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Zambrero

Zambrero is an Australian multinational fast food restaurant franchise serving Mexican cuisine.

Zambrero
Company typeFranchise system
IndustryRestaurant
Founded2005
FounderSam Prince
Number of locations
300
Areas served
Key people
Matthew Kenny (CEO)
ProductsMexican food
Websitewww.zambrero.com.au

It was founded in Canberra by then-medical student Sam Prince with the idea of using the profits to support humanitarian causes. The chain donates a meal to someone in need in the developing world for every meal purchased through their Plate4Plate program, as of September 2024, it has donated over 80 million meals.[1][2]

Zambrero is one of Australia’s largest Mexican food franchise with over 300 restaurants globally.[1][3]

Locations

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Zambrero restaurant in Ocean Grove, Victoria

Zambrero opened its first restaurant in Lonsdale Street, Braddon in 2005,[4] opening its 100th restaurant a decade later in Midland, Western Australia.[5] Zambrero was recognised as one of Australia’s fastest growing franchises on the BRW Fastest Franchises List for 2011, 2012 and 2013 and Fast 100 List for 2014 and 2015.[6][7][8][9] As of September 2024, Zambrero has 300 restaurants worldwide in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the US and the UK.[10]

Zambrero opened its first restaurant in New Zealand in November 2014, in Dublin, Ireland in March 2016[11] and opened its first two restaurants in United States on 20 March 2018. [12]

Philanthropy

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In conjunction with partner organisation Rise Against Hunger, Zambrero's Plate 4 Plate initiative have donated 80,000,000 meals.[13][14][15]

The company had shifted from an earlier goal of supplying educational resources to indigenous communities and developing countries, for which Prince had founded the E-magine Foundation in 2007, to reducing global hunger.[16]

Accolades

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Zambrero won the “Australian Business Awards Enterprise of the Year” award in 2015 [17] and in 2016 the QSR Media “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative” and “Best Sustainability Initiative” awards. [18] Bianca Azzopardi, CEO of Zambrero was awarded the “Rising Star” award at the 2018 QSR Media awards. [19]

Nutrition

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A 2016 study by the George Institute for Global Health, analysing 229 small meals and snacks from 25 fast food chains, found Zambrero's pork nachos to have the highest kilojoule count.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Legal Information | Zambrero Australia". Zambrero. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Eating for a cause: Sydney restaurants giving back to the community through donations". The Daily Telegraph. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ "One of Australian's largest Mexican restaurant chain to open meal packing stations around the nation on World Food Day, October 16th 2019 | Australian Food News". www.ausfoodnews.com.au. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Zambreros founder shares his secrets with Canberra's young entrepreneurs". Canberra Times. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Zambrero opens 100th restaurant". Inside Retail. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Fast Franchises 2011 - by revenue growth". Financial Review. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Fast Franchises revealed". Financial Review. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Zambrero makes BRW Fast 100 list for the fourth year in row | Business Franchise Australia". www.businessfranchiseaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  9. ^ "BRW Fast 100 2015". Financial Review. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  10. ^ "One of Australian's largest Mexican restaurant chain to open meal packing stations around the nation on World Food Day, October 16th 2019 | Australian Food News". www.ausfoodnews.com.au. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Meaningful Mexican Zambrero donates 15m meals to those in need". SBS. 29 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Australia's Humanitarian Burrito Shop Kicks off US Arrival in Cambridge". 19 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Zambrero's Plate 4 Plate initiative reaches 15 million meals donated milestone". QSR Media. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Meaningful Mexican: Zambrero donates 15M meals to those in need". Food. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Zambrero hits 50 million meal donation mark, but aims for a billion". Business News Australia. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Healing the world a step at a time". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Zambrero bags 2015 Enterprise of the Year Award". QSR Media. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Zambrero wins two QSR media awards". hospitality | Magazine. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Fast food CEO takes home 'Rising Star' award". Dynamic Business. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Zambrero nachos tops list of fast food overloads". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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