Arctic Circle Restaurants
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| Company type | Incorporated |
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| Industry | Fast food |
| Founded | 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Headquarters | Midvale, Utah |
Key people | Gary Roberts, President and CEO; Frank L. Christianson, CFO; Don Carlos Edwards, Founder |
| Products | Hamburgers, Fries, Shakes, and other fast food. Famous for their fry sauce. |
| Website | acburger.com |
Arctic Circle Restaurants is a chain of burger and shake restaurants based in Midvale, Utah, United States. There were 87 restaurants as of April 2016, about a third are company owned and two-thirds by franchisees, in Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois and Wyoming. About 50% of the restaurants are located in Utah.[1]
Famous for inventing regional condiment fry sauce,[2] the company also claims to be the burger chain to invent and first to sell the kids' meal.
The restaurants sell the standard burgers, sandwiches, and shakes, salads and fries, plus less common dishes like halibut and fries, and specialty soft drinks like fresh lime squeezes, fresh (non-alcoholic) lime rickeys, and soft drink freezes.
Arctic Circle once offered franchises in California, but no longer does.
References
- ^ "Arctic Circle Corporate Website - About Us". Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Vergakis, Brock (January 6, 2007). "My oh my do we love fry sauce!". The Deseret News.
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External links
- Midvale, Utah
- Companies based in Utah
- Restaurants in Utah
- Utah cuisine
- Economy of the Northwestern United States
- Fast-food chains of the United States
- Regional restaurant chains in the United States
- Restaurants established in 1950
- Fast-food hamburger restaurants
- Hamburger restaurants
- 1950 establishments in Utah