Churromania
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida , United States |
| Owner | ChurroMania International Holding LLC |
| Website | churromania |
Churromania is an international franchise of churro stores founded by Venezuelan Ariel Acosta-Rubio, and his wife Maria Alejandra Bravo in 1997.[1]
Churromania is owned and operated by ChurroMania International Holding, LLC, and currently has more than 120 franchises in Venezuela, the US and a few other Latin American countries.
History
[edit]Ariel Acosta-Rubio and Maria Alejandra Bravo opened their first churro stand in Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, a city in Venezuela. After experiencing mild success, they set a goal to "take Churromania to each corner of Venezuela and the World."[1][2]
With the second store open popularity grew across the country and Churromania was able to open 15 more stores in less than a year and a half. Now based in Miami, Florida, Co-founder Acosta-Rubio and his wife Maria Bravo have opened up approximately 120 more stores and started marketing themselves nationally with the inclusion of American-based franchises having the Hispanic market as their main target.[1][2] The organization began US operations in 2001 in Miami.[3][4]
Guinness World Records
[edit]On December 12, 2025, Churromania achieved a Guinness World Record for the world's longest churro. The record was officially awarded to the company's founders, Ariel Acosta-Rubio and María Alejandra Bravo, after producing a continuous churro measuring 502 feet (153.21 meters).[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gómez, Ivonne (14 April 2013). "Churromania, de Venezuela al Mundo". El Nuevo Herald. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ a b Shoer-Roth, Daniel. "The Churro Goes Mainstream". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ The Food Institute's Food Industry Review - Google Books. 2003. ISBN 9780971969285. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ VenEconomy Weekly - Google Books. 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-churro
- ^ https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/worlds-longest-churro-guinness-world-record-broken-at-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-christmas-park/
- ^ https://hoodline.com/2025/12/miami-s-churro-mania-sets-new-guinness-world-record-with-monumental-churro-creation-at-ripley-s-event-in-hialeah/