Gourmet Burger Kitchen
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Gourmet Burger Kitchen is a restaurant
business in United Kingdom
specialising in gourmet burgers
from a fully traceable West Country herd.
GBK was developed by three New Zealanders living in London who missed the way food tasted in New Zealand
. The celebrated New Zealand chef Peter Gordon
designed the menus for GBK, Air New Zealand
and his own restaurant Providores in London. The New Zealand heritage is in evidence in the shape of the 'kiwiburger', a burger which contains the ingredients beetroot
, pineapple
and a fried egg
. These three ingredients however, are typical of an Australian burger or 'Aussie' burger as marketed around the world.
GBK are expanding rapidly. In the UK 23 new stores opened in 2008 which brings the total number worldwide to 50+.
They introduce unusual items, such as wild boar, buffalo and venison burgers to their menu.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen is also expanding by way of franchising in the Republic of Ireland and there it is run by an Irish-owned restaurant group. They currently have seven restaurants trading with the bulk being in Dublin.
There are further franchised GBKs in Dubai, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Greece.
The South African chicken chain Nandos took full control of the company and its sister the Real Greek in 2010, offering 74 pence for each share to previous owners. Nandos has held 27% of shares in the chain's owner, Clapham House for many years.
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
business in United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
specialising in gourmet burgers
Hamburger
A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll...
from a fully traceable West Country herd.
GBK was developed by three New Zealanders living in London who missed the way food tasted in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The celebrated New Zealand chef Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon (chef)
Peter Gordon ONZM is a New Zealand-born, London-based chef.Born in the coastal town of Wanganui, New Zealand, he moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 1981 where he worked for five years before travelling through Asia for a year, and then returned to New Zealand. He moved to London in 1989 where he...
designed the menus for GBK, Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...
and his own restaurant Providores in London. The New Zealand heritage is in evidence in the shape of the 'kiwiburger', a burger which contains the ingredients beetroot
Beetroot
The beetroot, also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet or informally simply as beet, is one of the many cultivated varieties of beets and arguably the most commonly encountered variety in North America, Central America and Britain.-Consumption:The usually deep-red roots of beetroot are...
, pineapple
Pineapple
Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...
and a fried egg
Fried egg
A fried egg is a food made from an egg fried whole with minimal accompaniment. They are traditionally eaten for breakfast in western countries, but may be eaten at other times of the day.-China:...
. These three ingredients however, are typical of an Australian burger or 'Aussie' burger as marketed around the world.
GBK are expanding rapidly. In the UK 23 new stores opened in 2008 which brings the total number worldwide to 50+.
They introduce unusual items, such as wild boar, buffalo and venison burgers to their menu.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen is also expanding by way of franchising in the Republic of Ireland and there it is run by an Irish-owned restaurant group. They currently have seven restaurants trading with the bulk being in Dublin.
There are further franchised GBKs in Dubai, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Greece.
The South African chicken chain Nandos took full control of the company and its sister the Real Greek in 2010, offering 74 pence for each share to previous owners. Nandos has held 27% of shares in the chain's owner, Clapham House for many years.