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Hotel / Restaurants Accommodation And Food Service Activities Food And Beverage Service Activities 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
20 February 2013
Foreseen end date
3 March 2013
Description
Fast food chain Burger King has recently signed a franchise agreement with Norwegian Umoe Restaurant Group for the opening of 5 restaurants in Sweden. The restaurants are set to open within the next 12 days. This will create 150 new jobs in Arboga, Nyköping, Solna, Uddevalla and Växjö.
Burger King has over 12,600 restaurants in 86 countries. Today, there are 82 Burger King restaurants in Sweden.
Sources
20 February 2013: Burger King (Press Release)
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Burger King, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 74955, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74955.
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