following decade, absorbing rival chain Carrols in 2002. Hesburger has also expanded to international markets, opening outlets in Baltic states and Germany.^[1] There was a Hesburger in Syria for a short period, but it was closed due to being unprofitable.

Many Hesburger restaurants offer WiFi coverage, and some use RFID and other real-time commerce technologies to serve the customer.

There is also a Hesburger Hotel located in Finland's third largest urban centre, Turku. This Hesburger hotel has a 24 hour Hesburger restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel, which is also the reception of the hotel when checking in. The rooms of the hotel also offer free internet access.^[2]

Hesburger primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, salads, french fries, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts. Hesburger also have pasta restaurants (which offer a pasta menu in addition to the normal one), Hesecafes (which sell pastries and speciality coffees), Hot dog outlets, and restaurants which also offer carwash services to their customers.

Locations operate in the following countries: